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CCP Fear C C P C C P Alliance 178	Posted - 2013.06.11 09:45:00 - [1] - Quote Hello all! Something that comes up again and again is making how you import/export and share settings better. In some cases it's non-existant. In others it's a overly complex to do. (I'm looking at you Overview.. Especially on a Mac!) So I've been pondering over it, look around and trying to get a better picture on how it should function within EVE. So here I am and I want your input on it! Here are a couple of thing I would like your input on, but don't let that discourage you to give general input and feedback on the topic. 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear

Hosedna FumbleFamily Corp 33	Posted - 2013.06.11 10:10:00 - [2] - Quote 1) Every single bit of setting :) I hate having to spend time to redo some configuration stuff when I reinstall or play on another computer. Excepted of course graphics settings since they change per machine, not per user. 2) The ideal would be automated synchronization with storage on CCP server. You login, configuration is loaded, you are happy. A Cheaper solution would be a button in the launcher to generate an archive with a manifest of some sort, and another button to import said manifest. And don't save it in an obscure folder, give user the choice via a dialog window ! 3) Sharing settings is very useful , particularly overviews, since they are a PITA to do ...
Aemonn Ikari 24th Imperial Crusade Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2013.06.11 10:42:00 - [3] - Quote The first thing that would make import/export of settings a lot more convenient would be to remove the need to ever do that in the first place for situations where this is possible. When there is no reason for a setting to be intentionally set to different values on different computers, it should just be stored on CCP servers and be synchronized automatically. I have EVE installed on three different computers, manually syncing the overview settings is rather annoying. If the setting is stored on the server, this would also allow additional methods of exchanging those settings ingame. For example, a permalink to a specific set of settings that you could paste into an Evemail. When clicking on such a link, a player would get a dialog with the option to import this set of settings. This might be especially useful e.g. for FW corps and RvB where fixing the overview of new players has to be always done, then this could just be sent in the welcome mail to new corp members. Being able to have several profiles that contain separate sets of settings is always nice.
Bubanni ElitistOps Pandemic Legion 699	Posted - 2013.06.11 10:52:00 - [4] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? All window locations and overview settings, including tab names and brackets settings. also all settings under the ESC menu, like shortcuts, graphics settings, target back settings... everything... neocom shortcut locations and such also. basicly being able to copy the client as is... 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? File that can be importet from anywhere on the computer... when you import the settings, you can deselect/select what settings you want importet, like "all menu settings" "all overview settings" "all personalization" "everything" "wtfbbq" 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) share a file. that you can even backup on your own usb for when you reinstall your computer or game. These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear[/quote] Supercap nerf - change ewar immunity https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=194759 Module activation delay! https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1180934
Sentient Blade Walk It Off 960	Posted - 2013.06.11 10:52:00 - [5] - Quote The main things for me would be to ensure that certain things do not cross over between different machines, for example the settings I use on my GTX580 at 2550x1600 are of no use at all on my 1080p laptop which doesn't have a great GPU in it, which would melt. Overview settings for sure, but I think if it's being done, it's worth doing properly and the overview settings editor itself is in drastic need of some work. The underlying problem is that the overview setup is so complex in the first place that sharing overviews becomes a matter of necessity... configurations which get lost if you change a single field, no auto saving, things like that. Now personally, if I were going about the problem of saving settings, I'd probably consider something like a primitive web API which the client would just upload the configuration to, with a label, character ID, and MD5 of the configuration. Let people download / share the configuration and have it loaded directly into their clients by pasting in the MD5 code in a similar manner to how you paste in an ETC... "This configuration was provided by... XYZ Name. Proceed?" In general though, I'd rather have some kind of interactive sync process than fully automated. While I want my left hand toolbar to stay the same, I might not want my window positioning to same (especially when dealing with multiple resolutions).
Maximus Aerelius PROPHET OF ENIGMA 160	Posted - 2013.06.11 11:13:00 - [6] - Quote Inventory Filter settings in addition to the others already mentioned: Fittings - Personal and Corp HUD Layout Windows - Location, Size, Placement Nested Windows Neocom Bookmarks ( as a backup) A great sticky idea...well done CCP Fear! I also think these used to be stored server-side back in the day but it took quite a while to synch to the client so they changed it to be stored locally. My Feature\Idea:-á Fast Character Switching "XP Stylee" Here's my tear jar > \|_\| < Fill 'er up!
Nicen Jehr Brave Newbies Inc. Brave Collective 197	Posted - 2013.06.11 11:14:00 - [7] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Super Important Keyboard Shortcuts Overview Settings Not as important Chat channels Window Layouts Ship module grouping and button layout Suppressed dialog messages 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? Use XML, JSON, etc to build a single config file that contains the configuration of some or all of the configurable items. In the ESC menu, have 'Save Configuration' and 'Load Configuration'. 'Save Configuration' pops up a window with a set of checkboxes, allowing you to choose what things you want to save in your config file. 'Load Configuration' opens a config file from disk. It pops up a window with a set of checkboxes, allowing you to uncheck components of the config that you don't want to import. (So maybe I export my overview and chat channels, but you choose to only load my overview.) Guess it's a whole different animal, but if you define API key permissions "Configuration - Overview; Configuration - Shortcuts" etc, and allow read and/or write access through CREST, my friend and I might not even need to share files. I could just give you an appropriately permissioned API key, and you could click 'Load Configuration from API' and paste my info. 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) see above Little Things to improve GëíGïüGëí-á\| My Little Things posts
Jureth22 Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships. 91	Posted - 2013.06.11 11:42:00 - [8] - Quote wish drone group were to be saved somewhere.its such a pain to have a lot of carriers and drone boats in general and keep making new group/to
Lors Dornick Kallisti Industries Solar Assault Fleet 550	Posted - 2013.06.11 11:58:00 - [9] - Quote Sentient Blade wrote: The main things for me would be to ensure that certain things do not cross over between different machines, for example the settings I use on my GTX580 at 2550x1600 are of no use at all on my 1080p laptop which doesn't have a great GPU in it, which would melt. QFT. So while automatic service sync often is nice, there must be an option to switch it off. Being able so save all settings (including UI settings, windows etc) and being able to import the ones I want would be gold. Being able to export just part of the setting for sharing with friends would be nice bonus. Sticking to established standard and use xml for import/export would also be good. CCP Eterne: Silly player, ALL devs are evil. CCP Fozzie: When Veritas describes a programming challenge as "very hard" I tend to believe him.
Tiber Ibis Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 11	Posted - 2013.06.11 12:34:00 - [10] - Quote Awesome. This is a much appreciated feature. The main thing that jumps to mind is obviously hotkeys, overview settings, window layout, and many more which I can't think of right now.

Ione Hawke Imperial Academy Amarr Empire 27	Posted - 2013.06.11 12:41:00 - [11] - Quote What: * overview settings * channels * neocom - (please put contracts there by default) * fittings ? * filters for inventories. * ... How: Let players in the launcher create a template based account they are currently authenticated with. Perhaps with some drag/dropping/clicking checkboxes. * add export to xml/yaml function to launcher For each new character that logs in; * allow a player to apply entire template, or select certain categories from template (checkboxes) to that character While you are at it; allow launcher to maintain authentication tokens for multiple accounts.
Mike Voidstar Voidstar Free Flight Foundation 171	Posted - 2013.06.11 12:50:00 - [12] - Quote I think it should come in 3 flavors: 1. Overview ----Allow the overview settings to become a data file in game that can be linked in chat, EVE mailed, etc. If there is a way to store such things on a corporate level that would be handy, but just being able to invite a new friend to the game and link him my overview would be a huge help. This is perhaps the biggest help for introducing new people to the game I can think of. 2 Adjustable UI elements ----Everything from HUD position to window placement to hotkey setups should be saved in another file. This should at least be EVE mailable. If an interface to set up to allow switching between a few different settings depending on task could be created, that would be a nice help. 3. Background client settings ----Volume, resolution, etc... All the things that you set and then generally forget unless new hardware or changing conditions require an adjustement. This could be saved to a simple file on the PC, though again the ability to store and use EVE mail to access it would be helpful.
Maximus Andendare Future Corps Sleeper Social Club 265	Posted - 2013.06.11 14:52:00 - [13] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: Hello all! Something that comes up again and again is making how you import/export and share settings better. In some cases it's non-existant. In others it's a overly complex to do. (I'm looking at you Overview.. Especially on a Mac!) So I've been pondering over it, look around and trying to get a better picture on how it should function within EVE. So here I am and I want your input on it! Here are a couple of thing I would like your input on, but don't let that discourage you to give general input and feedback on the topic. 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear Yes please! Optimally, I'd love if I could export all the settings, so that if I'm running two clients, say, I could set one up, export the settings and have an identical overview on each (spacing, tabs, overview details+order, window positions, neocom icons, etc.). I'd love if this would extend to bookmarks, too, but they are somewhat easily transferrable, so it's not so bad as the overview and other settings are. It's just really difficult to get identical clients, which I'm sure what many people like who run multiple "mains."
mynnna GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 1269	Posted - 2013.06.11 16:10:00 - [14] - Quote It'd be nice to have market quickbar settings be something that you can import/export without the whole "go to local/eve folder, copy/paste and rename" thing that's necessary to do that now. Member of the Goonswarm Economic Warfare Cabal
Luc Chastot Gentleman's Corp 388	Posted - 2013.06.11 17:07:00 - [15] - Quote 1. All settings, especially UI and workflow related settings. This means window sizes, positions etc. 2. Import/export buttons in the Esc menu, with a pop-up window that contains checkboxes for all the settings that you can import/export. 3. Emailing the exported file? Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot.
Lau Torik Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2013.06.11 17:19:00 - [16] - Quote Overview Settings, Client Settings, Bookmarks, Window Settings, Chat Settings - Save and load from server - Named Configs, limit to 5 of each for resource conservation - Shared Configs via API
Chris Winter Zephyr Corp V.A.S.T. 134	Posted - 2013.06.11 18:47:00 - [17] - Quote Settings which will be relevant to all computers (overview settings, scan filters, market quickbar, etc) should be stored on the server and available whenever I log in, regardless of what computer I'm logging in from. Possibly also shortcut key mappings. Settings which won't be relevant to all computers (resolution & other graphics settings) should not be stored on the server, as I may want different settings on different computers. Where it gets sketchy is things like window positions, which will sometimes be useful across different computers and sometimes not. Maybe have an option for that sort of thing?
Lloyd Roses Artificial Memories 109	Posted - 2013.06.11 22:06:00 - [18] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? go to some sub-menu in the overview's rightclick menu, and have a rather comfortably sized window popping up letting me select one of those thingies from a drop-down-menu, showing me a preview and letting me confirm. Overview is free to reload together with the scanning overlay-cycling-thingy. So instead of selecting a file, have it look more integrated. (that window should contain a small simulation of things (a cyno, a pos with forcefield, a moon, an IBIS, a pod, a couple ships appearing to be from corp/alliance/at-war and in hostile militia), so one could immediatly see the impact ones checkboxes do) CCP Fear wrote: 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) It should clearly work like sharing fits! Dropping a link, pops up a passwordbox, everyone can clcik and add that overview settings to his own overview settings by entering the same password. Free to grab from corp-overview-settings.
Gorgoth24 Sickology 8	Posted - 2013.06.12 03:19:00 - [19] - Quote General Feedback: CCP Marry me. This is one of those little things that I would LOVE to see fixed Aside from what was posted in the third response to the sticky about saving our stuff server-side (which is spot on), I think that the sharing of overview setting should be focused on something linked (like a fitting). This way it can be linked in corp/alliance bulletins and be shared en masse. This should probably also include a screenshot of the screen configuration when you click the link or show info, so you know what you're getting.
Swiftstrike1 Interfector INC. Fade 2 Black 41	Posted - 2013.06.12 08:50:00 - [20] - Quote Have a section on the website for shared settings configurations. A few stock screenshots and a description with each one and an up/down voting system so the popular ones get the most attention. Maybe even make them officially supported, built into the client things that you can load from the ESC menu. Somewhat similar to how Steam Greenlight works, but for custom settings instead of games.

Eskar DuCreaux Titan Supply Inc Interstellar Conquest Enterprises 0	Posted - 2013.06.12 13:08:00 - [21] - Quote 1. Everything that is configurable that doesn't depend on game start-up stability. (Everything but resolution I guess) The ONE thing I am unable to ever save- and one of the most important things to me- is the market quickbar shortcuts. I spend a lot of time at the market and I absolutely dread having to repopulate my quickbar. 2. How about "saved system settings" (things you select in the escape menu) and "saved user customization" (things that are customized outside of the escape menu) files stored on the server that players can access to populate the config files at will. A prompt to access those settings when the system detects that you are connecting from a fresh copy or a new computer would be insanely stylish. This way when people are jumping from system to system, they can select which settings will work best for them from the get go and keep universal things like their overview or market quickbar in the customization file and/or swap it up from time to time if they need. 3. If 2 is true, could you make it be a block of data you can link in chat? I don't know how possible that is but it would be too cool. Want to share a quickbar/overview customization file with a corpmate so he can watch some specific market items for you and/or kill people using your pvp overview? Blam click this orange text and select yes.
Kagura Nikon Mentally Assured Destruction Whores in space 419	Posted - 2013.06.13 11:01:00 - [22] - Quote Would be very very interesting if you could have CORP overview settings. Just like bookmarks . If you guys touch overview.. please.. find a way so that I can show people that have suspect or criminal flags but not show neutrals without those flags !!!!

