01-02-2013, 03:06 PM
As we're redesigning most features of Las Venturas Playground, we're thinking about improving the bottom userbar, which is a very important part of the user interface.
Right now, the bar looks like this:
![[Image: userbar-old.png]](http://www.sa-mp.nl/crew/kase/topics/userbar-old.png)
As you can see, the current userbar is composed by several parts:
While some of them may be useful (for example, the session-based kill/death ratio and the lenght of the current session), they're hardly understandable- in a nutshell, the userbar is too complicated for new players. For the most part, the bar shows a bunch of information which isn't useful at all for regular and experienced players, and only takes up space on the player's screen: a list of common commands.
My idea would be to reorganize the left part of the userbar (kill/death ratio, session lenght and clock) because it shows useful information, although this time making sure the information is understandable for new players and displayed in a properly organized way. The main problem relies on the command list, which is often not useful and takes up space. I would rather get rid of it, and move this list to a discoverable command like /commands (or /cmds, as an alias)- which also needs a rehaul.
Getting rid of the command list clears up a lot of space in the userbar, so here come the questions: what information do you want to be displayed on your screen at all times? What are your opinions on the current userbar?
Right now, the bar looks like this:
As you can see, the current userbar is composed by several parts:
- Session-based kill/death ratio
- Session lenght
- Clock (real-time, bound to the /clock command)
- A selection of commands
While some of them may be useful (for example, the session-based kill/death ratio and the lenght of the current session), they're hardly understandable- in a nutshell, the userbar is too complicated for new players. For the most part, the bar shows a bunch of information which isn't useful at all for regular and experienced players, and only takes up space on the player's screen: a list of common commands.
My idea would be to reorganize the left part of the userbar (kill/death ratio, session lenght and clock) because it shows useful information, although this time making sure the information is understandable for new players and displayed in a properly organized way. The main problem relies on the command list, which is often not useful and takes up space. I would rather get rid of it, and move this list to a discoverable command like /commands (or /cmds, as an alias)- which also needs a rehaul.
Getting rid of the command list clears up a lot of space in the userbar, so here come the questions: what information do you want to be displayed on your screen at all times? What are your opinions on the current userbar?