Re: [Flightgear-devel] upcoming release suggestion
Am 01.07.2012 05:52, schrieb syd adams: Before the next release , maybe it would be a good idea to disable those 'panel' outlines , which show up when you press 'C' to view hotspots. I don't think this was intentional. The outlines aren't even properly aligned on any aircraft I checked - so it just looks like a bug. And it's only visible on some aircraft. My guess is it only affects 2D elements - i.e. all the 2D map displays (radar/groundradar/maps) in glass cockpits. Also seems to be a relatively new issue - I hadn't even noticed before. Anyone knows when/how this started? Otherwise we'd need to check git commits. cheers, Thorsten -- 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
Re: [Flightgear-devel] upcoming release suggestion
On Sun, 2012-07-01 at 14:20 +0200, ThorstenB wrote: Am 01.07.2012 14:04, schrieb Gijs de Rooy: Before the next release , maybe it would be a good idea to disable those 'panel' outlines , which show up when you press 'C' to view hotspots. IIRC the bug is not in the displaying of the edges, but in the respective panel configs. The edges were introduced so developers can fix their aircraft. See http://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg36695.html Good at least one of us reads/remembers devel posts ;-). But are we sure the panel outlines are accurate? They seem misplaced in every aircraft where they are visible (e.g. check 747 or 777). Possible that all aircraft are using incorrect panel coordinates. But it could also mean the panel outline isn't properly drawn - I see it's bottom left edge always aligned to the 2.5Ds panel's center. Is this working with any aircraft? And it's indeed a bit confusing to users. Maybe we should have a separate switch to enable displaying panel outlines... cheers, Thorsten I think users know that hotspots are yellow, the rectangles are cyan in colour, so that is an indicator to users that it isn't a normal hotspot, so they probably shouldn't get too confused. However I can't work out what the cyan rectangle is supposed to show, I've got some as well on the A380, and it's offset like everyone else says. S. -- 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
Re: [Flightgear-devel] upcoming release suggestion
On 1 Jul 2012, at 15:00, ThorstenB wrote: To be frank, I don't think that's the case. All new users don't know anything (yet). So, showing outlines which don't really mean anything to them, just adds to their confusion - whatever the colour (and every new user is already a bit confused when he looks at a cockpit for the first time). And the hotspot feature is especially meant for new users - experienced guys know where to click anyway. If we want panel outlines (to help aircraft designers) then it should be enabled through a different option. To be honest, when I added panel outlines (to help debug some hit-testing issues with panels), I always assumed this was a *developer* feature, not a 'novice user' feature. Hence not making it a separate switch. James -- 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