CCP Fear C C P C C P Alliance 187	Posted - 2013.06.14 11:29:00 - [23] - Quote I apologize for my late return to this thread, cought some bug and been stuck in bed. Thankfully I got TNG on blu-ray to keep me company! Anyways. I love the feedback. It confirms some of the things I had been thinking but also has provided me with great insight into how to use such a feature from your perspective and for that I'm thankful! So to sum up, I think it's important to store the following (plus more). All relevant settings in the ESC menu (excluding Graphical settings as they are reliant on the computer (might bit way around it though, want to investigate that)). Overview settings Ship module grouping and layout Inventory filters Fittings Neocom Drone groups Chat Channels and their settings Market Quickbar and settings I would really like to have the sharing/import interaction very simple. Not sure I can get development time to make a big website feature where it's a public voting up and down, or something very complex and implementation intensive. Key is to have it simple to use. I think the key elements that I think are important here are; Multiple saved profiles which are easily switched between. Everything stored server side. Synching is automatic to the profile being used. (this obviously has to be smart enough so it doesn't just always change. But the assumption is that it should be the same if you log in to a character on a different machine.) Sharing between players is easy, link that can be posted through eve-mail, chat etc. accepting sharing is easy, simple dialog stating what the shared profile is, you can select which "sections" you want. CCP's changes to default settings do not override, but you get some notification on if they have been changed, and you have some way to import it. If you use CCP's default settings, then this change is automatic (perhaps?) Can save/load from file locally if you wish to have hard copies (sharing through that is obviously possible as well. Corporation shared profiles is great! I like any feature that allows for players to be masters of the complexity that is our UI settings and help others! There also needs to be some simple management view on this, probably in the ESC menu. Complexity of that needs to be considered though. But if it's simple to use, then a novice should be able to accept and apply without problems or need to have a degree in EVE settings. Others that have mastered that can then share with others. I'm quite excited to get this in! :)

sebnaje Bionesis Technologies Electus Matari 1	Posted - 2013.06.14 11:49:00 - [24] - Quote Regarding overview, debug settings that are not corectly saved when importing an overview (small tags), make the current export function work regardless filters number (overview profiles wont export if too numerous). Also please add all overview settings that arent currently exportable (tag sorting ...). All your listed items sound good but this is a first step.
Nicen Jehr Brave Newbies Inc. Brave Collective 200	Posted - 2013.06.14 14:25:00 - [25] - Quote Thanks CCP Fear, this feature will go a really long way, especially for getting new players up and running quickly Little Things to improve GëíGïüGëí-á\| My Little Things posts
X Gallentius Justified Chaos 1451	Posted - 2013.06.14 17:46:00 - [26] - Quote Easy to read and edit text file. So we an post them and have our corpies copy/paste them into a file which can then be read into Eve. If you do a feature, do ALL of the feature, not just some parts.
Ager Agemo Kiith Paktu Curatores Veritatis Alliance 328	Posted - 2013.06.14 19:28:00 - [27] - Quote settings should be stored on the EVE folder itself, makes the most sense, since the use of the APP data folder its troublesome to be honest... also synced with server would be best
Garviel Tarrant Beyond Divinity Inc Shadow Cartel 1016	Posted - 2013.06.15 11:08:00 - [28] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: Hello all! Something that comes up again and again is making how you import/export and share settings better. In some cases it's non-existant. In others it's a overly complex to do. (I'm looking at you Overview.. Especially on a Mac!) So I've been pondering over it, look around and trying to get a better picture on how it should function within EVE. So here I am and I want your input on it! Here are a couple of thing I would like your input on, but don't let that discourage you to give general input and feedback on the topic. 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear Could you just start off with giving me more than 5 overview tabs? kthxbai BYDI (Shadow cartel) Recruitment open!
Che Biko Humanitarian Communists 500	Posted - 2013.06.15 14:16:00 - [29] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? All. 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? A 'back-up settings' button in the launcher, possibly with checkboxes for stuff like 'overview settings', 'window settings', etc., and an option to choose and return a certain back-up, and the ability to see which settings are stored in that backup. Nightmares - A short story by Ch+¬ Biko
Adunh Slavy 958	Posted - 2013.06.16 00:55:00 - [30] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: Hello all! 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) 1 - Everything. However, bring a up a dialog box with check boxes for what elements we want to export. 2 - XML files. Parse the elements, shuffle the results off to whatever property bags you guys use and execute. 3 - Plain ol XML, who cares. Email, FTP. eve mail, carrier pidgeon with a USB stick taped to its tummy.

Mara Pahrdi The Order of Anoyia 362	Posted - 2013.06.16 14:47:00 - [31] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Everything that can be configured in the client. 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 1 config set per character stored serverside with the possibility to import/export from/to a structured editable file (XML, JSON) 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) Exchange parts of config files. Be able to store settings serverside per corp / alliance with access for corpmates / alliance members to apply them ingame to their own settings would ofc be nice to have. Remove insurance.
Taloon Rin Gesellschaft freier Bergleute 0	Posted - 2013.06.17 08:36:00 - [32] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Window position, market settings, overview, standing settings, graphic settings but not all in one. I would prefer a checkbox for each point, give this setting-savefile a name and save it on my computer, but be shareable with others ingame. 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? I would prefer it to be on my computer. less traffic for the server even if its only a few bits. maybe a load setting for one settingfile that can be saved on the server for the account, but not a request "load setting for acount" everytime I login 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) The savefile should be shareable via evemail, neocom and alike.
Trii Seo Sabotage Incorporated Executive Outcomes 38	Posted - 2013.06.17 16:20:00 - [33] - Quote Account-based separation for local settings 2 accounts, 2 displays but both are different. They sadly seem to share config files and need to be reset with proper adapter selection/resolution every launch. Bit frustrating. Other than that, overview. overviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverviewoverview. Overview. Is it Hotdrop O'Clock yet?
Freighdee Katt Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation 198	Posted - 2013.06.17 20:11:00 - [34] - Quote (1) LET US AVOID IMPORT / EXPORT WHEREVER WE CAN To start off, having ALL client settings and UI state stored "in the cloud" as a baseline would be a great start. This would, to a great extent, eliminate cases where you "want" to import and export, because there is no need either to import or export. BUT, this is only a good thing if we also have named profiles that we can use and clone at will, so that we can either use the same profile on more than one system, or use more than one profile on the same system. So I should be able to get everything perfect, exactly the way I want, save all my settings into a named profile in the cloud, and then instantly select that profile and have all those setting magically applied to three or five or fifty other clients, either on the same system or on different systems. I also should be able to take each one of those systems, tweak things a little bit, and then save each of those tweaked profiles as the default for whatever system I used it on. The launcher also should be profile-aware. I should be able to choose both my account and the profile to launch the client with in one step. (2) WHERE WE STILL NEED EXPORT / IMPORT, JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE For cases where we still want to export / import, the most useful thing to start with would be the Overview, because that is the tweakiest thing to set up, and the most important to get right or to get exactly the same for all players in a corp / fleet / whatever. You might want to start with getting overview export / import working perfectly, then move on to other areas of the client settings. If you get the overview part perfect, that might actually be all you ever need to do, because most other settings are "personal" either to me or my machine, such that being able to store, copy, tweak, and select my own profiles at will probably would mean that I never need to export or import anything, other than overviews I want to share with other players. So, two things on overview import / export: First, ALL MEANS ALL. If I tell it to export and import ALL SETTINGS, then that means ALL SETTINGS. And when I say ALL settings I mean ALL of them. If I tell it to export everything, that means all tabs, all settings, and everything that applies to them. If I turn around and do an import of that export file, I should get an overview that looks exactly like what it was exported from in every way, including all colors, selections, and settings, window size and positioning aside. I should get the same tabs, with the same names, in the same order, with all the same settings, columns, order, width, backgrounds, types, etc. And it also should let us export and import "global" settings like the colors and backgrounds separately from the settings for each tab. And we should be able to import those separate export files in the same separate way as they were exported. Second, the export format should be (1) plain text (2) human readable and (3) NOT XML. It should be in a format we can cleanly and easily copy and paste to an email, a blog post, or here on the forums, and someone should be able to copy it out, save as an ordinary text file, and import with zero issues, on any client, on any platform. It should be plainly readable and intelligible by humans, so that a profile that is going to be shared can be audited by those who share and use it, to make sure it is not going to do anything hinky with our view of things in space. It also should be something that I can copy into Notepad, tweak, share, and reimport, without having to use a special tool, weird formats, or a stupid XML editor.
brinelan The Flying Dead Insidious Empire 46	Posted - 2013.06.18 17:46:00 - [35] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: I apologize for my late return to this thread, cought some bug and been stuck in bed. Thankfully I got TNG on blu-ray to keep me company! Anyways. I love the feedback. It confirms some of the things I had been thinking but also has provided me with great insight into how to use such a feature from your perspective and for that I'm thankful! So to sum up, I think it's important to store the following (plus more). All relevant settings in the ESC menu (excluding Graphical settings as they are reliant on the computer (might bit way around it though, want to investigate that)). Overview settings Ship module grouping and layout Inventory filters Fittings Neocom Drone groups Chat Channels and their settings Market Quickbar and settings I would really like to have the sharing/import interaction very simple. Not sure I can get development time to make a big website feature where it's a public voting up and down, or something very complex and implementation intensive. Key is to have it simple to use. I think the key elements that I think are important here are; Multiple saved profiles which are easily switched between. Everything stored server side. Synching is automatic to the profile being used. (this obviously has to be smart enough so it doesn't just always change. But the assumption is that it should be the same if you log in to a character on a different machine.) Sharing between players is easy, link that can be posted through eve-mail, chat etc. accepting sharing is easy, simple dialog stating what the shared profile is, you can select which "sections" you want. CCP's changes to default settings do not override, but you get some notification on if they have been changed, and you have some way to import it. If you use CCP's default settings, then this change is automatic (perhaps?) Can save/load from file locally if you wish to have hard copies (sharing through that is obviously possible as well. Corporation shared profiles is great! I like any feature that allows for players to be masters of the complexity that is our UI settings and help others! There also needs to be some simple management view on this, probably in the ESC menu. Complexity of that needs to be considered though. But if it's simple to use, then a novice should be able to accept and apply without problems or need to have a degree in EVE settings. Others that have mastered that can then share with others. I'm quite excited to get this in! :) The only thing I would add is input/output settings for industry jobs in posses (can we also please get this preference to stick instead of having to change it on every job?) Otherwise this looks great. This is one of those great quality of life features that would be awesome.
Phee Phi PhoPhum Science and Trade Institute Caldari State 4	Posted - 2013.06.19 19:38:00 - [36] - Quote Don't know if its been mentioned yet ITT (reading is effort), but an interesting thing happens with the XML file. You can properly tell it which columns you want in the overview, but it ignores the order you specify. Please put that on the 'fix list'.
Wapu Kashuken Serenity Rising LLC Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive 4	Posted - 2013.06.19 23:40:00 - [37] - Quote - Everything please. Overlay, UI/game settings, window placement, all of it. A suggestion would be to have an export tab on the settings window, then users can check what specific settings they want to export. - Export/Import to XML (easier to visually verify/share w/ multiple people). The nice thing about this is that its human readable. People can choose to export everything, then compare/reduce/edit the xml file later. * Currently, the only way to export settings (aside from the overly) is to copy/overwrite the character setting file. Although not supported by CCP, it works and creates a unified experience when running multiple toons. Having a capability similar to this would be extremely beneficial. Thanx for putting this on the dev radar, been a feature I wanted since day 1.
Donedy Snuff Box Urine Alliance 184	Posted - 2013.06.20 09:50:00 - [38] - Quote First, thanks to finally think about that, the way its atm is really painfull. Quote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Everything. Quote: 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? Im not sure i understand the question here, the export should generate a file that you could import on another client. Like every import/export function. Quote: 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) Having a file you can share would be fine. Not sure you want to store it on your servers as you have already a limit for fittings for instance.
Wu Fey Devil's Evil Spirits The Devil's Warrior Alliance 2	Posted - 2013.06.20 22:30:00 - [39] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) 1. Contact List / watch list. 2. Just replacing a file in the eve directory would be fine (contacts.csv) 3. E-mail Please. Just let us export / import contacts and watch lists. XML, CSV, in-game, out-of-game, doesn't matter. My index finger is killing me.
BlakPhoenix Veni Vidi Vici Reloaded Darkspawn. 36	Posted - 2013.06.21 07:19:00 - [40] - Quote No copy paste. I want my UI to be the same no matter what computer I log into EVE from. If the window is different size then scale the windows to fit or give me an option to "lock size" so that I just end up with less viewable space. I HATE having to set up my overview and windows on every new computer I use or log in from.

