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Diziet Sma wrote:

Downloading via the OXZ Manager fails..

Fixed, thanks.

It might be an idea to put a note up on the Wiki explaining that the Comms Log does not auto-display in this version of the HUD, as it would cover other instrumentation, and that the player must use the Comms Log key to view it.

Done, thanks. Feel free to edit the wiki if you have a good idea.

Ok.. will do.. in the meantime, here's a good idea that you could use to bump NumericHUD up to version 3.20
https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=220809#p220809

The x_origin=1; is already in 3.19.

For the MFDs, yes.. but that post is talking about doing the same thing for the Comms Log.. so that it too sits up by the edge of the screen. At the moment, it only has y_origin=1;

See the screenshot immediately above that post to see how it currently looks on my laptop using 3.19.

Well, I fit the width and position of comms for 4:3 screens where touch the border, and I think widescreen users can read the text better if not fit to the side but use the more available space between the crosshairs and numbers, so I would like to leave this as is.

Fair enough.. but it does look strange.

Particularly when the 4:3 comms looks ok in 16:9 as well.

I'd much rather see this:



than this:

Norby wrote:

I think widescreen users can read the text better if not fit to the side but use the more available space between the crosshairs and numbers, so I would like to leave this as is.

Not really.. as you can see, it just looks strange and unbalanced, and unnecessarily blocks the view forward.

(If you're inclined to change it, the values you need are x_origin=1 and x=-124)

Finally in NumericHUDv3.20 I fit comms into the top center region:

Interesting solution.. looks good!

(what are the '250' and '412' about? Some other OXP?)

Yes, my [wiki]Detectors[/wiki] (almost a debug tool in the balance scale due to show the energy+armour(IronHide and HardShips)+shield(CustomShields) value of the current target, almost is due to the willful inaccuracy) - included to verify the occupied space.
The bottom number is the player's energy+armour+shield+shield capacitor value facing the target (150+0+256+6=412). I am a bit slow to summarize these, especially if armour is installed which is not shown otherwise.
A very numeric HUD together.

It looks great. Good job Norby.

Thanks for the warm words, these are motivated me to make a widescreen-optimized v3.21 fitted with 4 MFDs:


The used MFDs in order:  Combat MFD, Navigation MFD, Useful MFDs and Manifest MFD.

In 4:3 screens the 1. and 4. MFD is usable as before, and the center ones with some compromise due to the comms and old console messages are not shown continually.

That 4 MFD version is brilliant!

How about 6 MFDs?
In NumericHud v3.22:


The first two is at the bottom, if these are enough for you then the upper part will be free (in widescreens, 4:3 should use the top corners).