Detailed list of symbols used in Property Owned

[jm7111]

Is it please possible to have a detailed list, in X4:Wiki or in here, of all the symbols (both in blue and white color) and their meaning, which are used in Property Owned, describing the current activities of ships ??

I can see more than 10 different symbols used in Stations & All Ships tab list (including Station Subordinates and Wings) and in Unassigned ships tab list.
It would be very helpful indeed to know what the game is showing us, in order to better understand the mechanics and to know whether our orders are followed or not.
Furthermore, it would make the game more user-friendly and provide a more real feeling of what is actually going on.

Is it such a big burden for the Devs to provide such a list, I wonder, after such a great effort to make it work as it does ??
It is a pity to make such a detailed and properly working job and not to present it to the user....

[Vertigo 7]

siren is patrol
shield is defend
arrows to the right are escort
cross hair is attack
arrow to the door is escape
arrows to a circle are (down) dock (up) undock
hourglass is wait
shopping basket is trade
arrows down to a point is fly to position
rock is automine
rock with line through it is mining resources
box with up arrow is supply fleet

if you're ever confused about what the symbols mean, look at the ship behavior and it'll have the order's its currently executing at the top of the list.

[jm7111]

Thank you Vertigo for the answer.
Most of the symbols are in fact self-explanatory (I think one or two are still missing from your list).

What is not so obvious is when there are two symbols next to each-other, alternating also in color (blue or white), or one symbol only, but sometimes white and other times blue.

I would also suggest for your list - together with the actual symbols and not only the wording, (which is not easily understandable by non-English speaking users) - to be transferred over to X4:Wiki, so that other interested users might read it, instead of having it scattered in the posts.

You see, there are a lot of negative comments/attitude about the game both in Steam and here, and I believe that one reason for it is that vital info (such as this) is either absent, or hidden/lost within various posts.
And in similar cases, where the mechanics do in fact work properly and are indeed important for providing a richer experience (instead of confusion), proper documentation is either non-existent, sometimes contradictory (due to varying player's interpretation in posts) or incomplete.

I do understand that there is a lot of work to be done, and maybe not so many Devs to accomplish it on time, but for it to be really appreciated by the users (thus improving the positive attitude), it must also be properly documented . Sometimes (if not always, in my opinion) tiny details such as this, play a huge role.

There are a lot of brilliant and pioneering things inside this game, but unfortunately not always properly exposed to the users....

[adeine]

If only we could have tooltips, or at the very least a more useful property list a la Info Centre.