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In general solar systems mostly rest on a plane. (Exception proves the rule). Try to create observation points perpendicular to alignments of the object, in basics above and below. This will reduce the probability of being detected by chance. | In general solar systems mostly rest on a plane. (Exception proves the rule). Try to create observation points perpendicular to alignments of the object, in basics above and below. This will reduce the probability of being detected by chance. | ||
==Organizing and managing bookmarks | ==Organizing and managing bookmarks== | ||
As the time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks - and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules - they are however built upon solid experience. In time you should feel free to develop your own style and system. | As the time goes by you will create a lot of bookmarks - and if you don’t organize and manage them, you will mess them up. This section presents some basic techniques you can use to avoid that. The following are not strict rules - they are however built upon solid experience. In time you should feel free to develop your own style and system. | ||
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===Labelling bookmarks=== | |||
The most important point in organizing your bookmarks is their labelling. In stressful situations you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it accordingly in an instant. Therefore your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format. | The most important point in organizing your bookmarks is their labelling. In stressful situations you have to be able to recognize the right bookmark and use it accordingly in an instant. Therefore your bookmark labels need to have a standard, easily recognizable format. | ||
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You may use folders to organize your bookmarks - however you need to realize that while the bookmarks themselves are securely stored on the server, the folders you create are only saved locally on your machine. This means that you can loose the folders if your computer ever crashes, or you otherwise loose it. That's why it is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future. | You may use folders to organize your bookmarks - however you need to realize that while the bookmarks themselves are securely stored on the server, the folders you create are only saved locally on your machine. This means that you can loose the folders if your computer ever crashes, or you otherwise loose it. That's why it is important to create - and use - an efficient way to label your bookmarks from the beginning. You will thank yourself in the future. | ||
Before | Before labelling your bookmarks, you should familiarize yourself with the information stored with your bookmarks in the Places tab of the People & Places window. | ||
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Avoid using these details in your bookmarks to simplify their labels. Also, you can arrange the location of the columns according to your choice. | Avoid using these details in your bookmarks to simplify their labels. Also, you can arrange the location of the columns according to your choice. | ||
====Example | |||
====Example: the Agony style==== | |||
In this subsection we will discuss and summarize the [http://www.agony-unleashed.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.17 Agony Unleashed style]. This style may seem a bit complex at first, but after some practice it becomes very clear and easy to recognize and use. | In this subsection we will discuss and summarize the [http://www.agony-unleashed.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.17 Agony Unleashed style]. This style may seem a bit complex at first, but after some practice it becomes very clear and easy to recognize and use. | ||
This is not a complete documentation of the style - please refer to the [http://www.agony-unleashed.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.17 original article] for details. | |||
Basicly, the Agony style is based around the concept of using different brackets to define the type of the bookmark (the object or place relates to.) Some of the brackets used in the style contain multiple characters - so-called composite brackets. The different brackets are as follows: | |||
{| style="text-align:left" | |||
!Type !! Brackets | |||
|- | |||
| Station || '''[''' ''label'' ''']''' | |||
|- | |||
| Planet || '''(''' ''label'' ''')''' | |||
|- | |||
| POS || '''{''' ''label'' '''}''' | |||
|- | |||
| Cargo can || '''<''' ''label'' '''>''' | |||
|- | |||
| Safespot || '''<nowiki>|--</nowiki>''' ''label'' '''<nowiki>--|</nowiki>''' | |||
|- | |||
| Tactical || '''<nowiki>|></nowiki>''' ''label'' '''<nowiki><|</nowiki>''' | |||
|} | |||
Appart from the brackets, the style uses two special symbols. The <span style="color:olive">@</span> symbol is used to describe distance from the preceding object, and the <span style="color:olive">%</span> symbol is used to describe the alignment of the bookmark. | |||
=====Stations===== | |||
Station bookmarks, undock bookmarks and instant warp-out bookmarks use the following syntax: | |||
<span style="color:olive">Tag [Prefix: Planet-Moon-Suffix @Distance]</span> | |||
* Tag can be <span style="color:olive">IWO</span> (for Instant Warp-Out bookmarks) or <span style="color:olive">UNDOCK</span> - or otherwise omitted | |||
* Prefix is up to you (optional) | |||
* Planet is the planet number in roman format | |||
* Moon is the nearest moon (omit it if there's no moon) | |||
* Suffix is the abbreviated name of the station | |||
