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flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2005 9:30 am
by tomtombaz
hi i have a simple problem that some off you may have come accross and may now how to fix
the problem is as follows

i used to be able to put mouse on the aircraft during chose aircraft page and drag aircraft round to view from different angles also on create flight page but now my mouse passes behind the aircraft window so i can not move the aircraft arround
all i can think is i have put some freeware and payware aircraft and add ons onto flightsim and wonder if one of these are at fault would be gratefull for a fix
thanks

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2005 9:38 am
by jrpilot
I have that problem, but I don't think it is a problem, I think that is how MSFS9 is, unlike MSFS8 were you could do that.

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2005 12:32 pm
by Apex
I don't think that's a problem either, my FS04 has done the same thing since Day One.  FS02 allows dragging on the marquee, but FS04 does not, the cursor just disapears.  I distinctly remember noticing that right after I installed FS04. Really annoying, it's nice to be able tyo twirl your aircraft and inspect when repainting, but that's life in the sometimes mysterious MS business.  

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2005 1:30 pm
by TSC.
Not a FS9 problem, I can twirl the birds around on the 'choose aircraft' screen:
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But I do seem to remember that it DID stop doing it at the beginning of the year, but since then I have re-installed FS9.

TSC.

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2005 1:49 pm
by Joe_D
You have to be in window mode to tun the aircraft (on the choose aircraft screen) with a mouse.
It has always been like this in FS-9 since day one.  :)

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2005 1:53 pm
by TSC.
aaahhhhhhh, that explains a lot!!! I've never noticed that - that's why I couldn't understand it when mine stopped doing it for a while.

Nice one Joe - mystery solved.

TSC.

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Mon May 16, 2005 4:53 pm
by Springer6
Can you give us an idiots guide on how to get into  "window " mode ?

Can't wait to find out, as this problem has perplexed me for ages . Sometimes mouse dragging works , sometimes it doesn't

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2005 9:59 am
by phantom1
Try Alt + Enter...........



Alan

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2005 5:05 pm
by Springer6
Thanks that works .  :)

Funny that F2K2 had no such requirement

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2005 8:24 am
by phantom1
I think you'll find that flight sim 2002 used the same keys. I just loaded it and refreshed my memory. ;)

Alan

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:51 pm
by Springer6
My version of FS2002 ( Professional version) must be different .

Just tried it and you can mouse drag aircraft whether in full screen of window mode.

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2005 4:02 pm
by 4_Series_Scania
You have to be in window mode to tun the aircraft (on the choose aircraft screen) with a mouse.
It has always been like this in FS-9 since day one.  :)


You sure about that?

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Perhaps, I'm a freak ???  ;D

Re: flightsim 2004 not working correctly

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:20 pm
by Springer6
so what's the correct method?