Rhyarkh Commando Aeternitas 3	Posted - 2013.06.21 09:52:00 - [41] - Quote Hi there, oh, I am REALLY happy to hear that you want to improve this thing as it's a pain in the a, currently :). 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Basically just everything, every possible setting. But I don't need to be able to save/export and restore/import every single setting individually, groups of settings would be enough. Some groups could be (the list is not complete): Every tab in the ESC menu should be an own group (Display & Graphics, Audio & Chat, General Settings, Shortcuts, ...). Window positions and window sizes (including column widths of tables in overview, market, scanner, ...) and Neocom position, size and icons on it. Overview settings (including ALL overview settings: Appearance tab, Columns tab, ...). Fittings Filter presets (scanning, inventory, ...) Drone groups ( Entered chat rooms Notepad content Browser settings, bookmarks It should be still possible to export single overview presets, fittings and filter presets. But not necessarily in a general export function. These single export functions already exist in game. 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? Exporting the settings to a specific file that name I can choose would be great. It would be great if I can choose between "store all in one single file" and "create for every group one single file". Importing could work just like other import features already work: Selecting the file, pressing something like "ok", getting a list of possible setting groups, selecting all/none/some of the settings and import them. But here is another really fancy solution: I'd would be really great, if I can set one character as "master". This should be local to my computer since I think saving this on your servers isn't the best idea. (Some player may want to be able to set more than 1 character as "master"). Then I want to be able to set a different character (even on a different account - this is important!) as "derived character" or "clone". I want to be able to select all or just some of the groups I mentioned above (remember, the groups in the list above aren't complete). Afterwards, my derived or cloned characters automatically import every time I log in the up-to-date settings of my master character. (If it's just local to my computer, it shouldn't be a problem the share settings between different accounts.) When I'm logged in with my master character and a clone character at the same time and I change settings on my master character, it would be cool if the update on the clone character is immediately without relogging. But the need of relogging would be still fine, though. There are maybe some things that you have to think about that they aren't updated every time (like "which window was opened the last time on the master character" and so on), but this feature would be really great. One thing to mention: screen resolution. Window sizes and positions (including column width of tables) should be saved for each screen resolution individually. That makes it easier for different resolutions. It would be nice if the position and size is stored for e.g. 1280x1600, 1920x1200, 800x600 (including rounding up and down if the solution is e.g. 750x 555 if a player is using window mode). 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) Besides the master-clone feature I talked above, importing and exporting to a file or files would be enough. Then I can send the files to friends via email. Regards Rhyarkh Edit:** Hmm ... if everything is stored on the CCP servers, my master-clone idea might be a bit harder to implement ... but maybe not. You could restrict it to real persons which could mean that the billing addresses of accounts must be the same to be able to be a clone of a master. Another idea is that the master has to unlock his settings for every clone explicitly. And if I think about the "graphics issue on different screens", I feel more and more comfortable with the idea to save window positions and sizes for each screen resolution independently.
Mourning Souls RvB - RED Federation 54	Posted - 2013.06.23 16:12:00 - [42] - Quote How: Simple file swap/addition. Like how overview settings sharing is supposed to work (But doesn't for me). What: I'm happy with just basic UI stuff, window positions and sizes, pinned or not, etc. Bonus points for anything else though.
Bum Shadow Es and Whizz Hedonistic Imperative 44	Posted - 2013.06.24 01:56:00 - [43] - Quote New chat channels and new private conversations should remember your damn chat settings. (Compact member list, text only, highlight my chat, timestamp) Please just......please do this. please. Otherwise full overview settings chat channels all settings that are none hardware specific basically (So not the graphics options obviously) As for exporting. I'd do this in a similar manner to how you make an API key, where you click "export" and you get a list of areas you can add to the exported file. You click them up. click "export" and it will make a file with those settings. When importing you do the reverse obviously.
Stigman Zuwadza Repercussus RAZOR Alliance 118	Posted - 2013.06.24 07:05:00 - [44] - Quote What is definitely needed is per character settings and not per account. As to what settings to keep, as many as possible. Its broken and its been broken for a long time and it'll be broken for some time to come.
raawe 24th Imperial Crusade Amarr Empire 32	Posted - 2013.06.24 10:46:00 - [45] - Quote IMO every option should be saved, mainly overview, backgrounds, tabs in overview and brackets because these things are the most important. Then you should also add video & sound options, drones groups, window placement etc. Import/export should be via file like now and you should be asked what options you want to take.
Strockhov The Shire 1	Posted - 2013.06.24 18:12:00 - [46] - Quote As everyone has said, the more settings the better. What I want to see is the ability to share partial settings easily. If I want to share my over view settings, I don't want to include my chat settings or shortcuts. Maybe some mechanism like the the API key manager. It should allow you to generate a mask of settings to include.
Ganthrithor GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 556	Posted - 2013.06.25 04:38:00 - [47] - Quote I don't really care so much about sharing all UI settings as presets through a website (presumably varieties of screen resolutions etc would limit the usefulness of presets that contained things like UI size and window positions). What I would like is a way to normalize settings across all my accounts quickly. Basically I'd like to be able to: - Install a new client - Log in to one account, and one character on that account - Configure character 1's UI, channel settings, overview, keybinds, graphics settings, etc-- basically every configurable option in the game. The more the better. - Log in to all my remaining accounts and characters using this initial client install - Copy / install additional clients - Run a script that applies character 1's settings to all characters on all accounts for all the discreet client installations So, essentially, say I have four accounts (which I do): I install one client and configure all my settings once. Then I log in to all my accounts / characters to create the various config files for each (I guess you guys at CCP could probably code a way around this step, but this is what I have to do currently when I do this all by hand). Then the script replaces each character and account's config files with the ones from the first account / first character (again, this is how I do it by hand currently, by duplicating the template configs and re-naming them so they affect the appropriate chars/accounts). Then the utility takes this full collection of settings and applies them to all my EVE installs (currently IIRC I just do all the aforementioned to one install, then dupiicate it as necessary). I'm sure you guys will try and do something more complicated and user-friendly than this, but really it would save me a ton of time just to have a basic GUI-based utility that automated these pretty basic steps. Currently it's just really time-consuming and annoying to have to do things like go look up your character ID numbers to determine which files need to be duplicated or renamed to what. I probably spend at least an hour or two doing all this stuff when necessary. Basically the only part of the game that works right now is the overview export function. Hell, even if you could just make the other settings work like the overview settings (export, import on the other characters / accounts as desired) that would still save a lot of time over doing everything by hand. I really look forward to this added functionality. Currently it's at the point where, when considering the :effort: required to do a reformat on my PC, "having to re-do my EVE installations" is basically the most significant and off-putting item on the list. It shouldn't be this way.
Sir Dragon Einherjar Yggdrasils 24	Posted - 2013.06.26 13:45:00 - [48] - Quote The lack of simplicity is not an sufficient antecedent form making everything, related, simplistic. "What the helm am I on about" ? Consider me as more of an very concerned father figure towards EVE's well being: red eyes, frothing at the mouth, wielding a dented bat. Yet this is just text that does not scream... Nor do I wield any malice nor loath... And I am very thankfull for being asked of my opinion towards said case. Lets not go overboard with this "exportation of settings" : Would not generating this "export import" feature, causes us to take an already flawless system, hack it to pieces, to that end of, making it more "player whinnying" compatible. All that is really needed is an "load configuration file" button. [ ( local file , and of course save button) ] A button that would be inside of "esc->Shortcuts" 's lower right corner, along side the button "Defaults". I must protest and warn you away from something / anything along the lines of: Going all " Adrian!! " -- quoting rocky (don't forget the theme song) on the "new incoming system feature" with the result of creating an failed monstrosity that is an encrypted server that: manages passwords, protects content, demands an entire crew to "upkeep", "with respect" [insert any idea that is on this forum's post] , etc etc. So ofcrouse, 2 months into the development . . . (of said monstrosity) we never could stare our own egos down, and admit our mistake; thus, we would scrap the entire [old/pre-existing] "settings system", just to make it "adaptable and simplistic" enough to fit the new monstrosity. Ultimately, creating an environment that is " apply face to keyboard " adaptable. When all we really needed was a "load settings" button, inside of "esc->shortcuts", snuggling away beside the button "default". [Lt. Cmdr. Data]: "Perhaps. Perhaps not, sir." [Capt. Picard]: "That's hardly a scientific observation, Commander. "[Data]: "Captain, the most elementary and valuable statement in science, the beginning of wisdom, is, 'I do not know'. I do not know what that is, sir."
Infinite Force Hammer Of Light Covenant of the Phoenix Alliance 631	Posted - 2013.06.26 16:50:00 - [49] - Quote Quote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? - Overview / Tabs / Etc - Open Windows & their positions - All 'esc' options - exception, graphical options (e.g. screen resolution, texturing, etc.) Quote: 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? - esc / export settings - esc / import settings -- similar to how the overview filters work now Quote: 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) - several good solutions have been proposed already. I think that while some settings lend themselves to be stored on the server, most, if not all, of these settings should be kept locally. People that play on mutiple computers need to keep those settings (window layouts, screen resolutions, for instance) seperate for a given character - and if those are stored server-side, then playing on a large dual-monitor desktop will break when you go to play on a much smaller laptop. HROLT CEO Live Free; Die Proud Hammer Mineral Compression - The only way to go!
Alexila Quant Strategic Acquisitions Group Tactical Research Lab 89	Posted - 2013.06.26 21:29:00 - [50] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? There should be options. [x] Store Window Positions [x] Store Keyboard Layout [x] Store Overview Tabs [x] Store Overview Presets [x] Store Overview Appearance Settings (Column settings, color settings (Blinky or not blinky and in what order of priority(More nested parenthesis))) [x] Store Chat Channels [x] Store Graphics Settings [x] Store General Settings (Merge station panel, lock windows if pinned, color schemes ETC ETC) [ALL] This button will for all intensive purposes, make a copy of the CORE_USER_.dat and CORE_CHAR_.dat files and allow you to import them to another character. 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? Something like a button in the escape menu that when pressed brings up a dialogue with the options listed above (plus what ever obvious options I forgot) with Update, Import and Export buttons on the bottom. When Exporting it will export only the checked categories. When Importing it will only import the checked categories. As a side note to importing, I would not expect this to overwrite my current chat channels if I import channels. It would only put me in the channels that I'm not in. When Updating it will overwrite the settings of a chosen file for the selected profile. So say I have a profile for missioning but when I made it I forgot to name an overview tab but I've moved windows or other things around from where I want the default positions of those windows to be in my profile. What I can do is simply check ONLY "Store Overview Tabs" and uncheck everything else. When I hit Update and select my previously saved mission profile it will only update the overview tabs settings in that profile and leave everything else in tact. 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) I don't know that I would share my settings with other players super often, but this would absolutely be used to sync all my setting profiles on all my characters and be able to easily switch from one activity to another. For instance if I want to go run some missions I can switch to a mission preset. If I want to go roam lowsec I can switch to a lowsec preset. If I want to go into a wormhole I can have yet another preset for that. As for sharing in an alliance type situation this can make it MUCH easier to get everyone in the correct intel channels, and have standardized overview tabs and presets for fleet fights. Just simply post a master settings profile on the forums and have everyone grab it when they join so that they have the basic settings correct. EDIT: I misunderstood number 3. The method I would expect to use would be a file transfer service of some sort. Something built into the game would be amazing but the likelyhood of that is... well, slim. Well I think that's all I've got. Been a long time coming (this feature)

