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How do you add side views to ypur panels?

I was trying to be bold, so...I  copied some side views from a panel folder to the  panel I wanted to use the side views  but that didnt work.

I guess it is possible to add side views to panels we download w/o them.  can anyone please tell me how this is done.

One more question.  I saw somewhere that if I edited the traffic.bgl It could be possible to see  more aircraft on the  airports

How is this done?  and  is there a more practical way to do this also?

Can't help with the side view question, but in order to edit the traffic.bgl, you need a program like Lee Swordy's Traffic Tools, on the downloads page. Then you might also think about real world AI traffic, using something like the downloads at www.projectai.com.

From there, the world's your lobster ...

How do you add side views to ypur panels

Look at a default plane such as the 737-400. Take a look at the views bmps in the panel folder and how the panel.cfg is constructed.

If you can't work it out for yourself from that my advice is to leave it alone.

1_ first find proper BMP pics for each view (you can find them from other panels)
2_ open the panel.CFG (find it in panel folder) with any text editor.
3_ in [Window Titles] section you should add new Fixed Windows and assign a number for each view and also the name of the BMP pic in front of it, for example "Fixed Window30=FORWARD_LEFT" ,like below:

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main
Window01=GPS
Window02=THROTTLE_PANEL
Window03=New Window Title Here

Fixed Window30=FORWARD_LEFT
Fixed Window31=FORWARD_RIGHT
Fixed Window32=RIGHT
Fixed Window33=REAR_LEFT
Fixed Window34=REAR_RIGHT
Fixed Window35=REAR
Fixed Window36=LEFT
Fixed Window37=FORWARD_UP

4_ then go to [VIEW] section and inter a line for each view. type it in this way:
"VIEW_(the name of the BMP pic)_WINDOWs=(the numberof Fixed Window in [Window Titles] section)" ,like below:

[VIEWS]
view_forward_WINDOWS=MAIN_PANEL,TOP_PANEL,THROTTLE_PANEL,
VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=-1.0, 0.0, 0.0

VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_WINDOWS=31

VIEW_RIGHT_WINDOWS=32

VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_WINDOWS=34

VIEW_REAR_WINDOWS=35

VIEW_REAR_LEFT_WINDOWS=33

VIEW_LEFT_WINDOWS=36

VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_WINDOWS=30

VIEW_FORWARD_UP_WINDOWS=37

5_ finally go to the end of the panel.CFG file and add one section for each view ,do it like below:

[Fixed Window30]
file=FORWARD_LEFT.bmp
position=7
visible=0
ident=30
render_3d_window=1
window_size= 1.000, 1.000
window_pos= 0.000, 0.000
 
you should type the name of the BMP file in front of "file=" and inter the name of the window in front of "ident="
and do this for each Fixed Window.it is very important that the names of the BMP pics in the panel.CFG file must be the same as them in the panel folder.  
you dont have to type each line , just follow the pattern and copy these lines from other panel.CFG that has side views and then modify it.

Thanks a lot Mohtcat  ;D

I'll give it a try

Yeepeee!

 Great !!!!!  I now have sideview panels!!  thnks mohtcat!!!

Just some last questions ok

Mohtcat reading very carefully your post, and then going to my panel.cfg

I saw no "fixed Windows" I only had till window04 ....so what i did was just to add it below   like this

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS
Window03=Throttle
Window04=Fuel Panel

Fixed Window05=rear_left
Fixed Window06=Forward_left
Fixed Window07=left
Fixed Window08=rear_right
Fixed Window09=back
Fixed Window10=forward_right
Fixed Window11=right
is that ok?

i also didnt have any "[view]" section, so I just typed it iin just like this:

[VIEWS]
view_forward_windows=Main_Panel,Throttle_panel,view_forward_dir=-1.0,0.0,0.0

view_rear_left_windows=05

view_Forward_left_windows=06

view_left_windows=07

view_rear_right=08

view_back_windows=09

view_forward_right_windows=10

view_right_windows=11

Mohcat: I also changed the name of my sideview  .bmp because i was  afraid to confuse the file  because the file names originally where named like this:
md87.r135.bmpfiles  
md87.r180.bmp
md87.l135.bmp
md87.l45.bmp
and wasnt sure if the two dots where goin to confuse the file

Mohcat.. I ask you this because also  when i move my hat button on my joystick, to  the right (for example) I see my right view alright; but when i go back the the forward view, the right view seems to stick on the forward view.

Although I get rid of it just by pushing my hat button up.

This is not really a problem, because its easy to solve, and besides thanks to you I now have sideviews  wich is what i wanted in the first place;

But i would be nice if there is a fix for this


Thanks again and llokin forward for your response

JC

Glad that helped
you did well,actually its not your fault .i also had had such problem with some panels befor i'd upgraded my PC (changing my graphic card as well) ,but after that it became ok,so i guess that ,it is because of your graphic card or size of memory , maybe with a more powerful graphic card or greater size of memory it wont happen again.

Well  Its now workin OK!

You know what i did????


Well  I also followed Rollerball's Advised!  (thanks Rollerball),  but I opened the panel.cfg  not of a default 737....instead I opened the panel.cfg of the panel I wanted the sideviews  and just copied (according to the structure you gave me) the section to the panel.cfg   and the .bmp also

And EUREKA!!!!!

Thanks!  I could not have done it w/o you guys (2)

Now I can fly Happy with my favorite aircraft.