So, for example, the Eve Uni Aldrat HQ station bookmark would be labelled: | |||
<span style="color:olive">[E-UNI: IX-PTS]</span> | |||
An instant warp-out at 2000km away from the HQ would look like this: | |||
<span style="color:olive">IWO [E-UNI: IX-PTS @2000KM]</span> | |||
And an undock bookmark at 2500m would be: | |||
<span style="color:olive">UNDOCK [E-UNI: IX-PTS @2500M]</span> | |||
=====Safespots===== | |||
Mid-point safespots use the following syntax: | |||
<span style="color:olive"><nowiki>|-- Object - Object --|</nowiki></span> | |||
A mid point safespot between Algogille and Pakhshi gates in Renyn would look like this: | |||
<span style="color:olive"><nowiki>|-- Algogille - Pakhshi --|</nowiki></span> | |||
Un-aligned safespots use the following syntax: | |||
<span style="color:olive"><nowiki>|--Number: Object @Distance --|</nowiki></span> | |||
* Number is the number of the safespot in a system | |||
* Object is the closest celestial object | |||
An un-aligned safespot 10AU from the Jark gate could look like this: | |||
<span style="color:olive"><nowiki>|--02: Jark @10AU --|</nowiki></span> | |||
|-- | A spot 8AU from the HQ would be: | ||
<span style="color:olive"><nowiki>|--07: [IX-PTS] @8AU --|</nowiki></span> | |||
And an un-aligned safespot 2AU from the seventh planet in the system could look like this: | |||
<span style="color:olive"><nowiki>|--04: (VII) @2AU --|</nowiki></span> | |||
====Example: a simpler system==== | |||
An example for an Instant Warp-out bookmark for Eve Uni Aldrat HQ: | |||
<span style="color:olive">IWO IX PTS @1200km</span> | |||
Or for an undock bookmark for Caldari Business Tribunial: | |||
<span style="color:olive">UNDOCK VIII-1 CBT</span> | |||
A | A safespot 16AU from the seventh planet in the system: | ||
<span style="color:olive">SS VII @16AU</span> | |||
====Important | A safespot 21AU away from the Balle gate: | ||
<span style="color:olive">SS Balle @21AU</span> | |||
====Important==== | |||
Define you own style and stick with it to avoid any future confusion between your bookmarks! | Define you own style and stick with it to avoid any future confusion between your bookmarks! | ||
Try not to use information already available in the Places tab for bookmark labels, and keep it as simple as possible because you may need to find your bookmark in an instant in case of an emergency or a strict situation. | ====Tips & Tricks==== | ||
* Try not to use information already available in the Places tab for bookmark labels, and keep it as simple as possible because you may need to find your bookmark in an instant in case of an emergency or a strict situation. | |||
* You can sort your bookmarks according to their jump distance. This way they will be available on top of the list. The bookmarks in the current system are always highlighted with green to help you separate them from the others. | |||
You may | * You may reach your bookmarks through the right-click menu while in space. Only the bookmarks in the current system will show up in this menu. | ||
===Bookmark | ===Bookmark folders=== | ||
Using folders is the simplest way to organize your bookmarks. But as said, if you change computers or somehow have to reinstall your client, you will lose all the folders. Other than that you can use folders to arrange you bookmark according to your style. | |||
[[File:Folders.jpg]] | [[File:Folders.jpg]] | ||
When you use the right- | ====Tips & Tricks==== | ||
* When you use the right-click menu to reach your bookmarks in space, you will also see your folders there (only those containing bookmarks in the current system though.) | |||
* Bookmarks in the root folder (not in any of your folders) are extremely easy to access in space - use this to your advantage. | |||
===Sharing & Copying Bookmarks=== | |||
You can share your bookmarks with others in-game, but in most situations this is not recommended. Acquiring bookmarks is difficult, and if you share your safespots they will become public and compromised. If you share your bookmarks with your corpmates consider these as being compromised. | |||
====Copying Bookmarks==== | |||
To copy your bookmarks, open the Places tab and select all the bookmarks you want to copy. Multiple selections can be made by using the shift key for in-between selection or ctrl for one-by-one selection - however, you can only copy five at a time. You can only copy your bookmarks to your station hangar or cargo hold. | |||
Hold the shift key while clicking and dragging the bookmarks to your hangar or the ship's hold. This will copy your bookmarks. | |||
==== | ====Sharing Bookmarks==== | ||
You can share your bookmarks through trade and contracting in a station or through cans in space. Once you receive bookmarks you will see them in your cargo hold or Items window. Dragging and dropping them into your Places tab will add them to your bookmarks. | |||
=====Important===== | |||
If you think that a bookmark may be compromised, or you share it with your mates and then separate from them for any reason, just trash it. Also trash the bookmarks you used with a fleet, because everyone in that fleet learned them. Paranoia can be very healthy in this regard. | |||
=====Tips & Tricks | =====Tips & Tricks===== | ||
You can recycle your compromised or old bookmarks. Use the mid-safe technique that was described above in the | You can recycle your compromised or old bookmarks. Use the mid-safe technique that was described above in the safespot section, but this time use your safespots rather than celestials to take mid-points. In this way you will be able to generate more unaligned safespots from your older ones. | ||
==Conclusion:== | ==Conclusion:== | ||