Interesting idea... Ive got a panel file for each panel layout , but that
changes the entire instrument positions and types , not individual
instruments ...
Might be tricky unless the instrument selection is from the Instruments-3d
folder ...
Just thinking out loud here :)
Syd
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Gary Neely <grne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know about dynamic positioning of instruments, but I would
> find it interesting to have an easy method of selecting alternate
> instruments for the same position. For example, I have several
> attitude indicator variations that could be used based on period or
> pilot/owner preference. This would have application in aircraft like
> the Grumman Goose, which spans many decades of instrument development.
>
> It would be interesting to have a menu of instrument choices that I
> could then be saved with other user preferencess. Other than including
> the different instruments in the same xml/model package, which is
> clearly not the goal, I don't know how to do this, especially without
> burdening the system by loading instrument resources that are not
> used. Currently to do this I write up a little how-to for pulling in a
> different instrument in the relevant xml, but many folks don't read
> those details and perhaps miss the configuration possibilities. It
> would be great to offer an easier more dynamic scheme.
>
> -Gary
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 3:58 PM, syd adams <adams....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I can see 3d instruments being easier .... position them on the panel
> with a
> > mouse click then drag them like i did the b1900d manual ... or menu
> buttons
> > in a dialog like the ufo does scenery objects for finer adjustments ...
> > I suppose the 2d instrument placement would be almost the same...
> > Dont know if I like the idea of moving instruments around in flight , but
> > then I guess the new arrangement would need to be written to a file to be
> > permenant .
> > Cheers
>
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