Want to switch between 2 Uis but need info....
 

Hello, I have a quick question;

I have my own custom UI with little bits of everyone's great mods thrown togther and it works fantasic.

However, I also want to download a complete custom UI from the complete sets section, well....

My question is:

1.) How do I do it so that I can change between 2 different UIs whenever I want?

I think Sony was suppossed to make it simple like in EQ1 by having a /loadui command, but as far as I am aware, it does not work

I am sure the answer is probably something to do with the EQ2.ini file, but I am a novice with this stuff and would be very appreciative if someone with expreience in this area could maybe e-mail me or provate message me and let me know how I can switch between 2 different custom UIs...

P.S. -->

An example would be my regular custom UI for most of my toons, but I want to use the Complete Set ui with the druidic leaves on it for my druid, how would I do that?

Thank You

What I did is wrote a MS Access runtime that allows me to switch between to styles of Layouts. This also allows me to choose if I want two different sets of UI's that may use different sets of pieces.

The methods I used is a bit complicated to set up. And I KNOW is not the easiest or the best, but I do not have access to VB or any other language atm, so I just used, MS Access 2003, Batch files and a lot of my time.

ANYWHO... it works for me.

My Access file allows the choice, the batch files copy which INIs need to be in place for EQ2 to run the appropiate mod directory.

Here is a pic of my Access runtime:
You click on the mini pic to load whichever UI Layout/Mod Directory you want for that session. After, EQ2Map Update runs and then from there you can enter EQ2 with the choice of layout and mods you wanted.

Looking at the screenshot, notice Left minipic has the layout DIFFERENT than the Right PIC. Again, the two different UI seeting can also be TWO different SETS of interface pieces.


I really want to convert this to a VB file, but I need to get myself a copy of the VB program. I think I have one laying around, just do not know where I put the CDs. I have somne REAL good ideas and plans for this program I want to write as well. THe Access part is just a temp fix till I do find my CDs or go buy VB again.

What about Ger's [Beta] UI Switcher v0.75?

http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=3528

Ger's utility is fast and easy :) i use it all the time now to "switch"

However I do find depechenode's version very interesting looking at the screenshot and MS Access is a real pig to work with to do somthing like that.

Gratz on that one depechenode ;)

Thanx for all the input...
 

Well, I first want to thank all of you for the advice and information, I greatly appreciate it.

*** I love his idea and program as well, but, unfortunately... I am not skilled enough to write something like that, and would end up screwing something up..lol

*** I guess that leaves me with the option of trying out the beta switcher mod. Hopefully, that will do what I want it to and with little trouble.

EQ2 really needs to make this simple (that's an oxymoron) like they did for EQ1 where you could easily switch. In EQ1, I must have had at least 6 different UIs and all you had to do, if I remeber correctly, was to type /loadui and a list of your saved UIs would come up. Then, you simply selected one and that was that... oh well, I will not hold my breath...hehe

*** Anyhow, thanx again for the input