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Cockpit "mini" panel

Postby Paintwagon » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:03 pm

How do I get the cockpit "mini" panel to display on other screens besides the cockpit screen??
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Re: Cockpit "mini" panel

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:13 pm

I assume you mean things like the throttle quadrant? There should be on the 2d panel a series of little black squares with grey borders and symbols in the middle. Click on them to bring up the mini-panels ;)
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Re: Cockpit "mini" panel

Postby Paintwagon » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:25 pm

Ozzy, not the throttle quad--while in cockpit view, when "W" is pressed, a mini panel appears. How do I get this mini panel to show in "spot" view or "virtual cockpit" view.. I know that SHIFT+1 will bring up a full cockpit view on any screen...
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Re: Cockpit "mini" panel

Postby pepper_airborne » Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:34 pm

I believe you cant show these gauges in the external views.
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Re: Cockpit "mini" panel

Postby dave3cu » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:52 pm

First look in the 'panel.cfg' file. If, under the [Windows Titles] section, it has an entry 'Windowxx=Mini Panel' (see the default B737_400 panel.cfg for example) you can use it as a template in the following. If not you can make a new window for this purpose.

Create a new [windowxx] section and configure the
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Re: Cockpit "mini" panel

Postby Paintwagon » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:11 pm

Thanks Dave... I'll give that a try......
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