Haifisch Zahne Hraka Manufacture GmbH 202	Posted - 2013.06.27 23:35:00 - [51] - Quote If settings could be saved in some kind of folder in the game (much like bookmarks are, but better) and given names, with the ability to drag and drop into chat/mail/notes/profiles, etc., it would be nice. There could then be an option (right click or "radial menu") to download the settings then (albeit not as important as CCP would have them saved for us). Which settings? In the immortal words of Stansfield, "EVERYONE!!!"
Bakuhz The Nightingales of Hades Holdings The Nightingales of Hades 71	Posted - 2013.06.30 10:23:00 - [52] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: Hello all! Something that comes up again and again is making how you import/export and share settings better. In some cases it's non-existant. In others it's a overly complex to do. (I'm looking at you Overview.. Especially on a Mac!) So I've been pondering over it, look around and trying to get a better picture on how it should function within EVE. So here I am and I want your input on it! Here are a couple of thing I would like your input on, but don't let that discourage you to give general input and feedback on the topic. 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear what would be great if the overview tabs setup and the settings of it would be tranferable ingame to another player maybe make it possible to have an option in corporation and alliance control panel to save setups that people can load with a click of a button. and make it possible to have more then 5 tabs in the overview it is not enough. i have 2 sets for pvp 1 for drones 3 for PVE 1 for travel and 1 for loot. and for ECM pilots i advice a ECM pvp tab not that i need 10 tabs but make it possible to instead of 5 max have 7 to 8 tabs possible. this will give more configuration options to quickly asses situations. one thing some of the younger ecm pilots. why not makign the overview settigns menu a bit more diverse and instead of havign checkboxes or frigates destroyers etc etc... have every ship itself in it like punisher, rigter, maulus , celestis, blackbird and so on. the ecm pilots might want to configure 4 racial ecm tabs to quicly check what ships are in the field and what form of ewar they can use. one thing what woudl be awesome is when i made my setup of the HUD overview chat channels etc. that you can save the size layout and position in a file that you can export to your alts and other accounts. can save you alot of time doing the same thing all over again http://tnoh.eve-kill.net/?a=pilot_detail&plt_id=576554 We are stil looking for Manticore Pilot's can you fly one and are interested to do more with covert operations Contact me for more info
Xindi Kraid The Night Wardens Viro Mors Non Est 583	Posted - 2013.06.30 16:18:00 - [53] - Quote I would like most of my settings to be stored server side if at all possible, so I can play comfortably on a different computer if necessary or if I get a new one. Wrangling all my windows and hotkeys is a long drawn out progress and a complete pain in the ass. Graphical and sound settings should be stored on the PC they are associated with, but everything else should be able to be serve side. I would like the following saved: hotkeys drone settings window position and status (including having it remember what pinning should do) chat channels in use autopilot settings neocom setup overview when it comes to the general settings, a file saved on your computer is good, then you can share it between different accounts of yours or back it up. The overview, however might benefit from a method to share it in game with other people like fittings since it's complicated, but there are some efficient setups around that people spend time trying to recreate from scratch.
Liafcipe9000 Smeghead Empire 6805	Posted - 2013.07.01 07:02:00 - [54] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? ALL THE SETTINGS! CCP Fear wrote: 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? one button for export and one button for import for each settings category CCP Fear wrote: 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) WinZipping the files and emailing them? You may gain the knowledge, but you will lose your belief, with all its mystery and comfort. If there was proof, absolute and certain, there is an afterlife, why not quit this life, and be done with it? Ponder about these things all your life, and you're a philosopher. Compress these ponderings into a couple of pages, and you'll go mad.
Terrorfrodo Renegade Hobbits for Mordor 507	Posted - 2013.07.01 10:52:00 - [55] - Quote The answer is really quite simple... when I export my settings and import them onto another computer, everything should be exactly like it was on the first computer, hardware permitting. Since EVE is obviously able to store the settings persistently on the first computer (well, most of the time at least), surely it shouldn't be too hard to export everything? And please hurry, I'm planning to buy a new computer this month .
Ranger 1 Ranger Corp 4327	Posted - 2013.07.01 17:07:00 - [56] - Quote When it comes to import/export the most crucial element (out of all the elements that would benefit from it) would be the Overview... but I have to say, any serious work on this should probably come hand in had with a complete rework of the Overview first. Currently it is far too convoluted to set up an Overview properly, and whether people admit it or not this is probably (in reality) one of the largest reasons why many people don't take their first steps into PVP. People learn quickly that it is very easy to mess up a your settings to show targets properly, and currently the only way to test it is when hostiles are present (obviously highly problematic). I know that isn't your focus, but I am concerned that considering how complex an import/export function for the Overview would need to be (a lot of work there) that the work might be done for nothing if the Overview is eventually redone... or worse yet used as a (valid) reason for putting off an Overview rework. All that being said I just got a replacement computer, and I have to say I am NOT looking forward to setting everything up again even with the limited import/export we already have. A lot of my Quick Bar stuff for the markets is going to end up being a pain I think in particular (haven't checked that out yet, so maybe I'll be pleasently surprised). To carve a successful niche for yourself in EVE you need to be able to out sell, out produce, out fight,-á out run, or out wit your competitors. If you can do none of the above, your only option is to complain on the forums that somehow you are at a disadvantage using the exact same tool set-áas the rest of the player base.
Shade Alidiana PROSPERO Corporation MinTek Conglomerate 46	Posted - 2013.07.02 10:01:00 - [57] - Quote I would like to save everything with the only exception for graphics and for it to be stored on server (probably dublicated with an option to restore from server and with a few backups there. 2-3 I don't know. They're not too heavy anyway... Import-export - both locally to a file and through a server, without a need to alttab or anything (and make it linkable, like "send my settings to" or something similar). Last thing is to share them, not only carry through all clients.
Magic Crisp Amarrian Micro Devices Yulai Federation 105	Posted - 2013.07.02 13:48:00 - [58] - Quote Make it so, when a GM tricks us into a "reset settings" action, we can recover from the damage. Simple as that :)
Andre Moonrise Somali Sailors 0	Posted - 2013.07.03 12:32:00 - [59] - Quote Tread carefully please, i for example have multiple symlinks set up to have different cache/settings for different purposes when playing eve. I guess being able to save/load presets would solve this.
Malcanis Vanishing Point. The Initiative. 10534	Posted - 2013.07.05 11:25:00 - [60] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: Hello all! Something that comes up again and again is making how you import/export and share settings better. In some cases it's non-existant. In others it's a overly complex to do. (I'm looking at you Overview.. Especially on a Mac!) So I've been pondering over it, look around and trying to get a better picture on how it should function within EVE. So here I am and I want your input on it! Here are a couple of thing I would like your input on, but don't let that discourage you to give general input and feedback on the topic. 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear Let me save my overview settings to create a tradeable in-game item. 1 token = 1 overview tab. When someone trades you the token, it adds the completely set up tab to their overview. Please Please Please Even if it costs ISK to make, just let us make these tokens and reproduce them and put them on contract, I don't care, it's worth it. Being able to quickly and easily set up new players with properly configured overviews would be an absolute god-send both to the new players and the experienced players who want to work with them in-game. 1 Kings 12:11

ShahFluffers Ice Fire Warriors Late Night Alliance 2900	Posted - 2013.07.11 03:24:00 - [61] - Quote While it is currently possible to save the overview tabs and checkboxes... what would be be INCREDIBLY nice is to save the selected/deselected states (e.g. whether a person in your corp/alliance shows up on the overview or not). This single thing is quite possibly THE MOST painful and time consuming part setting up the overview. Because you can never get it right, know for sure if it's working right, and even if you did everything right the overview will sometimes glitch and won't do anything. If it isn't possible to save this part of the overview... then move the files serverside... if that isn't possible then scrap the whole overview and start over. Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective.
Atomic Option Taggart Transdimensional Virtue of Selfishness 64	Posted - 2013.07.11 15:56:00 - [62] - Quote 3 pages and no one mentioned import/export fittings in EFT format! When I get a fit from a friend or a km or EFT I want to be able to get it into my client with ctrl-v. I want to be able to copy them out of the client with ctrl-c. Dealing with the list of xml files somewhere in my filesystem is a pain when I don't care about files in the first place. I only want to export to file when I'm saving ALL of my fits for backup or a new character.
Kithian Hastos EVE University Ivy League 9	Posted - 2013.07.11 20:44:00 - [63] - Quote Already been said but pretty much saving everything except graphics would be great. Saving to CCP server automatically, and it loads up whenever the account/character logs onto a new computer would also be handy. I never thought of it, but sharing settings within a corporation much like fittings would be a great idea.
Andrea Griffin 575	Posted - 2013.07.14 13:39:00 - [64] - Quote I'd rather have my settings stored on the server so that import/export wasn't necessary. CCP Sreegs is my favorite developer.
S1euth The Graduates RAZOR Alliance 15	Posted - 2013.07.14 15:34:00 - [65] - Quote Bookmarks are similar to a setting or configuration. I've always wanted to import/export bookmarks between accounts or characters.
Flux Astraeus InterSun Freelance Moon Warriors 3	Posted - 2013.07.16 12:26:00 - [66] - Quote Everything stored on the server would be nice. Also different settings profiles that are the same but adjust window placement to match if you change screen resolution on different computers. The ability to export and import all settings to a config file with the touch of a button, and have it populate. So you can easily uninstall and reinstall you client if it decides to go mental. With reference to Mac users as well. The settings files are too deep in the filing directories to easily find and manipulate , it should be easier if anything. Employing the ability to either one click save all your settings to a config file as mentioned above. Including bookmarks. On bookmarks It would also be a nice feature to be able to remotely share exploration bookmarks between players through exploration journals. Also the ability to import export bookmarks to files that don't take up bookmark slots that you can load back on your interface if you need them again.So when you run out of bookmarks you can easily remove and index them for later use allowing Also would be nice to see a few overview templates available with the basic forms rather than just the one default All tab. So a user could easily set up an overview which had complete template tabs already made for common uses, such as Travel, PvP, PVE,Drones, Exploration, Mning.Also putting the filter states in the correct order or prority. Also would be great to allow fits to be able to import and export them through the in game browser from browser text files.
Siri Exotic Science and Trade Institute Caldari State 0	Posted - 2013.07.17 14:37:00 - [67] - Quote I just want to set the the HUD and Overview once and import it to other characters. Still have to set Tabs, Still have to move windows around etc... Export all settings in the game, and import them ALL to another character... Returning to the game after a break and a fresh install can be a pain in the ass having to go through everything. It would just be nice to get it right once and be able to replicate it accross accounts/characters.
Goran Konjich Ten Thousand Years Shinjiketo 62	Posted - 2013.07.19 13:31:00 - [68] - Quote 1. All 2. Cloud 3. Drag and drop in chat window. I think this is it. Thank you. I'm a diplomat. Sometimes i throw 425mm wide briefcases at enemy. Such is EVE.
Geiko Sul Mahe Ratu 3	Posted - 2013.07.19 15:57:00 - [69] - Quote I usually make a backup of the settings directory, so i think the best is a settings export mechanic saving as much client/character configuration as possible, overviews, tabs, drones groups, probe filters, etc.
Sergeant Acht Scultz School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 985	Posted - 2013.07.19 16:00:00 - [70] - Quote Atomic Option wrote: 3 pages and no one mentioned import/export fittings in EFT format! You mean Excell format? All I want is to click the dam thing "Import" or "Export" and it does directly to the specific folder without having to alt tab yadaya, I understand PC nerds love clicks and alt tabs shift+CTRLs and alts while F1+whatever crap because they feel smart, but it's such a pain in the butt !! It's simply silly. removed inappropriate ASCII art signature - CCP Eterne

