Changes: Interface

Revision as of 19:24, 28 June 2007

The interface, sometimes called the user interface (UI) or graphical user interface (GUI), of Guild Wars is all the elements on the game screen that allow the player to interact with the game and allow the game to inform the player about events in the game.

To move or remove most elements of the interface, go to the interface tab of the options window. Some window elements in the interface can be freely moved and resized without going through the options.

Elements of the interface

Parts not removable from customization window
- Drop Bundle Button
- Menu
Parts removable from customization window
- Mission status
  - Mission Progress
  - Mission Goal
- Player status
  - Health
  - Energy
  - Experience Bar
  - Skill Bar
  - Skill Warmup
  - Damage Monitor
  - Effects Monitor
  - Upkeep Monitor
  - Weapon Bar
  - Hints
- Location
  - Compass
  - District List
- Communication
  - Chat
  - Trade Button
- Target status
  - Target Display
  - Skill Monitor
- Performance Monitor (outside of Observer Mode)
Windows that open/close from keystrokes
- Party Formation (Press P outside a town)
- Hero Window (H)
- Quest Log (L)
- Map Area (U)
- Inventory (I)
- Inventory Bags (F5 - F8 for separate bags, F9 for every bag)
- Skills and Attributes panel (K)
- Guild Menu (G)
- Friends List (N)
- World Map (M)
- Observer Mode (Press B inside a town or outpost)
- Score Chart (Press O during a PvP/GvG/PvE game)
- PvP Equipment (Press J On Battle Isles)

Windows that open from NPCs
- Storage (Speak to a Xunlai Storage Agent)
- Buy/Sell (Speak to a Merchant or Trader)
- Collector (Speak to a Collector)

Arranging the interface

Many people choose to use the default set up provided by Guild Wars, but many move their displays around to fit how they play. If you find yourself looking at a particular side of the screen by habit, then it is likely most of your most important info should be listed there. If your cursor tends to be in one place more often than others, maybe the party list or chat menu should be there. Changing the interface to optimize your performance can be a difficult task but will make you in theory more responsive.

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+The [[interface]], sometimes called the user interface (UI) or graphical user interface (GUI), of Guild Wars is all the elements on the game screen that allow the player to interact with the game and allow the game to inform the player about events in the game.
+To move or remove most elements of the interface, go to the interface tab of the options window.  Some window elements in the interface can be freely moved and resized without going through the options.
+==Elements of the interface==
+*Parts not removable from customization window
+**Drop Bundle Button
+**[[Menu]]
+*Parts removable from customization window
+**Mission status
+***Mission Progress
+***Mission Goal
+**Player status
+***[[Health]]
+***[[Energy]]
+***[[experience|Experience Bar]]
+***[[Skill Bar]]
+***[[Skill Warmup]]
+***[[Damage Monitor]]
+***[[Effects Monitor]]
+***[[Upkeep Monitor]]
+***[[Weapon Bar]]
+***Hints
+**Location
+***[[Compass]]
+***[[District List]]
+**Communication
+***[[Chat window|Chat]]
+***[[Trade window|Trade Button]]
+**Target status
+***[[Target Display]]
+***[[Skill Monitor]]
+**[[Performance Monitor]] (outside of Observer Mode)
+*Windows that open/close from keystrokes
+**[[Party Formation]] (Press P outside a town)
+**[[Hero Window]] (H)
+**[[Quest Log]] (L)
+**[[Map Area]] (U)
+**[[Inventory]] (I)
+**Inventory Bags (F5 - F8 for separate bags, F9 for every bag)
+**[[Skills and Attributes panel]] (K)
+**[[Guild|Guild Menu]] (G)
+**[[Friends List]] (N)
+**[[World Map]] (M)
+**[[Observer Mode]] (Press B inside a [[town]] or [[outpost]])
+**[[Score Chart]] (Press O during a [[PvP]]/[[GvG]]/[[PvE]] game)
+**[[PvP Equipment]] (Press J On [[Battle Isles]])
+*Windows that open from [[NPC]]s
+**Storage (Speak to a [[Xunlai Agent|Xunlai Storage Agent]])
+**Buy/Sell (Speak to a [[Merchant]] or [[Trader]])
+**Collector (Speak to a [[Collector]])
+==Arranging the interface==
+Many people choose to use the default set up provided by Guild Wars, but many move their displays around to fit how they play. If you find yourself looking at a particular side of the screen by habit, then it is likely most of your most important info should be listed there. If your cursor tends to be in one place more often than others, maybe the party list or chat menu should be there. Changing the interface to optimize your performance can be a difficult task but will make you in theory more responsive.
+[[Category:Glossary]] [[Category:User Interface]]