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rwmorey · 06-03-2006, 02:33 AM

Hi..

Ok, I just spent about 7 hours playing OOTP 2006. My major frustration is very similar to what I had to say about past versions of the game and that is general usability enhancements with the UI.

First off, there does not seem to be much in the way of keyboard support in the game other than F keys for your favorites. I am a touch typist and can move around standard windows apps very quickly with my keyboard. I would love to do this with OOTP rather than having to use the mouse.

When using the mouse, however, the roll out menus are hard (for me at least) to get items on sometimes. It would be nice if these were more STICKY rather than DHTML like roll over menus.

I also would like to be able to use standard windows keystrokes when entering data in a text field, such as SHIFT-CTRL-LEFT to high light text, or even CTRL-C to copy, etc. Offering players contracts is SOO time consuming and that is very frustrating. While the +/- dollar amount buttons are a nice touch, they are slow to respond.

I'm not sure if there is a lot of code going on behind the scenes as I enter in salary amounts, but why not have it happen on a "blur" event -- this might save some processing time when entering data.

I love that the game is so much quicker than past versions and I love the depth of the minor leagues, free agency, the waiver wire, etc. What is frustrating though is that the UI, while it is "pretty" seems to be what is bogging down the game.

I don't know if I'm alone in saying that I prefer and simpler, easier to use UI with standard Windows keystroke functionality.

Rich

06-03-2006, 02:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
rwmorey Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 153	Usability Enhancements Hi.. Ok, I just spent about 7 hours playing OOTP 2006. My major frustration is very similar to what I had to say about past versions of the game and that is general usability enhancements with the UI. First off, there does not seem to be much in the way of keyboard support in the game other than F keys for your favorites. I am a touch typist and can move around standard windows apps very quickly with my keyboard. I would love to do this with OOTP rather than having to use the mouse. When using the mouse, however, the roll out menus are hard (for me at least) to get items on sometimes. It would be nice if these were more STICKY rather than DHTML like roll over menus. I also would like to be able to use standard windows keystrokes when entering data in a text field, such as SHIFT-CTRL-LEFT to high light text, or even CTRL-C to copy, etc. Offering players contracts is SOO time consuming and that is very frustrating. While the +/- dollar amount buttons are a nice touch, they are slow to respond. I'm not sure if there is a lot of code going on behind the scenes as I enter in salary amounts, but why not have it happen on a "blur" event -- this might save some processing time when entering data. I love that the game is so much quicker than past versions and I love the depth of the minor leagues, free agency, the waiver wire, etc. What is frustrating though is that the UI, while it is "pretty" seems to be what is bogging down the game. I don't know if I'm alone in saying that I prefer and simpler, easier to use UI with standard Windows keystroke functionality. Rich