Presidente Gallente Dark-Rising 90	Posted - 2013.07.23 13:29:00 - [71] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Individual settings for the graphics card and monitor used for each char would be very useful. I want to log in my main on the left screen with full settings @ 1920 x 1200 and my alt on the right screen with lower settings @ 1920 x 1080 without setting this manually everytime.
Rowells Unknown Soldiers Against ALL Authorities 44	Posted - 2013.07.23 20:08:00 - [72] - Quote This is specifically for macs, but I would like to see an easier method of finding the export file. Or at least let me choose the destination of the export. Simply deciding where does it make it so much easier for me to find it.
Aleander Brunsh EVE University Ivy League 0	Posted - 2013.07.27 11:46:00 - [73] - Quote Let me not include channel passwords, starbase passwords, bookmarks (both IGB and space), contacts and notepad contents. Let me ignore during import bookmarks, overview settings, keyboard shortcuts, window layouts. Also, semi-OT, but let me save the module layout and default orbit/keep distance with a fit :-)
Blastil The Reblier Alliance 93	Posted - 2013.07.31 19:18:00 - [74] - Quote Can we link overviews through chat, so you can click on them and POW you have a correctly setup overview? To be honest, I would marry the dev who did this, man or woman...
Witchking Angmar Perkele. 43	Posted - 2013.08.03 23:28:00 - [75] - Quote In the meantime... Back up the settings files in %localappdata%\CCP\EVE\xxx\settings\ and you're good to go.
Kerdrak D00M. Northern Coalition. 67	Posted - 2013.08.04 15:34:00 - [76] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: Hello all! Something that comes up again and again is making how you import/export and share settings better. In some cases it's non-existant. In others it's a overly complex to do. (I'm looking at you Overview.. Especially on a Mac!) So I've been pondering over it, look around and trying to get a better picture on how it should function within EVE. So here I am and I want your input on it! Here are a couple of thing I would like your input on, but don't let that discourage you to give general input and feedback on the topic. 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear 1) Overview, windows, fittings and drone/bookmark folders. 2) in your servers? ;) give us a few Mb's to store that configurations but I can live storing that files in my dropbox. 3) Sharing Overview would be AWESOME. I would love it the FC could be able to share his overview with the rest of the fleet, so everyone have a new overview TAB with the FC's settings.
Obsidiana White-Noise 219	Posted - 2013.08.04 20:47:00 - [77] - Quote Auto Export In Firefox, there is an option to export the bookmarks as an .html file when the program closes. I take that file and make a backup of it daily. It would be nice to do that with EVE for general settings in an .xml format. Self Backup Firefox automatically keeps backups of the last few bookmark lists. They are actually databases. While not human readable, they server their purpose of allowing the program to restore bookmarks if corrupted. It would be great if the client could self-restore with an option for multiple backups. Settings Positions: I have my windows in certain places and groupings. When I have to redo them, it costs me time I should spend playing.* Shortcuts: if they get lost/changed you find out the hard way. Bookmarks: that is an obvious one. Last Character Used: When that gets lost it just throws me off. I think there should be careful consideration over what settings are stored on the server. "Last Character Used" is an example of this, IMHO. * This is besides the fact that the client doesn't understand window grouping. (e.g. if I change group-1-window-A, close it, open group-1-window-B, then it opens whatever window-B was (ignoring group-1))
Josef Djugashvilis Acme Mining Corporation 1302	Posted - 2013.08.05 15:59:00 - [78] - Quote Above all, make it an easy system to use. My degree in History, from many years ago, is not much use with computers. Remember us idiots please. SiSi is an object lesson in how not to do it. Even folk I know who are good with computers tell me it is just awkward almost for the sake of it. This is not a signature.
Tippia Sunshine and Lollipops 15919	Posted - 2013.08.05 17:47:00 - [79] - Quote One thing you need to think about is all the hidden settings and how well you're willing to support those. Over the years, tons of settings have been removed from the settings screen, but are still available in the config files and are still parsed by the client (I'm thinking about things like snapping distance, session timer, nonstandard resolutions). Ideally, I'd like to see them all exposed. If you are so adamant about not cluttering up the setting screen, at least let power users do what power users always do, and hand-craft the setting files to suit their needs. Being able to precisely place and pre-configure windows would be awesome in this regard since the game currently doesn't offer as much in that area as it used to. GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥ Get a good start: newbie skill plan 2.0.
Kallie Rae NorCorp Security Tribal Band 39	Posted - 2013.08.05 17:52:00 - [80] - Quote Yes! Please at least let me export all of my overview settings and be able to import them all without having to do a major overhaul each time.

Fyrkraag Ganja Labs Exodus. 16	Posted - 2013.08.05 23:59:00 - [81] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Hot key setups. Also bookmark organizations (not the BM's themselves, but a mapping i.e., BM with name X goes in folder Y). So if I delete my entire user preferences or install on a new machine, the bookmarks will appear sorted. I have over 1,700 bookmarks in EveOnline. Last time I had to do this was very painful. CCP Fear wrote: 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? I would envision this as going to Esc --> Settings Menu with import/export buttons that launch a path browser to an XML file or a save location for an XML file. CCP Fear wrote: 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) I would give them a url to download the XML file for importation. Unless a time comes where they are server stored, I don't think I could link them in a chat window.
Orakkus Winds of Dawn Kraken. 112	Posted - 2013.08.08 18:34:00 - [82] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) I think other folks have a good idea about questions 1 and 2, so I'll limit mine to question no. 3 - I would like something similar to what has been done for the ship fitting window. I want there to be multiple "corporate" overview setups that you can attach to each tab as wanted/as needed, as well as "personal" settings, all of which also can be snagged from a drop down menu on an as needed basis. All setting should be exportable to an XML file. Now, as I wrote this I was assuming all you meant was the overview settings.. or do you mean that we might soon have a customizable UI as well?
Psihius Anarchist Dawn U N K N O W N 35	Posted - 2013.08.08 20:20:00 - [83] - Quote Hi! First of all, include into the import/export the tabs that are missing: Filters -> State, All subtabs in Appearance tab, Columns, Overview Tabs. If all that would go into the export file, it would help a lot. Right now you import your settings and manually do all the other stuff. For ALL your accounts and characters. In the long run server-side settings are a thing everybody wants. Ability to apply the same settings across all your accounts is priceless.
Susan Black KA POW POW Inc Late Night Alliance 83	Posted - 2013.08.09 01:40:00 - [84] - Quote Being able to drag and drop the settings of one of your overview tabs into a chat window, and have someone else be able to save that and apply to one of their own overview tabs would be....very, very awesome. www.gamerchick.net Follow me on Twitter! @gamerchick42
ForceM POS Builder Inc. Silent Requiem 1	Posted - 2013.08.09 11:07:00 - [85] - Quote im using 8 computers to run my chars. One of the ways i can make this work for me is window positioning. This is a PITA with 8 (x 3) chars.
Apelacja Gods products 27	Posted - 2013.08.11 22:23:00 - [86] - Quote import/export everything. so u can move to another computer easily
The Legendary Soldier Civil Strife 43	Posted - 2013.08.12 22:17:00 - [87] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) Best CCP Fear All of it - preferably selectable by areas - so - tick the boxes for overview, fittings etc etc. Export files - let us choose where to save it - and what to name it - so we dont have to go hunting through some obscure wineserver tree to find the files. Export to file - mail file - import file. Option to auto export every x amount of time would be handy too... Need to place a high-sec POS? Premade corps for sale, or your corp's standings boosted. Trading since January 2012. Many corps sold/boosted - see my thread: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=63128&find=unread
Mara Rinn Cosmic Goo Convertor Cosmic Consortium 3953	Posted - 2013.08.13 01:29:00 - [88] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Window locations (relative to nearest corner, thus a window whose bottom left corner is in the bottom left corner should stay there when the screen is resized) Window sizes (absolute, or relative to display pixels?) Nested/tabbed windows Open/Windowshaded/Minimised status (Windowshaded is when you double-click the title bar to shrink the window into its own title bar) Docked windows (eg: selected item & overview will typically be docked) Overview filters, open tabs, selected overview settings Bracket filters, active bracket filters Palette status (ie: system info, incursion info, faction warfare status, route display: open, collapsed, closed) Tracking camera target location (stored relative to my ship position, not top left of screen) HUD location (top/bottom, offset left/right from middle by percentage) Bookmark folders Graphics detail (middle column in ESC menu graphics settings) 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? With no interaction from me, logging in to the game as character X should update the local settings for that character automatically. When I update settings locally, they should be synchronised to the server before I get disconnected. Ideally, when I log into a new computer I should be looking at a client that is configured as closely as possible to my previous computer. The finer points of graphics such as shader settings and resolution should not be stored, since these will change depending on video card, CPU, attached monitor. It would be nice if I could specify resolution ranges for saved settings too, so I can save my settings separately for ultra huge widescreen of 3 x 27" monitors versus 11" MacBook Air. Then when I am running a selected setting and modify things to tweak the layout on my virtual cockpit, things won't break on my laptop which I use at work for chat and skill queues. I might want to have saved settings that are different for exploration versus mission running versus lowsec combat, too. Then to use shared settings: Receive a settings voucher Right-click, select "Import settings GÇª" Apply my own name for these settings If necessary, resolve conflicts in saved overview settings To use settings from out-of-game: Open the settings handler Select "create from clipboard" Paste into the text field Define a name for this new settings set 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) Save them to a in game voucher item similar to bookmarks. Allow this to be handled through item exchange and courier contracts just like bookmarks. Then when I want to share settings: Open the settings handler (from what menu? No idea) Indicate the settings that I want to share Select the components of that setting that I want to include (eg: just overview,brackets and palettes) Save the indicated settings to a voucher As an option: right-click the voucher and select "Copy to clipboard". This will allow sharing and editing of overview settings through out of game means. Day 0 advice for new players: Day 0 Advice for New Players
Atreides 47 Atreides of Arrakis 9	Posted - 2013.08.14 15:03:00 - [89] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear 1) Shortcuts - Primary. Overview - Secondary. Other settings better to leave for build's options. 2)Export-Import, simple text. Compatible with all builds if possible. 3)No. Right now people need to copy build files from CCP\Eve save in order to miiror or save their settings. Long Live the Fighters !
Lando Tarsadan Imperial Academy Amarr Empire 16	Posted - 2013.08.16 18:45:00 - [90] - Quote id say if you safe settings server side would make my day a heck of alot easier so no matter where i login from system is the same.

Solhild Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 1192	Posted - 2013.08.18 18:58:00 - [91] - Quote Can I export character creation settings and import into a new alt at the time of character creation please?
Gospadin School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 27	Posted - 2013.08.19 15:22:00 - [92] - Quote Whatever is done with window saving/restoring/positioning, please allow for multiple profiles based on different system resolutions, perhaps with a merge option. My laptop is 1440x900 and my desktop is 2560x1440, and I play the same characters on both computers at different times depending on where I am. The "optimal" window layout is very different between these two systems.
Rroff Questionable Ethics. Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork 291	Posted - 2013.08.20 18:16:00 - [93] - Quote I've always thought it would be good to have buttons on the settings window for: "Backup settings online" - one shot upload of current settings "Apply settings from online" - applies settings backed up online "Restore last settings" - before applying settings from online storage a local backup is made which can be reloaded with this button More features would be nice but that would give the main functionality that would be useful to have.
Azrael Dinn The 20th Legion Mildly Sober 142	Posted - 2013.08.24 10:26:00 - [94] - Quote would it be possible to get an export / import UI settings/window locations and so on also. fixing everything in place for 4 accounts is kinda anoying and then there is the thing when you play in windowed mode that the chats and other things move around abit every time you log in and fix the screen to position. Just an idea...
Optimo Sebiestor Bondage Goat Zombie Strictly Unprofessional 175	Posted - 2013.08.27 13:27:00 - [95] - Quote When you export overview setting today, you don't get all the information exported. You should include everything in the apperance tab. I also would like you to store this both server side and let me store it on my computer.
Circumstantial Evidence 81	Posted - 2013.08.27 21:55:00 - [96] - Quote All personal customizations should be stored per character on the server. Its distressing that a NEW client-stored setting has been created for Odyssey 1.1: custom scan probe formations. You need a User Data API that any new feature can call, to store newly created settings, such as this. https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=3520272#post3520272 CCP Tuxford wrote: Senji Vuran wrote: CCP Tuxford wrote: These are saved locally and not in any nice format you can easily import or export sadly. -1 Boo! I use two different PCs regulary, not saving server side FTL! Fail! EVERY SETTING should be persisted server side, I simply do not understand. :( I agree they really should be. I play on two computers as well so I feel your pain. We used the standard way we save settings this time because it really didn't make sense to make a special setting that was persisted on the server. We should solve this problem in a general manner but it was way out of scope for this little iteration.
Ammut Irvam Kamikaze Tactics 3	Posted - 2013.08.28 13:10:00 - [97] - Quote Be able to import/export contacts..... PLEASE.... People who LOVE their empire wars like myself love to be able to add EVERY single person from a given corp/alliance so we can see how many are online & use locators etc.. and just like in other space games. movies and tv shows or anything of that nature you generally see someone say like "Yeah I'm forwarding you the data now" or what ever. so only makes sense that we should be able to export contacts and then send them to someone else if needed xD. would be an awesome feauture and could be used for more then just empire wars although that I think would be the main use of it. I am sure 0.0 alliances could use it to share a list of enemy "Titan / Super" pilots rather easily etc.. and im sure theres more uses for it as well.
Panhead4411 Rothschild's Sewage and Septic Sucking Services The Possum Lodge 334	Posted - 2013.09.03 10:26:00 - [98] - Quote Maybe have it tied to that nifty little file core_char_# that is the end all save for all GUI settings, including every window with its columns. Just a thought. Its kind of annoying to try to remember where that file is located every year when you (CCP) put out a patch that resets ALL GUI settings, so then i have to grab my backup and try to remember which EVE folder windows has that particular setting saved under. http://blog.beyondreality.se/shift-click-does-nothing -á-á < Unified Inventory is NOT ready...
Yaturi The Scope Gallente Federation 49	Posted - 2013.09.05 15:34:00 - [99] - Quote 1) Drone groups, neocom ordering, window sizes, snaps, overviews, module key placements, module grouping, orbit, keep range, shortcut keys, log settings included onscreen message positions, and finally hud preferences. I recently got ganked out of all my settings, can you tell? 2) It should be much like how you bring up fits in the browse fittings menu. It should be a new menu window where if you click the highlighted settings file, a box will show on the left showcasing some attributes. Ex. you have so and so many drone groups, so and so many window optimizations, so many module slot customizations, it will say how many ships you have custom orbit and custom keep range. Under overview it will list the names of the tabs you have stored. Also, how many shortcuts you have defined vs default shortcuts. Basically a brief summary of the settings expressed in numerical order. You should also be able to affix names to these setting files too for better organizing. The location of the new settings menu should in the drop down list for overview settings. That would be the best spot to hide it I believe. 3) The whole entire thing should be sharable to anyone. Maybe you can have a share tab - enter name field in the new settings menu window that I proposed. *4 There should also be an automatic backup done after each safe quitting of the game. So, on every exit you last settings has a recover point in the event you have a memory wipe. The option to revert back to a backup settings file should be in the escape menu next to the cache clearing and default options.
BogWopit Vitriolic Animosity 0	Posted - 2013.09.07 23:16:00 - [100] - Quote XML serialise ALL the things! I think import and export from inside to outside, outside to inside the client should be just plain old XML. Not sure if one exists but I'm sure it wouldn't be long before a 3rd party app appeared, might even be a neat use for CREST I.e. you join a corp, you subscribe to their fitting service using a crest app et voila, you get their stored overviews. It would be nice if we could treat overview settings like location bookmarks, have them shared and available at corp and alliance level. Alternatively, you make fleet level overviews an option that the FC/WC/SC can set on behalf of their subordinates which appears as an extra tab on their overview. General opinion vibes with much of what has been said, couple of tiers should do the trick, got some laying around since they where taken from ships :) Char specific - window layout, open channels, overview etc etc. stored on the server, exportable to XML Account specific - stuff the launcher does (that auto play tick box plus whatever else it's doing) plus keyboard layout, shortcuts etc Client machine specific - graphics, sound, displays, recent account list Cheers B

