Window zoom ratio

[ivormills]

I find that cockpit views work better for me at 0.75 magnification rather than the default 1. I have to set the views each time I start a flight as my view settings are never saved. Is there a command line that I can enter in the various 'view' sections in the panel config that would set the zoom ratio?

[Opa]

I find that cockpit views work better for me at 0.75 magnification rather than the default 1. I have to set the views each time I start a flight as my view settings are never saved. Is there a command line that I can enter in the various 'view' sections in the panel config that would set the zoom ratio?

Your view settings "should" be saved when you "save" a flight. I have no problem with view settings being saved - using XP as my OS.

If your view settings are not being saved, it may be a permisssions issue if you are running Vista or Win 7.

Are you selecting a "saved" flight when you wish to fly or are you creating a new flight from the Create a Flight screen?

As far as I know there is nothing in the panel.cfg which you can edit to achieve this.

[WebbPA]

The SDK provides these minimal explanations:

VIEW_FORWARD_ZOOM
VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_ZOOM
VIEW_RIGHT_ZOOM
VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_ZOOM
VIEW_REAR_ZOOM
VIEW_REAR_LEFT_ZOOM
VIEW_LEFT_ZOOM
VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_ZOOM
VIEW_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_FORWARD_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_RIGHT_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_REAR_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_REAR_LEFT_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_LEFT_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_UP_ZOOM
VIEW_DOWN_ZOOM
VIEW_AUX_00_ZOOM
VIEW_AUX_01_ZOOM
VIEW_AUX_02_ZOOM
VIEW_AUX_03_ZOOM
VIEW_AUX_04_ZOOM
VIEW_AUX_05_ZOOM

Enables you to change the default zoom of a view. All rear views provide a default zoom of 1.0. Valid entries include 1.5 and .75.

So you should be able to add a line to panel.cfg lke so:

[Window00]
VIEW_FORWARD_ZOOM=.75

[tgibson]

If you use a 16:9 widescreen monitor (and the outside view stretches all the way across the monitor), then a 0.75 zoom is the same as using a 1.0 zoom on a "normal" square monitor.  Thus I always use 0.75 for that.  If you always load the same default flight, change your zoom (in the VC) to 0.75 and save the flight.  The 2D panel zoom is controlled by that line in the panel.cfg as described above.

Hope this helps,

[ivormills]

Thankyou for the info Webb, works perfectly