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How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:07 amby BFMF
The default panels have little simicons for Radio stack, GPS, throttle quadrants, ect.
What does it take to program my own icon which can open up my own gauges???
Re: How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 4:15 amby Hagar
Hi Andrew. The simicons are XML gauges. You might be able to repaint the existing BMPs to create your own. I've not done this but it's worth a try. Open simicons.cab with WinZip & edit the image in your graphics editor. Save the image in the same size & format (8 bit BMP). WinZip should ask if you wish to update the CAB file with the modified image.
PS. I suggest taking a copy of the gauge & renaming it before attempting to modify it. Then edit individual Panel.cfg files to recognise the new gauge.
Re: How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 5:53 amby BFMF
ok, I extracted a couple of the default simicons, and opened them up, and here's all the text for the GPSIcon.xml
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Re: How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 6:17 amby Hagar
You're missing my point. No need to reconfigure or modify the xml code for the gauge itself. Simply repaint the BMPs. If you use a new name for the gauge, for example simiconsAE.cab, it should not conflict with the original.
Another way would be to rename the modified BMPs & edit the xml code to recognise them.
Re: How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:08 amby BFMF
Ok, I understand that, but what do I need to do to make it open up a fuelgauge window instead of the GPS window???
Re: How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:19 amby BFMF
What I really want is to create a simicon to open up a fuel status gauge I have.
So besides renaming this text into a 'FUEL icon.xml' file & having a little icon bmp in a seperate folder, what will actually cause the icon to bring up my fuel gauge instead of the gps after being clicked?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 7:41 amby Hagar
Ah OK sorry. I'm only a tweaker, not a gauge designer.
The Panel & Gauges SDK might help.
http://zone.msn.com/flightsim/FS02DevDeskSDK00.asp
Re: How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 8:00 amby BFMF
Thanks Doug
Re: How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 10:12 amby TJ_Gumby
Fred Banting (DHC-2 Beaver designer) has been very helpfull to me with airfile tweaking and is also a well known gauge designer. I'm sure he would be more than happy to help you out.
Re: How to create a simicon?
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Thu Sep 11, 2003 11:53 amby Travis
225 (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE)
Okay, since I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about gauge design, I'm gonna take a wild stab in the dark and say that this line might be what changes the function, specifically, the number "225", and then the (> . . .) means "and go to".