Tzel Mayon Wind And Flame Stellar Eclipse 8	Posted - 2013.09.08 04:01:00 - [101] - Quote Please, for the love of all things ... well, that blow up and go BOOM: 1. Eve should be runnable from an external hard drive, usb stick, etc, so we can get our "Neural Fix" wherever! Settings shouldn't have to be redone in this situation. 2. Eve should never depend on Windows Registry or otherwise leave a footprint on a System when the user specifically wants a stand alone installation. 3. Eve should have an explicit option to NOT use "My Documents," and every setting, etc, would be inlined with the installation, (cache, etc). 4. Settings, (overview settings, keyboard shortcuts, etc), should be sharable between accounts for multi-boxers. 5. This is SO pie in the sky, but the Eve installation should have a root Eve folder of some sort, a Mac folder, a Windows folder, and a Linux folder, and a "Shared" or "Common Folder" ... and MOST OF ALL, A SETTINGS FOLDER that isn't O.S. dependent. Test Server stuff, VIP, should also be figured in that somehow as well, so Settings can be imported into that installation branch without the potential of corrupting the production code. 6. NO MORE @#$@^ #$@#$ RIGHT HANDED DISCRIMINATIONISTIC SETTINGS THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST US FEW EPICALLY SUPERIOR LEFT HANDED PEOPLE. 7. *Cough. A button that lets you auto unset EVERY "clearable" shortcut key at once... Cuz yes, us left handed people probably don't want to keep anything the same as we use the numpad, A LOT. 8. OSX HAS NO NUMLOCK. PLEASE I BEG YOU. Please Have Eve Online switch to NUMLOCK ON mode in OSX, so we can also map our page up, down, right arrow, etc, keys separately from the numpad. 9. Overview "Views" that prioritize drones down .... even if they are closer... Or other ship types, based on if they are in your fleet, faction, corp, etc. 10. For the above mentioned Addicts: Please, PLEASE, PLEEZ, update the video card settings to support switchable graphics cards, so that we can get Eve to use the fast GPU, rather than the intel HD graphics card, or whatever. :)
Zeus Maximo Mentally Assured Destruction 444	Posted - 2013.09.08 18:57:00 - [102] - Quote Hello CCP Fear and whoever else reads this thread that matters. I have a few settings that I would like to be easily imported and exported. 1. Market quickbar: This is a valuable tool for traders that takes an hour or so to set up per account. When doing a clean reinstall of EVE these settings are not saved. Sometimes all of the quickbar items can be deleted with a few misclicks. There is no way to undo that mistake! An easy import/export of these settings would also be great for people that use multiple pc's. known workaround: login into api manager and figure out account number. Go to appdata and copy all of the files with the associated account number. 2. Window positions: Setting up the same window layout on multiple accounts is extremely difficult. Adding isboxer into the mix greatly magnifies this issue. known workaround: I've been told that if I choose one window layout that I like I can then copy that file and rename it accordingly to all of my account numbers. Doing this on 12+ accounts, problems will arise. 3. Importing ships from EFT folder. I don't know if it's just me but I always have to clear all ships of the same type in order to see the newly imported file. known workaround: Have someone else import it? Thank you
Qebh Fraternal Order of Providence Cult of War 4	Posted - 2013.09.10 23:59:00 - [103] - Quote Hosedna wrote: 1) Every single bit of setting :) I hate having to spend time to redo some configuration stuff when I reinstall or play on another computer. Excepted of course graphics settings since they change per machine, not per user. 2) The ideal would be automated synchronization with storage on CCP server. You login, configuration is loaded, you are happy. You log off, configuration is saved. Done. A cheaper solution would be a button in the launcher to generate an archive with a manifest of some sort, and another button to import said archive. And don't save it in an obscure folder, give user the choice via a dialog window (overview export, I'm looking at you !) ! 3) Sharing settings is very useful , particularly overviews, since they are a PITA to do ... So both online backuping and archive export could be complementary. ^ Exactly this stuff for me also. \| The problem with the youth of today is that one is no longer part of it. -Salvador Dali \|
Robert J Niewiadomski NULLIMPEX INC 4	Posted - 2013.09.18 08:03:00 - [104] - Quote Let's eat this settings stuffed PITA 1) What settings would you like to have stored? All possible knobs, toggles, custom list, custom group you can name. Stored with character server data. Allow to create backup/test profiles for storing settings. Allow to mark one of them to be an active profile. 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? Automatically from active profile, when choosing character to play. Exception: manual synchronization for hardware related settings: graphics & controls. Difference detection and prompt to choose what parts to synchronize would be nice. Offline export/import to/from file. Online, to/from server saved settings profiles. 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) Sharing server saved settings profiles via evemail, channels, web account management (settings transfer). Sharing offline profile files via all imaginable methods... Thanx for that initiative CCP F.E.A.R. stands for False Expectations Assumed Real More gems here: http://www.mannymolecular.com/mind-emotion/42-exploring-fear
Maru Sha The Department of Justice 30	Posted - 2013.09.24 14:28:00 - [105] - Quote How about being able to save your EVE settings within EVE Gate? (thus being able to download it anywhere and applying it to a local EVE installation)
Mars Theran Red Rogue Squadron Heart 0f Darkness 1658	Posted - 2013.09.26 02:04:00 - [106] - Quote It should automatically export your settings periodically, and it should update on every launch. Simple. As for what: Overview first and foremost, then other important settings. zubzubzubzubzubzubzubzub
Sandslinger NorCorp Enterprise No Holes Barred 109	Posted - 2013.09.26 18:43:00 - [107] - Quote One thing I want which is always overlooked I want the Filter Presets on Broadcasts tied into my overview settings !! So For my PVP-Logistics filter I want it to save that I have removed "Broadcast Target" on the overview setting. Then when I switch to my PVP-DPS filter I want it to remember that I now want to see my broadcast target but I don't care about who is broadcastign for armor anymore. Frankly the lack of this makes people not even use the function because it is way to easy to forget to set it back between different types of pvp until it is too late.
Alexander the Great Imperial Academy Amarr Empire 142	Posted - 2013.10.02 22:25:00 - [108] - Quote Export/import all the settings which are not ship-specific, that is except module positions. Simple as that.
Yolo Yolo Corp xXPlease Pandemic Citizens Reloaded Alliance.Xx 47	Posted - 2013.10.03 09:15:00 - [109] - Quote We should be able to save settings on the server, and we should also be able to send it to others as a link. - since 2003, bitches
Carniflex StarHunt The Explicit Alliance 93	Posted - 2013.10.04 06:45:00 - [110] - Quote It would be awesome to have a option to sync everything between clients. Lets say a option in the "esc" menu that attempts to syncronize everything between all open EVE client instances. Including chat channels, window positions, fonts, overview settings, etc etc. Ofc with chat channels it should ask for passwords where appropiate and/or just ignore the channels for which the character whos open does not have rights to (for example, standings based channels where character in question does not have the needed standings). That way I could set up one client just the way I like - customize colors, where are the drone and fleet windows etc, chat channel locations and sizes and then could easily syncronize all the rest with that "perfectly" set up client to have everything in right places everywhere so I dont need to think where is the intel channel or local channel on this particluar client or spend hours setting up them all in the same way only for it all to be messed up the second I change the window size by accident. And shortcuts - shortcuts should be syncronized as well. Here, sanity... niiiice sanity, come to daddy... okay, that's a good sanity... THWONK! GOT the bastard.

Dracorimus Nocturnal Romance Cynosural Field Theory. 7	Posted - 2013.10.04 12:43:00 - [111] - Quote I think having a simple config file, that games such as Quake in all its iterations always had, where users can modify in game and then save/re-write, or modify in Notepad etc. What I would save is Keyboard Shortcuts, Overview settings, I would not save things like graphic options as everyone's machines differ and would not be useful. Make it simple to import/export settings and allow partials to load as well, what I mean by this is for instance: I have a config file that has my War Overview but everything else is different and someone only needs the War Overview, and does not want to change their buttons, allow users to select export only Overview as a file, and when someone loads it into their client voila, only the overview has changed. Can work as both client side/server side, like Quake Live itself stores on its server and allows you to save your own config on your PC. Anyways just my thoughts.
Shivanthar Thrilling Institution of TaTas Permanent Mental Syndrome 24	Posted - 2013.10.04 13:41:00 - [112] - Quote I might get heat because of this, anyway, here it is: Switchable Server side client settings for accounts. - Let's say you've 1.000.000 actively playing players in your server. - Each of them has 4kb big overview xml data. - you got 4.000.000kb of overview data, which is ~4000mb, which is ~4gb. I should have a stick here somewhere that you guys can stuck into your great machine in order to store all ppls settings. - If every single player gets 10 accounts on 10 different hardware that's 400kb per player, 400gb of data for everyone. Since only 4kb would be transferred during logon, no probs here (remember bulk data when logging in? put it there). I would gladly send my 500gb drive, sitting in my wardrobe. WD black edition. Will do the job :P At this far point in technology, we're still talking about exporting/importing settings. I will leave "how to share settings" thinking up to you, there are 18329461983468392 ways of doing it if you store in your server.
Lena Lazair Ministry of War Amarr Empire 2	Posted - 2013.10.07 02:23:00 - [113] - Quote I'd like to be able to store settings into profiles and launch the EVE client with a specific profile provided via command-line. I currently have two EVE installations because I use the same account/character in two drastically different use cases. I have a windowed mode for one form of gameplay, and a full screen mode for a different form of gameplay, on the same account/character, each with very different chat/overview/video/window size&position settings. I hope that any improvement to settings would, at best, include some kind of switchable/selectable profile to enable this and make it so I could just swap between these two setting profiles with a command line parameter using one EVE install. At worst, I certainly hope CCP doesn't centralize settings to an account/character in such a way that it removes my ability to have these two completely different use cases on the same account and character even when using multiple client installs.
Byrrssa Crendraven Anti - Social Eternal Pretorian Alliance 10	Posted - 2013.10.07 02:53:00 - [114] - Quote Since we're talking about settings... How about being able to set some default settings of our own??? Such as, in chats, we don't want to see the pictures on each line, we don't want to see the pictures on the right, and how about the default size of the font used? Or, in the overview - when we set the waypoint - how about letting us change the color of the waypoint marker of the next stargate? (your pale yellow sucks - sorry) Thank you!
Reaver Glitterstim Dromedaworks inc Forsak3n. 611	Posted - 2013.10.07 21:34:00 - [115] - Quote I want to have a simple option in the menu that allows me to choose whether I save my settings on my account, on my computer, or both. The things I want saved most are the in-station icons down the left part of the screen and everything I have setup in the overview. It would also be nice if I could make changes to the way the game saves window shapes and positioning. I want my cargoholds to always open in the same part of the screen no matter what ship I am using, but to have a different setting for in station vs. in space. Fit a warfare link to your tech 1 battlecruiser. Train Wing Commander. Get in the Squad Commander or Wing Commander position. Your fleets will be superior to everyone else's.
Zeus Maximo Mentally Assured Destruction 475	Posted - 2013.10.07 22:38:00 - [116] - Quote Any progress CCP?
Korrimal Ohmiras EVE University Ivy League 23	Posted - 2013.10.08 15:10:00 - [117] - Quote Couple of things I have noticed that could be helped with settings import / export 1) If you close all windows then all your chat channels close as compared to minimize. If they have passwords its a pain in the tuckus to have to go back, find all the channels and passwords, to reload. This a) shouldn't happen, and b) be ripe for a settings option so that you don't have to go through this if you are trying to do filming or such without the GUI getting in the way. 2) Overview: 5 tabs are definitely not enough. I'm constantly switching between overview set-ups depending if I'm doing incursions, mining, pve, pvp, etc.. Would be nice if we could save a group of 5 tabs and then call them all up at once 3) Window placement and sizing: again - similar to the overview, I typically have different placement of windows depending on the activity: station trading vs mining vs incursions. Would be nice to have an option to save the size and placement of the windows so that you just call up the profile you want and Poof! there they are - the way you need them 4) Fitting Management: better control over getting fittings in/out of the fittings management window. Direct text import would be appreciated rather than constantly having to save to file first and then import. Similar with export. 5) Fitting Management: PLEASE INCREASE THIS FROM THE CURRENT LIMITS OF 100/200 !!!!!!!! 6) Browser Bookmarks. Change to allow folders and possibly exchange of bookmark information between links as part of the in-game browser and google/ie/ff 7) Science and Industry: The manufacturing. copying, invention, ME/PE research interface is really bad. For stations I get it, but if you own a POS where there are a limited number of people with access it would be nice to have standard jobs available that you can just trigger without having to go through 20 mouse clicks. i.e. blueprint, bp location (in/out), submission type (mfr, inv, cpy), assembly unit, number of runs. Once you have set this up once it should just be a single click to re-execute. The ability to a) do this with one mouse click and then b) import / export the settings would be a huge improvement over the existing process.
Obsidiana White-Noise 221	Posted - 2013.10.10 03:31:00 - [118] - Quote Whatever is decided, I hope the system is tested with standard backup programs and techniques. The files should not be locked from duplication/copying. I want to be able to take that file and create incremental backups of it. I created my own backup utility using rar.exe as an engine. Also, the system should create its own backup file in the same directory (similar to sessionstore.js in Firefox). In fact, Firefox creates multiple backups of its bookmarks. The EVE settings file(s) is a small, but critical, set of data worth going the extra mile to preserve.
Old Man Butcher Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2013.10.10 03:59:00 - [119] - Quote 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) firstly im a very new player to eve and im no computer genius either so what ever is done about this issue NEEDS to be simple like save and load (import/export whatever floats your boat) 1. personally i have 2 characters that are completely different (not accounts) i noticed that when i switch from one alt to another the settings are unchanged, uncool. one of my alts is pretty much just a miner (for now) and my second is PVP/bounty hunter. what i would like is to just save my window settings (or just have them consistent for that specific character). as far as the overview goes i don't see a need to have more then 5 tabs per character so as long as each character has his own profile/setup. 2. "(or just have them consistent for that specific character)", "NEEDS to be simple like save and load (import/export whatever floats your boat)" 3. with one of my overview settings i went with a website found by google which had pictures of what it should look like for simplicity. that's fin with me because the settings should be saved in the first place so big woop if it takes me an hour (+) to get everything the way i like it as it would be the only time i should fiddle with it. (in WOW the buttons were reset on every major update but i was more then ok with it as it only happened once every 3 or 4 months
Gel Musana LOL a Sticky Situation 26	Posted - 2013.10.13 19:20:00 - [120] - Quote I would like to be able to send or receive the overview sttings to/from others. I would like to have a templated Overview and other settings inheritable from the corp. So on my part I should select an option to make my settings inheritable. On the Corp side the CEO or director should be able to save the Overview settings to make them corp-member inheritable. Maybe the settings could be inherited from the player holding a specific corp role... It would make the life of people so much simpler and also show which corps are good when you join them. Also the ability to synch with the FC when you are in fleet would be very good. I hope this helps. Thank you. Ideology -ás-h-i-t -álist https://gate.eveonline.com/Profile/Gel%20Musana

