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Postby expat » Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:06 am

When installing new aircraft it seems to be hit or miss as to whether I get the small preview picture of aircraft in the aircraft listing window. The main window that the aircraft appears in before I start a flight is fine. Anyone got any ideas.

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Re: Icons

Postby got_wings » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:06 am

maybe you can edit the file... make the modle a bit bigger... right now im not sure as to which one it is... but look around you may be abe to increase the size somehow...
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Re: Icons

Postby Mitch. » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:20 am

FS9 aircraft won't have the little picture thingy only FSX aircraft will.

But there is a program on SimV to make the thumbnails (as their called)
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Re: Icons

Postby dave3cu » Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:24 am

You can create the 'thumbnail' for each aircraft/texture that doesn't have one.

As mentioned there is a download named 'Autothumbnail V2' in the FSX Utilities download page.

Else: Crop/resize a screenshot of the ac and save as a 256x128 jpeg image named 'thumbnail.jpg' in the aircrafts corresponding 'texture' folder.

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Re: Icons

Postby expat » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:54 am

Thanks for the help. Without a thumbnail the list just looks very untidy.

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