FloppieTheBanjoClown
The Skunkworks
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Posted - 2012.06.18 16:34:00 -
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So I've just recently started making heavy use of the contact list and watch list. I've encountered some rather annoying problems.
- Problem: Presently when I'm setting up to watch war targets, I have to create label groups for each corp so that I can see how many of each are online. I could avoid this entirely if my contact list provided me with the proper information.
Solution: Display corp/alliance information in the list. it's readily-available information, not displaying simply forces me to click more. Death to clicking.
- Problem: Speaking of labels, I can't find a good way to add a list of characters to my contacts and apply a label to them other than selecting them out of my list one at a time after they've been added. It's terribly inefficient.
Solution: Perhaps add a "recently added" section to make it easier for players to grab a list of players and drop them into a label group.
- Problem: If I select a group of contacts and want to change their standings in bulk, they lose all labels and are removed from the watch list. I can only guess that this is a result of the system actually deleting and recreating the contacts rather than editing them.
Solution: Don't do that. Bulk editing should not remove contacts from labels or watch lists.
- Problem: It's currently not possible to add more than one character to the watch list at a time. For example, if I CTRL+click five names in my contact list and edit them, I do not have the option to put them on the watch list.
Solution: Add the "add to watch list" and "send notification" options to the multiple edit interface.
- Problem: It's difficult to share contacts with other players. For example, if I create a watch list for a 50-man corp today, I'd have to drag all 50 of those character links into an eve-mail and send them to anyone else who needs to build a contact list on them. From there, each player would have to click all 50 names and add them to contacts. That can add up to thousands of unnecessary clicks.
Solution: This is the biggest proposed change I have here. I'd like for labels to be treated as groups which can be linked in the same way characters currently are. Allow one person to build a proper group, eve-mail a link to others, and they click the group and choose "add group to contacts". This coupled with my previous solution--allowing us to assign multiple selections to the watch list--results in a massively-reduced clickfest when setting up and managing contact lists.
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