Atomic Option Taggart Transdimensional Virtue of Selfishness 69	Posted - 2013.10.15 06:42:00 - [121] - Quote I accidentally my post. 1. Hotkeys I'd consider trying the 1,2,3,4 instead of F1,F2,F3,F4 thing that some people rock for modules if I could switch back without an hour's work. 2. Copy fittings to/from clipboard (formatted nicely) so they don't have to go through a file export/import or have carriage returns added manually. 3. Name in the Save Fitting window should default to the link text rather than the ship type so I can use the same name my friends do without trying, and so that I don't duplicate my own fittings on accident when I click Save. (Still not sure why there isn't an EFT or pyfa-like hypothetical fitting utility inside EVE with graphs and such) 4. Overview settings organization. There are a ton of tangential overview tweaks that I could tangent on (different sorts on different tabs, sets that only appear while in certain ships or sec, bracket change for overview objects when brackets are using different settings than the overview), ....but organization is the settings one. I don't really share these much since I'm always tweaking them manually. Using someone else's would through me way off and unless it's a complete newbie I assume others feel the same.
Erica Sukarala Rokh You like a Hurricane Nomads. 1	Posted - 2013.10.16 15:12:00 - [122] - Quote On a Mac, you should display the full path to the import/export directory. Currently, it's kind of hidden. Every bit matters.
Nar'Osa Adhocracy Incorporated Adhocracy 0	Posted - 2013.10.18 01:01:00 - [123] - Quote It would be very nice to have overview settings saved just like fittings. The ability to have corp settings available to everyone at the click of a button would be extremely useful. Saved personal settings which could be given out would also be very nice. The absolute best gift an experienced player can give to a new player is a copy of there overview settings. If the whole process could be done in game that would be amazingly great.
Helicity Boson Immortalis Inc. Shadow Cartel 597	Posted - 2013.10.18 10:09:00 - [124] - Quote I think that I'd really like it if overview settings and fittings were entirely mirrored by CCP. And then when you log in from a different PC you get the option to import your regular settings from the server. Maybe they could be available for export from EVEGate as well to help with sharing them with others.
Nantwig Mutbrecht State War Academy Caldari State 3	Posted - 2013.10.24 17:46:00 - [125] - Quote is this still being worked on? or did it not make it into rubicon? i havent heard anything about it yet, and afaik all teams are already accounted for, or are we missing one still?
Sky Falcorr Perkone Caldari State 1	Posted - 2013.10.26 17:02:00 - [126] - Quote apart from exporting overview settings (which i obviously want easy as in click-1-or-2-buttons easy) id also like to be able to save my resolution+window positioning the same way. id also would like to be able to drag-n-drop both these ingame for easy sharing.
Carniflex StarHunt The Explicit Alliance 99	Posted - 2013.10.30 11:15:00 - [127] - Quote Sky Falcorr wrote: apart from exporting overview settings (which i obviously want easy as in click-1-or-2-buttons easy) id also like to be able to save my resolution+window positioning the same way. id also would like to be able to drag-n-drop both these ingame for easy sharing. On the same line of thought - I would really like a button in ESC meny that synchronizes everything. And I mean everything - chat channels, their locations, fleet windows, overviews, fittings, shortcuts. How I think it should work is that you go into "ESC" menu on one character navigate to the special tab and hit "synchronize all open accounts" - then you get a pop up message warning you that if you do so all the current settings in all other accounts than the one you have open will be overwritten. Hit yes and tadaaa. Alternatively you could have tickboxses for different things. Put a tick in there and this category will be overwritten, don't put a tick and it will be left as it is (might be relevant for bookmarks, for example). If, for example, "everything" would also include personal bookmarks and contacts. Here, sanity... niiiice sanity, come to daddy... okay, that's a good sanity... THWONK! GOT the bastard.
Shiori Asukai Asukai Ordnance Works 0	Posted - 2013.11.01 15:03:00 - [128] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: I apologize for my late return to this thread, cought some bug and been stuck in bed. Thankfully I got TNG on blu-ray to keep me company! Anyways. I love the feedback. It confirms some of the things I had been thinking but also has provided me with great insight into how to use such a feature from your perspective and for that I'm thankful! So to sum up, I think it's important to store the following (plus more). All relevant settings in the ESC menu (excluding Graphical settings as they are reliant on the computer (might bit way around it though, want to investigate that)). Overview settings Ship module grouping and layout Inventory filters Fittings Neocom Drone groups Chat Channels and their settings Market Quickbar and settings I would really like to have the sharing/import interaction very simple. Not sure I can get development time to make a big website feature where it's a public voting up and down, or something very complex and implementation intensive. Key is to have it simple to use. I think the key elements that I think are important here are; Multiple saved profiles which are easily switched between. Everything stored server side. Synching is automatic to the profile being used. (this obviously has to be smart enough so it doesn't just always change. But the assumption is that it should be the same if you log in to a character on a different machine.) Sharing between players is easy, link that can be posted through eve-mail, chat etc. accepting sharing is easy, simple dialog stating what the shared profile is, you can select which "sections" you want. CCP's changes to default settings do not override, but you get some notification on if they have been changed, and you have some way to import it. If you use CCP's default settings, then this change is automatic (perhaps?) Can save/load from file locally if you wish to have hard copies (sharing through that is obviously possible as well. Corporation shared profiles is great! I like any feature that allows for players to be masters of the complexity that is our UI settings and help others! There also needs to be some simple management view on this, probably in the ESC menu. Complexity of that needs to be considered though. But if it's simple to use, then a novice should be able to accept and apply without problems or need to have a degree in EVE settings. Others that have mastered that can then share with others. I'm quite excited to get this in! :) How's it going with this? I'd absolutely love an easy way to import/export/syncronize Market Quickbar between accounts!
Dominous Nolen Powder and Ball Alchemists Union The Predictables 16	Posted - 2013.11.01 19:59:00 - [129] - Quote Absolutely would love to see some easy export feature as i use a few machines. I would love to see some kinda automatic backup feature for the client settings so say if we have a client failure on a machine you can easily restore.
Evei Shard 231	Posted - 2013.11.02 15:20:00 - [130] - Quote There are a lot of things I'd like to save settings for, but the primary one is window locations, and sizes. I'd also like to have a sort of "tab override" when importing overview settings so I don't have to deal with setting up new tabs each time I import something different. Just save the tab names/numbers with the overview setting, and have it overwrite any existing ones when imported. A sort of "1 click save, 1 click setup" method would be great because an FC could simply tell someone new "click this button and it saves your current overview to the file of your choice", then quickly turn around and "load this file to get our fleet overview". Boom, done, newbie is ready to go die gloriously. Profit favors the prepared

Ione Kavanagh Space Privateers Collision. 0	Posted - 2013.11.08 18:50:00 - [131] - Quote I don't know if this is the correct thread. But I would love to be able to import/export ship fits between ingame/outgame the same way it works between EFT <-> Pyfa <-> Evemon <-> forums. Basically, when you copy this text : [Velator, MySuperShip] Civilian Damage Control [empty low slot] [empty med slot] [empty med slot] Civilian Gatling Railgun, Civilian Railgun Charge Civilian Miner If you paste it anywhere in game it should be interpreted as a ship fit. And if you copy an ingame fit, your clipboard would contain this formated text, allowing easy export outgame. The current import/export system is great if you want to import/export a lot of ship fits once in a while (so it should be kept). But if you want to make quick import/export to work on one precise fit with other people, to be able to edit it rapidly, then it would be great if you could simply copy/paste it in EFT and vice versa.
Tsukinosuke Id Est 7	Posted - 2013.11.10 00:39:00 - [132] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: Hello all! Something that comes up again and again is making how you import/export and share settings better. In some cases it's non-existant. In others it's a overly complex to do. (I'm looking at you Overview.. Especially on a Mac!) So I've been pondering over it, look around and trying to get a better picture on how it should function within EVE. So here I am and I want your input on it! Here are a couple of thing I would like your input on, but don't let that discourage you to give general input and feedback on the topic. 1) What settings would you like to have stored? 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) These are just some basic questions to get the discussion going. Feel free to add any more within the realm of sharing/import/export of settings. Best CCP Fear overview settings with all details and window settings too.. an XML file is useful to save and to share.. an option for save/load from game(login) server.. thanks, o7
Sekeris Order of Celestial Knights S I L E N T. 7	Posted - 2013.11.23 17:43:00 - [133] - Quote Hosedna wrote: 1) Every single bit of setting :) I hate having to spend time to redo some configuration stuff when I reinstall or play on another computer. Excepted of course graphics settings since they change per machine, not per user. 2) The ideal would be automated synchronization with storage on CCP server. You login, configuration is loaded, you are happy. You log off, configuration is saved. Done. A cheaper solution would be a button in the launcher to generate an archive with a manifest of some sort, and another button to import said archive. And don't save it in an obscure folder, give user the choice via a dialog window (overview export, I'm looking at you !) ! 3) Sharing settings is very useful , particularly overviews, since they are a PITA to do ... So both online backuping and archive export could be complementary. This has my vote. Also it would be helpfull to have something that allows easy sharing of overviews between accounts. Having to clear cache on a computer that runs 3 accounts makes me want to hit something out of frustration since the save settings doesnt actually save half the stuff like sizes of windows, placements, columns in your overview etc.
Sekeris Order of Celestial Knights S I L E N T. 7	Posted - 2013.11.23 17:48:00 - [134] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: ICCP's changes to default settings do not override, but you get some notification on if they have been changed, and you have some way to import it. If you use CCP's default settings, then this change is automatic (perhaps?) Could you extend this to warnings if new group pops in, id like to avoid getting shot to bits again because some ship got a new designator that isnt ticked off on overview. Mostly thinking about the attack BC here.
Gujolais Universal Moose Federation Moose Alliance 0	Posted - 2013.11.28 14:11:00 - [135] - Quote I'd like to see some sharing of cargo/item filters. Also, add the option to filter contraband.
raawe Imperial Shipment Amarr Empire 50	Posted - 2013.12.03 09:36:00 - [136] - Quote Just reinstalled eve client and experienced a lot of pain. So i would like to see something like this. You can export everything (from graphics settings to audio, window placement, overview presets, overview tabs with saved presets, their names, sorting type, overview column background type etc...) When you export file you are asked what options you would like to export and save to file (and vice versa)
Riot Girl You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack 2388	Posted - 2014.01.12 05:21:00 - [137] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? All of them. Quote: 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? Settings menu > import settings from character. Quote: 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? idc about other players Oh god.
Jong Fera The TERRA Guardians of Serenity 4	Posted - 2014.01.17 11:20:00 - [138] - Quote Hello, If I can export/import the PI factory's production schema I will be in harmony with the whole Eve universe :) I didn't counter the clicks I put on pi fatorys until now but I believe they are over 500k . Thank you .
Mournful Conciousness Embers Children TOHA Conglomerate 459	Posted - 2014.01.20 13:12:00 - [139] - Quote Please change the format of the settings file to be plaintext INI format so that I can edit it easily by hand. Please also publish a syntax guide for it so that settings can be crafted in a text file easily, rather than playing with a client's UI. Embers Children is recruiting carefully selected pilots who like wormholes, green killboards and the sweet taste of tears. You can convo me in game or join the chat "TOHA Lounge".
Arsine Mayhem Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic 76	Posted - 2014.01.20 18:20:00 - [140] - Quote mynnna wrote: It'd be nice to have market quickbar settings be something that you can import/export without the whole "go to local/eve folder, copy/paste and rename" thing that's necessary to do that now. This one would help a lot. I use normally use my notebook for doing market stuff.

