In-game Notepad

godzil · 10-10-2007, 09:13 PM

This would be great ! I play on my laptop a lot and I don't have a pad of paper and writing instrument with me all of the time . I can use window mode and use Window's notepad but an in game version would be better for writing down addresses for shopping and just general notes and references . I am guessing this has been brought up before but I did not play for years and I rarely visit the boards as I would rather be playing the game than talking about it so I apologize in advance to the board historians .

Bre · 10-10-2007, 10:50 PM

I just keep a shortcut on my pc desktop to Notepad so when I need it I window out of eq2 and type in what I need. If I want a lengthy passage copied verbatim then I just open the folder with my chatlogs (also has a shortcut on my desktop) and cut & paste into the Notepad. This helped me a lot during SoD.

Brega - 70 Ranger Test Server

Barbai · 10-10-2007, 11:30 PM

I just use the macro system myself I throw up a few lines of /say "whatever I need to know" , sure its weird to anyone who passes hearing me say whatever but makes people less likely to bother me with questions as they don't care to deal with crazy people . SMILEY

lancekortesoja · 10-11-2007, 01:09 AM

Barbai wrote:

I just use the macro system myself I throw up a few lines of /say "whatever I need to know" , sure its weird to anyone who passes hearing me say whatever but makes people less likely to bother me with questions as they don't care to deal with crazy people . " />

I do this also with my writs, sometimes press it in a group to get a quick [Removed for Content] or maybe a boot if i'm lucky SMILEY

godzil · 10-12-2007, 03:27 AM

I hear yas - I have notepad on my quicklaunch bar for the purpose of this game but I would still like to see one in game . It would be a nice feature - ya'll would have use for seeing as you are using other work-arounds for note taking . Is it a feature in other in other MMO's you have played ? I do not think I have ever seen it .It does not seem like it would be too hard of a thing to add compared to the work these guys do with games .

Killerbee3000 · 10-12-2007, 06:42 AM

they managed to implement a browser.. so i'm sure technically theres nothing stopping them from integrating a notepad too.... good idea btw.

Casua · 10-12-2007, 07:56 AM

Use Google Docs or one of the other online word processors in the in-game browser.

Fasci · 10-12-2007, 12:47 PM

CasualX wrote:

Use Google Docs or one of the other online word processors in the in-game browser.

That's a great idea. It'd be handy for To-Do lists, as well... for quests, things I want to craft for friends, things I need to harvest, etc. I've used Google Notebook that way for work; why not for EQ?!Thanks for the tip!.

Stabbath · 10-18-2007, 08:07 AM

I just type in text in game, but click the gameworld screen. It keeps what ever you type there. Tracking more than one quest at a time would be nice, like in WoW. More waypoints (that aren't bugged) is a must for this game. Quests are a pain and less fun due to having to visit other sites for tips on what to do each step. PLus on a pvp server, you often get ganked while you're reading away. Or, Sony just needs to give it's players an extra pc to use while playing lol.

Oakleafe · 10-18-2007, 09:30 AM

Fasci@Butcherblock wrote:

CasualX wrote:
Use Google Docs or one of the other online word processors in the in-game browser.
That's a great idea. It'd be handy for To-Do lists, as well... for quests, things I want to craft for friends, things I need to harvest, etc. I've used Google Notebook that way for work; why not for EQ?!Thanks for the tip!.

I just tried this and could not type anything into the Google Doc document I opened in-game, that I had created via a normal browser. Basically I could use the in-game mouse to click buttons in the in-game browser but it would not allow me to place a cursor in the text area to start typing.I opened the in-game browser using:/browser http://docs.google.com/Is this correct? Or are their options of the type of window you can open?Curiously it would let me click buttons, and most responded as expected but I could not open a new Google Doc document.Google Doc works fine for me in a normal browser, just doesn't work for me in the in-game one. Guess I'll stick with using windows.

