On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Torsten Dreyer wrote: > Please check the changelog at http://wiki.flightgear.org/Changelog_2.8.0 > and make sure every new feature is noted at a prominent place there.
Looking at the section on instruments, there's the following statement: "There's a new fully scriptable 2D rendering system supported for creating instruments, the so called [[Canvas]] which allows you to create fully dynamic cockpit instruments and HUDs, even by loading and drawing vector images. This can be used to create CDUs/MCDUs for FMC, complex glass cockpit avionics (MFDs, EICAS etc) and any other "glass" instruments that could previously only be created in C++ space. All of this has now become possible just by using [[Nasal]] scripting, without having to rebuild FlightGear." Can someone more familiar with Canvas confirm how much of this statement is true for the 2.8.0 release? For example, I'm pretty sure that the Nasal interface support has only just been added to data/master. Perhaps a better statement would be "Canvas - a flexible, 2D rendering system designed for complex instruments such as CDUs, MFDs, EICAS and other "glass cockpit" interfaces." -Stuart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
