Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread Buchanan, Stuart
--- Ryan Kellar wrote: snip My questions are is there a way to display a simultaneous panoramic view using the three computers each running an instance of FlightGear and if so, Have a look at the I/O subsystem - there is a README.IO file somewhere in the installation. You can write the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread Curtis L. Olson
Ryan Kellar wrote: I am new to using FlightGear and am currently working on a project that involves a flight simulator with a Cessna cockpit and a screen that is divided into 3 sections in sort of a wrap around(not fully, but tilted to give a more panoramic view. Each board is displayed

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread John Wojnaroski
Curtis L. Olson wrote: Ryan Kellar wrote: I am new to using FlightGear and am currently working on a project that involves a flight simulator with a Cessna cockpit and a screen that is divided into 3 sections in sort of a wrap around(not fully, but tilted to give a more panoramic view.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread John Wojnaroski
Curtis L. Olson wrote: Ryan Kellar wrote: I am new to using FlightGear and am currently working on a project that involves a flight simulator with a Cessna cockpit and a screen that is divided into 3 sections in sort of a wrap around(not fully, but tilted to give a more panoramic view.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread Buchanan, Stuart
--- Curtis L. Olson wrote: Yes, mutliple displays are well supported in FlightGear. There is a document called README.IO that touches on this. If you need more help, just ask. Note to document writers: this might be a good subject to add to the manual. Hint taken ;). I was thinking of

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread Curtis L. Olson
Buchanan, Stuart wrote: --- Curtis L. Olson wrote: Yes, mutliple displays are well supported in FlightGear. There is a document called README.IO that touches on this. If you need more help, just ask. Note to document writers: this might be a good subject to add to the manual. Hint

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread AJ MacLeod
On Tuesday 29 November 2005 21:41, Buchanan, Stuart wrote: Hint taken ;). I was thinking of writing a section on various features such as the Nimitz, multiplayer and multiple displays anyway. Unfortunately I only have a single PC, so I'll be writing blind. Would you be able to review my text

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread Buchanan, Stuart
--- AJ MacLeod wrote: Rather than re-inventing the wheel, why not take the carrier-howto and multiplayer howto from the wiki and include them (editing as you see fit for style etc)? Absolutely - I just had a look at the Carrier HowTo on the Wiki and it looks like exactly what is required.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread AJ MacLeod
On Tuesday 29 November 2005 22:32, Buchanan, Stuart wrote: Absolutely - I just had a look at the Carrier HowTo on the Wiki and it looks like exactly what is required. I assume no-one will mind. Yes, no-one is fine with that ;-) I don't think Vivian is likely to sue you for breach of copyright

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-29 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
Of course, any changes to the Getting Started Guide will only be present in the next release for most users, so we'll have a fair few questions until then... It's safe to assume that if users are smart enough to RTFM and see the local docs folder, then most of them will also check the

[Flightgear-devel] Displaying Multiple Views/Using cockpit controls

2005-11-28 Thread Ryan Kellar
Hi, I am new to using FlightGear and am currently working on a project that involves a flight simulator with a Cessna cockpit and a screen that is divided into 3 sections in sort of a wrap around(not fully, but tilted to give a more panoramic view. Each board is displayed using a