The new UI is going to be entirely soft-coded, so even if the devs don't do this, modders should be able to do it with ease. I have never felt the need for a smaller inventory screen, and if BG:EE allows for quick swapping between two-handed weapons, sword-and-shield, and dual-wielding, I'll be one more reason short to access my inventory during combat.
What @AndreaColombo said with universal 4 weapon (combo a la IWD2?) quickslots and extended quickbar at bottom to show them all then I'd rarely ever need to reach inventory during a fight. Let's see how UI is at release.
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Heck no!
Only reduced, not a full screen i mean xD so that you can see the battle while managing your items
Hmm, not sure how this can be implemented though. It depends on how the new UI will look.
We see what the experts say