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5. Local (You find this under Systems Channels in the Channel Window.) | 5. Local (You find this under Systems Channels in the Channel Window.) | ||
This channel automatically shows all pilots currently in space in the system you are in. It is almost never used for talking ... but the icons that show the standing of the the pilots are used as an early warning system. The [[Overview|E-Uni Overview Setup]] procedure (if you haven't done this, you NEED to do it before you start flying around - it will keep you alive), shows War Targets in the Overview Window, but only if they are close enough to already be attacking you. Local chat shows them wherever they may be in the system, including docked at a station. The chat also shows a variety of other good and bad people ... look at [[Identifying War Targets in Local]] for more details. | This channel automatically shows all pilots currently in space in the system you are in. It is almost never used for talking ... but the icons that show the standing of the the pilots are used as an early warning system. The [[Overview|E-Uni Overview Setup]] procedure (if you haven't done this, you NEED to do it before you start flying around - it will keep you alive), shows War Targets in the Overview Window, but only if they are close enough to already be attacking you. Local chat shows them wherever they may be in the system, including docked at a station. The chat also shows a variety of other good and bad people ... look at [[Identifying War Targets in Local]] for more details. Most players keep their Local window as tall as possible ... in order to show all the ships in a system (and in a high traffic system there will still not be enough room). | ||
So ... that makes five chat windows. Do they all need to be visible at once? No ... you only need three: Local, Chat.E-Uni, and HSC.E-Uni (or the chat for your current campus.) The others, and the ones listed next, can be opened and "stacked" for easy access. Here is what that might look like. | So ... that makes five chat windows. Do they all need to be visible at once? No ... you only need three: Local, Chat.E-Uni, and HSC.E-Uni (or the chat for your current campus.) The others, and the ones listed next, can be opened and "stacked" for easy access. Here is what that might look like. | ||
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[[File:QSG chatwindowsopen.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.0|Click this image to see it full size.|alt=chat windows open for a typical player]] | [[File:QSG chatwindowsopen.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.0|Click this image to see it full size.|alt=chat windows open for a typical player]] | ||
Most players | To stack chat windows, just grab a window by its name tab and drag it next to the name tab of another chat window. The two (or more) will dock in a stack that lets you click on the name tabs to bring any one of them to the top. | ||
There are as many different options on how to organize your windows on screen as there are pilots in EVE. Most players make the Local Chat Channel window as tall as possible and dock it on the right or left. Then they move the other windows around until they find and arrangement that suits them. There is no one good way to do it, and you should expect to be experimenting and changing your window layout as you gain more experience and develop your own style of play. | |||
=== Other Chat Channels === | === Other Chat Channels === | ||