Varius Arcturus' Overview Guide: Difference between revisions

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This preset is mainly for use with your directional scanner so that the scanner displays only probes!

#Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Open Overview Settings'''.

1. Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Open Overview Settings'''.

#Go to '''Filters > Types''' and, at the bottom of the window, '''Deselect all'''.

2. Go to '''Filters > Types''' and, at the bottom of the window, '''Deselect all'''.

#Save the settings as '''7-Probes'''.

3. Save the settings as '''7-Probes'''.

#Select '''Export Overview Settings'''. Uncheck all overviews except '''7-Probes''' and export this empty overview to a file: 7-probes. The file will be saved, e.g. in C:\Documents and Settings\<you>\My Documents\EVE\Overview\7-probes.xml.

4. Select '''Export Overview Settings'''. Uncheck all overviews except '''7-Probes''' and export this empty overview to a file: 7-probes. The file will be saved, e.g. in C:\Documents and Settings\<you>\My Documents\EVE\Overview\7-probes.xml.

~~#Edit~~ the file ~~manually~~ with Wordpad (or any editor~~) and add these three lines to~~ the ~~empty~~ <groups> ~~section~~:

5. Open the file with Wordpad, NotePad, TextEdit, or any other text editor. You will see the following:

#* <group id="479"/>

<pre>

#* <group id="492"/>

#* <group id="548"/>

#Select '''Import Overview Settings''' and import the edited file 7-probes. Name the overview setting '''7-Probes'''.

</profile>

</pre>

6. Manually edit it to read as follows:

<pre>

</groups>

</profile>

</pre>

Remember that you are manipulating XML, here, so the distinction between <groups/> and </groups> is important. The <groups/> tag, with the slash at the end, indicates that the "groups" set is empty. However, a <groups> tag followed later on by a </groups> tag (with the slash at the beginning of the word) indicates that the "groups" set is not empty. Confusing <groups/> and </groups> will cause the XML to be invalid, and EVE Online will simply say "File not valid" when you try to import the Overview settings.

7. Select '''Import Overview Settings''' and import the edited file 7-probes. Name the overview setting '''7-Probes'''.

For mission runners, you would use your Missions preset on one tab and, on another tab, select this Probes preset. The probes tab will display probes on grid, but, more importantly, you use this tab in conjunction with your directional scanner to display cleanly all probes within the tremendous range of your d-scanner. Select the '''Use Active Overview Settings''' checkbox on your d-scanner and flip to your Probes tab. Press Scan and voila! You see only probes on the d-scanner display. If you see combat probes, sisters combat probes or deep space probes, you know immediately that you are at risk of being scanned out.

It is possible to add scan probes to your existing filters by exporting the filters that you want to modify and, for each <profile name="something"> tag, adding <group id="479"/> and <group id="492"/> and <group id="548"/> to each profile, then reimporting the filters into the game.

=Setting Up Bracket Presets=

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 This preset is mainly for use with your directional scanner so that the scanner displays only probes!
-#Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Open Overview Settings'''.
+. Click the '''white triangle''' and select '''Open Overview Settings'''. <br/>
-#Go to '''Filters > Types''' and, at the bottom of the window, '''Deselect all'''.
+. Go to '''Filters > Types''' and, at the bottom of the window, '''Deselect all'''. <br/>
-#Save the settings as '''7-Probes'''.
+. Save the settings as '''7-Probes'''.  <br/>
-#Select '''Export Overview Settings'''. Uncheck all overviews except '''7-Probes''' and export this empty overview to a file: 7-probes.  The file will be saved, e.g. in C:\Documents and Settings\<you>\My Documents\EVE\Overview\7-probes.xml.
+. Select '''Export Overview Settings'''. Uncheck all overviews except '''7-Probes''' and export this empty overview to a file: 7-probes.  The file will be saved, e.g. in C:\Documents and Settings\<you>\My Documents\EVE\Overview\7-probes.xml. <br/>
-#Edit the file manually with Wordpad (or any editor) and add these three lines to the empty <groups> section:
+. Open the file with Wordpad, NotePad, TextEdit, or any other text editor.  You will see the following:
-#* <group id="479"/>
+<pre>
-#* <group id="492"/>
+<profile name="7 - probes">
-#* <group id="548"/>
+     <groups/>
-#Select '''Import Overview Settings''' and import the edited file 7-probes.  Name the overview setting '''7-Probes'''.
+     <filteredStates/>
+     <ewarFilters/>
+</profile>
+</pre>
+. Manually edit it to read as follows:
+<pre>
+<profile name="7 - probes">
+     <groups>
+          <group id="479"/>
+          <group id="492"/>
+          <group id="548"/>
+     </groups>
+     <filteredStates/>
+     <ewarFilters/>
+</profile>
+</pre>
+Remember that you are manipulating XML, here, so the distinction between <groups/> and </groups> is important.  The <groups/> tag, with the slash at the end, indicates that the "groups" set is empty.  However, a <groups> tag followed later on by a </groups> tag (with the slash at the beginning of the word) indicates that the "groups" set is not empty.  Confusing <groups/> and </groups> will cause the XML to be invalid, and EVE Online will simply say "File not valid" when you try to import the Overview settings.<br/>
+. Select '''Import Overview Settings''' and import the edited file 7-probes.  Name the overview setting '''7-Probes'''.
 For mission runners, you would use your Missions preset on one tab and, on another tab, select this Probes preset.  The probes tab will display probes on grid, but, more importantly, you use this tab in conjunction with your directional scanner to display cleanly all probes within the tremendous range of your d-scanner.  Select the '''Use Active Overview Settings''' checkbox on your d-scanner and flip to your Probes tab.  Press Scan and voila!  You see only probes on the d-scanner display.  If you see combat probes, sisters combat probes or deep space probes, you know immediately that you are at risk of being scanned out.
+It is possible to add scan probes to your existing filters by exporting the filters that you want to modify and, for each <profile name="something"> tag, adding <group id="479"/> and <group id="492"/> and <group id="548"/> to each profile, then reimporting the filters into the game.
 =Setting Up Bracket Presets=