Re: Should FlightGear redesign its UI for Next?

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I just come off a sketch in ASCII to show some improvement FG could make,
like naviat says, this is not guarenteed to be final, and I would need to
design a proper prototype in Figma.

Vào Thứ 4, 5 thg 8, 2026 vào lúc 11:07 Israel Emmanuel <
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> I'm sure there are ways to improve on the current launcher UI, but I'm
> not sure what those would be off the top of my head. My advice to you
> would be to write down a list of elements to keep and elements to
> adjust, and then make a prototype UI in something like Figma to
> demonstrate how that might work out.
>
> On 8/4/26 20:58, Philips Nguyen wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am examining the current Qt launcher of FlightGear and considering
> > whether it would be beneficial to redesign its UI for Next.
> >
> > Before doing anything, I just want to make sure that both developers
> > and users are interested in the redesign and figure out what
> > particular aspects of the current launcher created the most issues
> > from a UI or UX perspective.
> >
> > Some points worth evaluating are as follows:
> >
> > * The general navigation and the page layout
> > * The Summary page before the flight
> > * Selecting and searching for an airplane
> > * Setting the environment, location, and settings
> > * Where the Fly button stays
> > * Spacing, typography, responsiveness, and continuity of the visual
> > flow of the UI
> > * Accessibility of the product and its keyboard navigation
> >
> > The objective is not to eliminate any existing functionality or create
> > a new backend for the launcher but rather to make the visual
> > appearance and usability better.
> >
> > What do you think is confusing, old-fashioned, inefficient, or hard to
> > use in the existing version of the launcher?
> >
> > Would a redesign of the launcher be beneficial for Next?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Philips
> >
> >
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