Proposal Discussion User Interface filterable by terms

[Roi Danton]

One feature I miss in so many games with long UI menus (e.g. control setup or trade menu) is a filter: The user enters a term in a search box and only those items are displayed which contain the string the user entered.

For example Lord of the Rings Online has this User Interface feature in its option menus*. It's adds so much to the usability (changes can be made a lot faster) especially when experimenting with control settings.

*Search box works for all submenus (seen at the pane to the right):

 

[ZenSpider]

Yes the Options menus need some work to make them more accessible and I'd be surprised if FD hadn't thought about such a search facility.

Also, have some rep for giving me LotRO flashback.

 

[Roi Danton]

Furthermore to ease the change of settings, a list of unassigned commands (if present) would be helpful.


Example from Starcraft 2

 

[Roi Danton]

The long list of the control assignment settings is still an issue, it is even not filterable by category. Or did I miss such a setting accidently?