UI notification when F4 (Display Ship Labels) Toggled

[Rabada]

I think that this would be a pretty simple request. Simply put, I would like a simple way to visually tell whether or not ship labels are toggled via the F4 button. I can recall a couple times during a rendezvous I was unable to see a ship icon even though my target was nearby, and I wasn't sure if I either I accidentally pressed f4 and the ship labels were not being displayed, or I simply needed to keep looking for the icon. I would think that the easiest and least obtrusive way to accomplish this would be a simple text notification beneath the altimeter similiar whenever F4 is pressed, something like this I mocked up in paint. 

 

 

 

Edit: Is this the correct forum for this kind of post?

Edited August 31, 2016 by Rabada

[Alshain]

1 hour ago, Rabada said:

Edit: Is this the correct forum for this kind of post?

Yes it is. 

As for the idea, I think there should be a confirmation for anything that isn't obviously apparent.  As you mentioned that is the case for this but also Action Group toggles should be notified (animations, like solar panels, can be slow and not very apparent).

[Corona688]

I didn't know this option existed and think I've been fighting it so something which reminded me of it would certainly have been useful for me.

[Rabada]

11 hours ago, Corona688 said:

I didn't know this option existed and think I've been fighting it so something which reminded me of it would certainly have been useful for me.

It has to be fairly common to accidentally hit F4 when you mean to hit F5 to quicksave. I've noticed several newer players on twitch having this issue.