New Windows Version User Interface

[Zirael]

I wish it would become possible to copy and paste!!!!!
This would be very difficult to implement, so we would like to prioritize implementing the UI first. Based on our workload after that, we may look into this.

I'm intrigued, does producer Tanaka still use DOS? Copy/Paste is one of the staple PC functions since 1995 (that's almost 20 years ago...), if not earlier. And since we're discussing Windows GUI, this should be here long time ago. Oh, and please don't forget IME for non-JP people!
Also, I recall seeing some funny word-art from /shouts in the past with an obviously copy/pasted text, so it must be possible somehow.
Is it really very difficult to implement copy/paste? Sorry for asking this again, but I'm baffled...

[Zumi]

Oh, and please don't forget IME for non-JP people!

SE can't do this unless they pay MS for licensing fees for the NA and EU versions. The chances of that happening are slim to none given very few people with the NA version would use it.

[Zirael]

SE can't do this unless they pay MS for licensing fees for the NA and EU versions. The chances of that happening are slim to none given very few people with the NA version would use it.

Well, we might count ourselves damn lucky we don't play this game in black and white then. I'm sure technicolor been patented/licenced/trademarked somewhere in the past in the world.
Such excuses would be acceptable if we were to discuss colours of Mercedes cars only.

[Zumi]

Well, we might count ourselves damn lucky we don't play this game in black and white then. I'm sure technicolor been patented/licenced/trademarked somewhere in the past in the world.
Such excuses would be acceptable if we were to discuss colours of Mercedes cars only.

IME is a MS program SE can't use it in their games for free if they did MS would sue them. Being a Software dev them selves no way SE would put it in without going through the proper channels.

So they only paid to license the JP version to save themselves money. Nothing is going to change that.

[Midorikaze]

SE can't do this unless they pay MS for licensing fees for the NA and EU versions. The chances of that happening are slim to none given very few people with the NA version would use it.

Count me among that small crowd. :P

Still, I don't get why/how one big corporation has this monopoly thing going on where only they have the rights to market their program that types in different languages. That's like a copyright on a human language. -_-;;;

[bungiefanNA]

SE can't do this unless they pay MS for licensing fees for the NA and EU versions. The chances of that happening are slim to none given very few people with the NA version would use it.

No, the IME is already built-into Windows for any program to use. The issue isn't that they have to pay MS, it's that on the PS2, the IME is different and does require a license, to a company called ATOK. It's about $60 a user. There's also the additional cost of tech support if someone accidentally hits the key combination to toggle the IME and has no idea how to use it, and is stuck in Japanese text input mode. They figure if you know enough Japanese to type it, you'll install the Japanese client and just read all the Japanese text there.

[Mifaco]

I'm intrigued, does producer Tanaka still use DOS? Copy/Paste is one of the staple PC functions since 1995 (that's almost 20 years ago...), if not earlier. And since we're discussing Windows GUI, this should be here long time ago. Oh, and please don't forget IME for non-JP people!
Also, I recall seeing some funny word-art from /shouts in the past with an obviously copy/pasted text, so it must be possible somehow.
Is it really very difficult to implement copy/paste? Sorry for asking this again, but I'm baffled...

This is more to do with the fact that FFXI is at its core a PS2 game sloppily ported to PC and XBox 360. Consoleitis strikes again!

[Dazusu]

I'm intrigued, does producer Tanaka still use DOS? Copy/Paste is one of the staple PC functions since 1995 (that's almost 20 years ago...),

The game is a PS2 port, it's not native to the windows API.

[SpankWustler]

We have received this request many times before, but there are many issues with this, so we cannot look into this at this time. Similarly, we have no plans to transmit additional data besides what is currently being transmitted between the server and client. Our goal is to improve the operability of what is currently displayed in the current UI. We appreciate your understanding.

[Camiie]

Hello everyone!

I have some comments from Producer Hiromichi Tanaka to share in regards to some questions raised about the new UI.

You poor thing.

Oh, I forgot to mention this. For those who are very comfortable with the old UI, it will be possible to choose between the new and old UIs.
※This is an either-or selection, so it would not be possible to use parts of the new UI.

Fail.

The new UI is geared for keyboard and mouse users, so these new pallets will only be implemented for keyboard and mouse use.

Even more fail.

And they screw it up just like I predicted. Ah well, Boss Tanaka is nothing if not consistent.