gauge creator..or any program?

[Prowler1111]

Gents:

Is there a program to create gauges...i would like to create some gauges myself, but don

[Ambassador]

I don't think there are any programs avaiable to do this.

[Prowler1111]

I just downloaded it...hmm...do must designers use this method?..i hope the learning curve isn

[Ambassador]

Do most designers create XML guages when they create new guages.  The answer is No.  That is because, that type of guage only works in FS2002 and FS2004 and because .GAU guages have been around much longer.  As for the learning curve, isn't very steep at all (unlike .GAU guages, which take ages to learn).  I hope that answers your questions.

[Prowler1111]

So...what should the bottom line be?
I mean...you do suggest i stick with xml or go another way....i would really like to know about the .gau files and how to make some new gauges...actually ones taht does not have that compability problems.
Besides anything..thanks for your advices..really..i

[Travis]

Are you wanting to design a new gauge to do something that another doesn't already do?  Or are you wanting to make a gauge that just LOOKS different, but has the same function and basic design as another?

Basicly what I mean is: Do you want to change the look of an existing gauge?

If so, there is a utility that can do that.  It takes out the *.bmps that are part of the gauge and makes them into a form you can edit, and then put back into the gauge.  I've messed around with it, and found it quite usefull.  I think the name is GaugeBMP, but I can't remember where I got it from.  Try either here or AVSim.

[Prowler1111]

THAT

[Prowler1111]

well i downloaded it...thenme is gaubmp2, but when i try to run it it comes with a sistem error ad a bunch of numbers..any hints?

Or should i say..how to install it..i folowed the instructions and the same thing comes out..(downloaded twice from diferent places)

best regards

Prowler

[tom22]

Hey
I'm not shure but i think it depends on your
operating System. I use it on windows XP
and it works (sometimes a bit zicky)

[Hagar]

I think you will need one of the VB (Visual Basic) Runtimes installed. [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];vbruntime&[/url]
I don't know which one. It should tell you this in the Readme with the utility.