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adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:45 amby sonic
When adding a guage to your panel and the read me says to put it were you want it. ummmm ok, what. the panel.cgf file under [00] I changed the guage to the next guage number in line and the thing shows up in the game but right smack in the middle of my Vertical Speed indicator. SO is there anyway of knowing were your putting it or is it just trial and error.
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:13 amby Brett_Henderson
Look at all the other gauges in the config file. You'll see a set of numbers after each.
The first two numbers are the starting coordinates for the upper-left edge of the gauge. I there are only those two numbers.. the gauge goes in at default size. If there's a third number.. it's the diameter of a round gauge (or both length and width of a non-round gauge). A third AND fourth number determines the width and length of the gauge.
All these coordinates are X,Y
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:30 amby Hagar
If you're interested in modifying panels try CfgEdit from the Panel Design section. It can't read the later XML gauges but otherwise works perfectly well with FS9 panels.
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:44 amby sonic
I really like this little thing its called runway info it puts a little rectangle box on your panel click it, brings up a little box type in airport code and it shows all the runways ILS, obs etc... then the cool part double click the runway and it sets you freq. for you.
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:57 amby _526th_Fireman
I like that little "RWY INFO" gauge too. Been using it forever.
Added it to all my stock panels and my reworked mini panel.
Very handy little gauge.
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:09 amby Hagar
That gauge looks good. I might try it myself. If it's in the conventional GAU format CfgEdit should be able to handle it.
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:24 amby sonic
your right Hager CfgEdit this is great thanks.
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:47 amby commoner
I like that little "RWY INFO" gauge too. Been using it forever.
Added it to all my stock panels and my reworked mini panel.
Very handy little gauge.
...A good idea the RWY INFObut I had a lot of trouble with it...sometimes wouldn't open when I wanted and I found some of the ILS frequencies were wrong....check out Meigs for instance, it put the wrong frequency in for me......You can change the data file of course but how many others are wrong I wondered, so got rid of it...commoner
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:15 amby sonic
yea It worked great at first then it locked up and wouldnt open for about 20 seconds. what is the quickest way to get ILS info.
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:00 pmby commoner
[quote]yea It worked great at first then it locked up and wouldnt open for about 20 seconds.
Re: adding panels positions
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:57 pmby sonic
How about this one, the chart viewer 5 available here.
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004utilities4.htm
Re: adding panels positions
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Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:46 amby commoner
..I use this site on the web. http://fscharts.com/ and have a link to it from the kneeboard .You have to register but it is free.....commoner