Money transfer in space for mission?

[impaktor]

@impaktor, I think you should reopen #3069 unless there's another issue already for ship-to-ship comms(?)

#3070
+1, :)

[FluffyFreak]

So what's the best way of handling this then?

I'd prefer us to use the new UI if we can, even if at first it has to work like the space station UI where it goes fullscreen and is tabbed - on the principle of : make it work, then make it work well.

We can handle docking separately, so ship-to-ship comms should probably come first. That gives us a reason for docking whereas docking would demand comms ;)
Also docking might eventually be superfluous as Elite:Dangerous has demonstrated with it's cargo pods and fuel rats seeming to cover most of their needs.

Are the space station comms a reasonable template?

[clausimu]

Interesting video. Definitely better than my current way: "beaming" :)

Somehow I thought someone was already working on tabbed comms that drop down from the top and take up ~1/3 of the screen. But I can't find the thread right now. May have been mockups that I remember. If there is nothing in place (or in the works) right now I would agree with FluffyFreak.

[impaktor]

robn said it would be easy to have NewUI windows outside of spacestation context (I think), so it should be do-able.

So we would have the (still) oldUI F4 screen where, when a ship is selected, it would be possible to contact it, and that would open up a NewUI dialogue box. (I don't see any need for tabs or stuff.) Just very much like the dialogue boxes when accepting missions from the BBS.

Somehow I thought someone was already working on tabbed comms that drop down from the top and take up ~1/3 of the screen.

You're thinking about the comms which was abandoned, but maybe(?) being picked up again by demolitions.

I suggest asking rob how he would go about it, what steps are needed, unless it's clear to someone else?