Arsine Mayhem Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic 93	Posted - 2014.01.21 02:21:00 - [141] - Quote Look at Rift.
Maximus Andendare Future Corps Sleeper Social Club 819	Posted - 2014.01.23 00:31:00 - [142] - Quote Where are we at with this project? My launcher has recently become corrupt, causing it to freeze every time I start it. I can still start Eve (for now) by bypassing the launcher entirely and running the application directly. However, I need to delete the application and reinstall it (since the repair tool did not fix the issue), but I absolutely do not want to lose my settings--from window positions, overview tabs, etc. Any progress on this CCP??? Step onto the battlefield, and you're already dead, born again at the end of the battle to live on and fight another day. >> Play Dust 514 FREE! Sign up for exclusive gear today! <<
ido spaceship 3	Posted - 2014.01.23 13:11:00 - [143] - Quote oh this would be epic. i would like a folder for each toon in my docs/eve where settings are saved to a text file. preferably a seperate file for each group of settings (file for overview, file for ships settings etc) i would like it if the screen layout settings were saved so you could copy to another toon. i find im forever tweaking windows so that they look the same for different toons, the colour scheme too would be nice.
Bob Niac Joint Espionage and Defence Industries Preatoriani 48	Posted - 2014.01.25 04:25:00 - [144] - Quote Would love to see settings linked to EVE api keys. To be able to click on a link through the EVE browser and have it automatically import keys. So yeah, server side saves. I <3 Logistics: Pilot of all -áT2 logi and my shiny Archon [deceased.] Also a Chimera which may or may not be horrid. I don't make games, I play them. I get that ppl are passionate about change. I post here to plant seeds. You see your idea as is? Holy **** you win! So let's post, and see what the DEVs and our peers use.
Riot Girl You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack 2498	Posted - 2014.01.25 04:29:00 - [145] - Quote And please allow us to save our keybinds to the client. Oh god.
Varisto North Star Science And Industry 4	Posted - 2014.01.28 10:54:00 - [146] - Quote Personally i would welcome ability to export/import settings as XML file. And on importing chance to choose what you want to import.. Windows settings, shortcuts, overviews, etc.... basicly everything player can change ingame.
Arouet Maudite EVE University Ivy League 0	Posted - 2014.01.30 04:57:00 - [147] - Quote I've had to re-install Eve a number of times and the most frustrating and annoying parts of the re-installation is re-configuring Eve. I've spent weeks playing on an old laptop because I dread the hours of time it will take to perfect all of the windows, overview settings, market orders/prices, etc... I can't state that enough. I have to spend hours customizing the UI. I don't even get to enjoy playing the game. And when I'm done, I usually stop playing for a few days because of all the frustration. I'm sure all (many) of the devs pIay eve. So you understand our frustration and requests. If you wan't to get a good idea of what settings to store, try this. 1) Uninstall Eve. 2) Reinstall from scratch. No importing/exporting. 3) Take note of every frustrating detail and how much time you spend on each task. 4) prioritize on time-spent and how many others do that exact same task. 1) What settings would you like to have stored? High Importance * Keyboard Shortcuts * Overview Settings (specifically colors, backgrounds and columns) * Market Quickbar (saved items and comments) * Chat channels Low Importance * Saved fittings * Window tabs stacking * Suppressed dialog messages * Drone settings (groups, aggro) * Navigation settings (null/low-sec, kill-time avoidances) 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? I want all of these settings to be hosted in the cloud. I want all but the graphics, sound, window-position settings to be exactly the same. The reason I don't include window-position is because I must have different settings because of different monitor sizes between installations- this is tied to graphics. It'd be nice to clone settings (in-game) from Character A->B on the same account. I understand the appeal for import/export for players who have OGB or multibox, I'd likely scream my head off if I had to make a change several times because of a re-install. 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) .xml (or similar).
Dante Sparhawk Sparhawk Holdings Inc. 0	Posted - 2014.02.01 10:44:00 - [148] - Quote The option to Import/export right from the launcher... username, password, settings...
Rastafarian God 21	Posted - 2014.02.02 02:10:00 - [149] - Quote The same way you do it now is fine although I want to be able to export and import EVERYTHING. The location of the UI, 100% every setting in the overview settings like all the proper tabs, placement and order of fields, colors... I mean everything. I should not have to rebuild a setup after importing it because it only records a small portion of it.
Kaitlyn en Marland Aliastra Gallente Federation 0	Posted - 2014.02.09 12:07:00 - [150] - Quote I'd like the simple fact that when I hit export it would actually export. I have a total of 30 different profiles and after unchecking 16 it still doesn't export my settings. I can't even export my overview settings after going through and selecting 10 of the most important.

Vixen Verdi Dead Cow Theory 2	Posted - 2014.04.12 12:55:00 - [151] - Quote Quote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? Basically everything is mentioned in previous replies, ... Make sure to include things that are now in neither the User or Character files on the local computer (Notepad, Inventory Filter (!!), ...) Being able to share your complete setup between characters and accounts is really necessary. Also 'personal bookmarks' as an optional share would be great. Quote: 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? Make it so can name your settings save-file, to be able to have multiple (e.g. one for desktop and one for laptop) Make each setting an option to save or not in the current save-file. Quote: 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) Would be a nice to have, from my point of view to be able to 'trade' you settings save-file.
Nao Asukai Asukai Ordnance Works 0	Posted - 2014.04.28 07:57:00 - [152] - Quote Will some of this stuff be in the summer release?
LT Alter TunDraGon Drunk 'n' Disorderly 108	Posted - 2014.05.07 15:47:00 - [153] - Quote Can we get an update on the progress of this project? Personally I want to save all my window locations across all my accounts to easy my ISBoxer setup. Along with pretty much the main things you're hearing from everyone else.
Galo Entie Task Force Proteus Protean Concept 14	Posted - 2014.05.07 20:25:00 - [154] - Quote I'm gonna quote a lot form a post I just made in the Ideas forum. I would love to be able to save/load UI Layouts: Quote: The basic idea: Functionality that allows players to save and load custom UI configurations. What I mean by UI configurations: Locations of windows on screen, their size, whether or not they're pinned, etc.- I am not talking about overview tabs. Why this is worth considering: I can give a personal example. I currently play with multiple monitors, but they're not all the same resolution. While it is not too complicated or time consuming to switch one client over to the other screen and change its resolution, it is a very tedious endeavor to reposition and resize all of my UI windows. This is normally just an inconvenience, but when I'm in the midst of a PvP engagement and I need to switch one client to my main screen and throw the other one over to the smaller one, it is a real debacle. I often find myself battling my ship's warp speed by trying to move and resize chat windows, fleet windows, overview tabs, d-scan, and whatever else before I land on grid. I usually don't even bother with the damage and battle notifications. It's not that I have too many useless things on screen: the problem is that when I change resolutions, all of these UI windows are overlapping and spilling outside of the screen. But this issue is not just related to personal hardware. One might want different UI layouts for different tasks within the game. Or, maybe it's just a Friday and someone feels like using their special "Friday UI" layout as opposed to the "Monday - Thrusday UI" layout. A silly example, I know, but it gets the basic idea across. It would make life so much easier if one could simply push a couple buttons to load the proper UI layout (one that has already been created and saved). It would save a lot of time. Plus, I'm sure there are other features I haven't thought of that others might. Here's that thread. I would love to have the ability to import and export these settings to transfer them between characters, and quickly switch between saved UIs on a screen.
Ound Hard Knocks Inc. 7	Posted - 2014.05.23 08:04:00 - [155] - Quote Seeing that we are getting new broadcast colors and stuff, has there been any progress on this? I love the idea that you guys want to have a unified way to do, can't wait, in fact, I hope it has not been scrapped and is still in works. :D
Jacob Holland Weyland-Vulcan Industries 281	Posted - 2014.05.29 12:26:00 - [156] - Quote In the days when EVE was neatly tucked away in its own folder, there was a subfolder called Settings. If you installed a second client you could copy that folder from your primary installation and use it to overwrite the one in the second, instantly duplicating your window positions and sizes...etc across... I'd like to be able to do that again...
Lucas Kell JSR1 AND GOLDEN GUARDIAN PRODUCTIONS SpaceMonkey's Alliance 3474	Posted - 2014.05.29 12:43:00 - [157] - Quote Oh by the way, until CCP do get around to doing this kind of thing, while goons are evil, grr goons and all that jazz, there is such a thing as GarpaUI, which allows you to backup restore all your settings at whatnot. There's a community spotlight about it and everything: http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/community-spotlight-garpa The Indecisive Noob - A new EVE Fan Blog for news and stuff. Wholesale Trading - The new bulk trading mailing list.
Marsha Mallow 782	Posted - 2014.05.29 18:55:00 - [158] - Quote CCP Fear wrote: 1) What settings would you like to have stored? From my primary character, basically everything I do to customise my overview, chat channel settings, window positions and neocom buttons. Oh and browser bookmarks. I keep having to reinstall so have done this quite a bit and end up losing those. Probably all mentioned before but just in case: Turn off the tutorial (on every single character argh) Chat windows - show timestamp/reset chat character size/remove character portraits and position them. I'm not too concerned about which channels I'm in as most characters are different - but I do always split local/intel from the main chat window Neocom buttons - delete the ones I hardly use and add those I frequently use/move about, then position and resize those windows on opening Customising various necocom settings - turning off wallet flashes, highlighting partial skills on character sheet, sorting book mark locations in p&p by range, fiddling with mail notifications, setting contracts to show more detail on searches & sorting them by price, changing buy & sell orders to sort prices and highlight my orders, setting fleet finder to show all and configuring the broadcasts Import overview settings from file - this is fine at the moment Reposition targets & tweak hud settings - turn off that annoying camera pan & safety, reset warning notifications Although we don't have it, someone mentioned shared contact settings - would be awesome to have CCP Fear wrote: 2) How would you expect the synchronization (import/export) to function? What would the interaction be? Something like the export / import overview would be fine, with a variety of tick boxes so you can customise a master template. Or just set it per client. Not fussed as long as it works. CCP Fear wrote: 3) How would you go about sharing settings with other players? (directly or in-directly) The xml files used for overview settings work well for sharing, although a browser based link sounds useful. If there was an out of game, browser based option to create customised settings that mimic being logged in it'd be handy. Please let us know if this is still being looked at, a fix would be great. Just downloaded Garpa tho, cheers Lucas. TO THE RIPARDMOBILE!


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