What XML code would make a gauge go black when AC is cold and dark

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What XML code would make a gauge go black when AC is cold and dark

Postby Tech Diver » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:01 pm

Several weeks ago I posed this question in the general FSX forum. My problem is that when engines are not running and the battery is off, the gauges in some planes (like the CRJ-700) become transparent and reveal erroneous graphics. See this other post:

http://205.252.250.26/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1268422307/0#0

Some gauges still display data when shut down which is also bad. My question is what section of the XML gauge file is invoked when the cockpit is cold and dark.

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Re: What XML code would make a gauge go black when AC is cold and dark

Postby nrev » Sat May 01, 2010 7:25 am

Have a look at the Display in the 747-400 & the effect the main power switch has using the local keys in the gauges
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Re: What XML code would make a gauge go black when AC is cold and dark

Postby Tech Diver » Sun May 02, 2010 10:01 pm

Thank you nrev, but I have already solved the problem and have release a major bug fix for both the A321 and CRJ-700 panel/gauges (see panel section of the FSX downloads). I now fully understand how all the gauges work and I will be releasing bug fixes for other FSX stock aircraft.

By the way, the 747 gauges use a completely different approach. They do not draw a default gauge background and instead use the entire panel background image to show the dark cockpit. The A321 and CRJ-700 have holes in the panel and must display a dark gauge to cover them up.

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