Update on Future UI Changes.

[Mychael]

All-in-all, this is the best news I've heard in a long time! :] Has anyone ever wondered how the CRs determine who gets to post good/bad news? :P "Oh, here's this memo from Yoshi. He wants us to post information on the World Merge--I'm going to lunch! Good luck!"

I have some weird questions about customization, because I'm of a minority (probably?) that likes to have most things bound to keyboard shortcuts and hide the clickable buttons (including action bars), choose the smallest text size, and have the vast majority of my screen open to graphics. :]

I know Rukk said in my thread about the Goobbue horn that it was being discussed to make icons be hideable on the micro-menu, but that it would be difficult for the dev team--has any decision been made? Also, what about hiding it alltogether? ^^ If we can hide individual icons can the ones that "notify" you be hidden unless active (like the mail icon will disappear unless you have a new message)?

Will it be possible to shrink the HP/MP/ENM bars to about half of their size in the screenshot? Can we place a maximum width on the party's status effects that will scale the icons down after they reach it, or truncate the eldest effects?

Can we switch the direction that the party list will expand to (being able to build a list that starts at the bottom and grows upward OR a list that starts at the top and grows downward)? Can we select which side the buffs will show on and whether they align right or left? T _T So I can put party members on either side of the screen. ^^ Also, can we hide our own large HP bar now, since we'll be able to see it in the party list?

Can we choose to hide the inventory bags or replace them with one button per bag, as opposed to showing each inventory slot?

Also, will we be able to select a smaller text size for the chat log/quest information?

And can there be an auto-hide option on the chat log like in XI, where a line will vanish and the chat log will shrink after displaying for X seconds?