Talk:Interface

-- 19:09, 28 February 2006 (CST)While I think having the article is a very good thing, I think "Heads Up Display" isn't the preferred term in GW. We might keep it as redirect, but the terms used ingame and in the online manual are "Interface" (GUI) or simply "Screen". -- 21:08, 27 February 2006 (CST)


 * I agree. I much prefer "Game screen" or so. --Karlos 21:53, 27 February 2006 (CST)


 * For reference, the old Online Manual page in question can be found here. Again, "interface" and "screen" are the terms used here. I'd suggest we move the article to Interface, and leave possible alternative names as redirects. Okay? -- 22:37, 27 February 2006 (CST)


 * Also note that the category is called Category:User Interface. The names of the article and category should match. -- 00:44, 28 February 2006 (CST)


 * As a software guy, I'll tell you that "User Interface" is not just the screen, it's how the user interacts with the program. This is why command line parameters are listed there even though they are not "on the screen" per se. I prefer Screen or "Game Screen" because they are more user friendly terms than "Interface" which may not intuitively strike not-so-literate computer users as being the game screen. Game Screen is preferred to screen because it's more explicit in what it's referring to. --Karlos 09:36, 28 February 2006 (CST)


 * Game Screen sounds best to me. Clear, easy to understand, something even my technologically impaired mother could understand.  --Rainith 10:06, 28 February 2006 (CST)


 * I'd prefer Interface. It is a common term in gaming, and I think most gamers understand it. While most of the article will be about the GUI (the "screen"), we should also mention the CLI (command line interface) in the article. It may not be obvious to everyone that the chat window also serves as command line console.
 * Once the article is renamed and cleaned, we should replace the current link to the category on the Main Page with a link to the article.
 * If a majority prefers "(game) screen", I can live with that too, but I'd prefer if we'd keep it short and leave away the "game". Just plain Screen. But that's a minor detail, really. :) -- 19:09, 28 February 2006 (CST)
 * I agree with Tetris (big surprise!). Interface, or perhaps even User Interface (to separate it from, eg., Login Interface). 19:14, 28 February 2006 (CST)

Vote on Article Name
And thus we come to another showdown between the Republicans and the Democrats... What name should this article (talking about the different elements in the game screen) hold?
 * Heads Up Display (or HUD):
 * Interface: Tetris L, Bishop
 * User Interface: Ravious, Barek, Havral Glommon, Xeeron, 130.58, Stabber, FireFox
 * Screen:
 * Game screen: Karlos Rainith Shandy
 * Graphical User Interface (or GUI): Ishmaeel
 * Gameplay Interface (as opposed to Login Interface, Character Selection/Creation Interface): Si Tacuisses

Please sign your name behind the choice you like. If your choice is not listed, please add it at the bottom. --Karlos 21:40, 28 February 2006 (CST)


 * Are multiple votes allowed? I don't care much if it's plain "Interface" or if a Game(play)/Graphical/User/whatever is added as prefix. -- 23:28, 28 February 2006 (CST)
 * I concur. Vanilla interface is my favorite, but most prefixes will do. Game Screen, however, is right out (in part because it means something completely different). --Bishop 00:29, 1 March 2006 (CST)