10-10-2007, 11:30 PM	#3
Barbai Loremaster Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 724	I just use the macro system myself I throw up a few lines of /say "whatever I need to know" , sure its weird to anyone who passes hearing me say whatever but makes people less likely to bother me with questions as they don't care to deal with crazy people . __________________

10-11-2007, 01:09 AM	#4
lancekortesoja Loremaster Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 283	Barbai wrote: I just use the macro system myself I throw up a few lines of /say "whatever I need to know" , sure its weird to anyone who passes hearing me say whatever but makes people less likely to bother me with questions as they don't care to deal with crazy people . " /> I do this also with my writs, sometimes press it in a group to get a quick [Removed for Content] or maybe a boot if i'm lucky __________________ Level 80 Brigand [retried] Level 64 Necromancer [retried] countless other alts May the ones lost in Live Update 13 Rest in Peace.

10-12-2007, 06:42 AM	#6
Killerbee3000 Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: right behind you Posts: 1,802	they managed to implement a browser.. so i'm sure technically theres nothing stopping them from integrating a notepad too.... good idea btw. __________________ Whiskers without loosing Eyes in '08!

10-12-2007, 12:47 PM	#8
Fasci Server: Butcherblock Guild: Tairise Rank: Elder Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 79	CasualX wrote: Use Google Docs or one of the other online word processors in the in-game browser. That's a great idea. It'd be handy for To-Do lists, as well... for quests, things I want to craft for friends, things I need to harvest, etc. I've used Google Notebook that way for work; why not for EQ?!Thanks for the tip!.

10-18-2007, 09:30 AM	#10
Oakleafe Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 704	Fasci@Butcherblock wrote: CasualX wrote: Use Google Docs or one of the other online word processors in the in-game browser. That's a great idea. It'd be handy for To-Do lists, as well... for quests, things I want to craft for friends, things I need to harvest, etc. I've used Google Notebook that way for work; why not for EQ?!Thanks for the tip!. I just tried this and could not type anything into the Google Doc document I opened in-game, that I had created via a normal browser. Basically I could use the in-game mouse to click buttons in the in-game browser but it would not allow me to place a cursor in the text area to start typing.I opened the in-game browser using:/browser http://docs.google.com/Is this correct? Or are their options of the type of window you can open?Curiously it would let me click buttons, and most responded as expected but I could not open a new Google Doc document.Google Doc works fine for me in a normal browser, just doesn't work for me in the in-game one. Guess I'll stick with using windows. __________________ "Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do."

10-10-2007, 09:13 PM	#1
godzil General Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 63	This would be great ! I play on my laptop a lot and I don't have a pad of paper and writing instrument with me all of the time . I can use window mode and use Window's notepad but an in game version would be better for writing down addresses for shopping and just general notes and references . I am guessing this has been brought up before but I did not play for years and I rarely visit the boards as I would rather be playing the game than talking about it so I apologize in advance to the board historians .

10-10-2007, 10:50 PM	#2
Bre General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 366	I just keep a shortcut on my pc desktop to Notepad so when I need it I window out of eq2 and type in what I need. If I want a lengthy passage copied verbatim then I just open the folder with my chatlogs (also has a shortcut on my desktop) and cut & paste into the Notepad. This helped me a lot during SoD. Brega - 70 Ranger Test Server

10-12-2007, 03:27 AM	#5
godzil General Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 63	I hear yas - I have notepad on my quicklaunch bar for the purpose of this game but I would still like to see one in game . It would be a nice feature - ya'll would have use for seeing as you are using other work-arounds for note taking . Is it a feature in other in other MMO's you have played ? I do not think I have ever seen it .It does not seem like it would be too hard of a thing to add compared to the work these guys do with games .

10-12-2007, 07:56 AM	#7
Casua General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5	Use Google Docs or one of the other online word processors in the in-game browser.

10-18-2007, 08:07 AM	#9
Stabbath Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 441	I just type in text in game, but click the gameworld screen. It keeps what ever you type there. Tracking more than one quest at a time would be nice, like in WoW. More waypoints (that aren't bugged) is a must for this game. Quests are a pain and less fun due to having to visit other sites for tips on what to do each step. PLus on a pvp server, you often get ganked while you're reading away. Or, Sony just needs to give it's players an extra pc to use while playing lol.