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Communicate Window Impossible

Harald Nomad
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Join date: 28 May 2003
Posts: 123
06-22-2007 05:36
The Communicate window takes all communication out of communication by stuffing way too many things in a single window - things that are totally unneeded and unwanted for what you're trying to do. Takes all 3D out of a 3D world by covering the entire 3D screen with a flat 2D text/voice chat program. Way too many buttons to click to do anything and then get spammed by info that one didn't ask for, nor need. Why do things need to be broken that were working perfectly fine before???

Tried Firstlook, chewed on it, and spit it out. Needs major work, mostly reverting to the working useable state it was before this whole 'Communicate'.

If this really needs to be, can we get a Lastlook version that is continued to be updated to the new version, but with functional, useable IM/Chat History/Friends List/Group List - all separate and popping up only when needed? Where I can follow multiple IM sessions and local chat simultaneously? Actually get to see more than 2 lines of text without the window covering more than 50% of the screen?
Draco18s Majestic
Registered User
Join date: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 2,744
06-22-2007 05:48
Threads discussing it already exist.
Here's a more recent discussion and explanation:
/13/98/188398/2.html
Xoza Tyron
Registered User
Join date: 13 Nov 2006
Posts: 2
O.o
06-22-2007 18:24
What the... -.- I log into First look the first time.. and find that the Voice Enabled completely bogs my computer down... and thats not even half of the communication problems.. this Communication window...??? Come On! ok.. here it is

1. If the Sim or You have voice disabled.. you should not even have the volume bar above the IM's... or it needs to be hidable... Place the Call button on the same hidable panel with the Volume bar.. and make it smaller

2. Get rid of the Send button, were all not stupid.. bring back the close button as it was quick and convienent then a small x at the top right... also move the Profile button back to where it was and once again make the Call button under a voice button with the Volume bar, hideable of course...

3. I kinda agree with the managment of friends in the IM window.. because thats all you really need it for.. look to see if there online.. send an IM to them ... whatever.. simple.. easy to incorp because its pretty much built into it already... but This Group Management under Communication is horrible, there are way to many buttons for group managment to be just under Communication, and if your going to keep it that way, Put them in Order like this....

Activate, Info, IM/Call, Leave... Search, Create

and if I double click it.. I want to see the info.. as its quicker that way to manage groups as it used to be, its more the only reason many would double click it, if they wanted to send an IM to it they would know it.. and be ready to do so, I think it would be best to bring up info... then accidentaly bring up an IM to accidentaly send somthing you don' want to, to the entire group while your typeing to somone else inworld...
AWM Mars
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Join date: 10 Apr 2004
Posts: 3,398
06-25-2007 06:42
see here /333/d7/193011/1.html
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