Re: [Flightgear-devel] Mapping Airspace

2011-09-20 Thread John Denker
On 09/19/2011 04:07 PM, HB-GRAL wrote: To improve our map resources with further data I started an experiment with free available airspace data. Actually this is far from being a good map and finished design, it is just a start to implement (unofficial!) airspace information:

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Mapping Airspace

2011-09-20 Thread Alan Teeder
When I ran the research flight simulator for a major aircraft manufacturer in the UK (many moons ago when we still had such an industry), we had a saying:- Ask 10 test pilots for their opinion, and you will get 10 different answers The same will apply here. Someone who is interested in

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FGData New Structure

2011-09-20 Thread Cedric Sodhi
Dear everyone, a day late and I must admit the first version of the script really wasn't what it was supposed to be, but here is the final version now. Verified and tested on a small reproduction of FGData, example repo has been uploaded[1]. The instructions have changed, no more tmpfs is

[Flightgear-devel] fgadmin fails to compile

2011-09-20 Thread Roland Häder
Hi again fgadmin also fails to compile, here is the output I get with GCC: --- $ make Making all in src make[1]: Entering directory `/home/quix0r/fgfs/build/fgadmin/src' make all-am make[2]: Entering directory

Re: [Flightgear-devel] An extension to --parkpos

2011-09-20 Thread Durk Talsma
On 17 Sep 2011, at 21:45, Stuart Buchanan wrote: /sim/dimensions/radius-m /sim/aircraft-class ? It might be worth having this multi-valued, so classes such as WWII fighter can be identified bit as mil-combat, and WWII. Looking at the -set.xml and Liveries/*.xml files in our aircraft

[Flightgear-devel] proposal: new keybing to show map

2011-09-20 Thread Francesco Angelo Brisa
Hi, I was wondering why not to have a keybinding to show the map under equipment section... something like ALT + m to be added to the keyboard.xml. I have found the map useful, specially for a short look out, which if best used using a key press. Here my xml adding to the keyboard.xml if ok.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] proposal: new keybing to show map

2011-09-20 Thread James Turner
On 20 Sep 2011, at 19:35, Francesco Angelo Brisa wrote: something like ALT + m to be added to the keyboard.xml. I have found the map useful, specially for a short look out, which if best used using a key press. Here my xml adding to the keyboard.xml if ok. key n=109 namem/name

[Flightgear-devel] Property Tree Question: How to save an aircraft specific property between sessions.

2011-09-20 Thread Durk Talsma
Hi all, In referral to my previous posting: Can anybody tell me (or point me to documentation) how I can specify new property in an aircraft -set.xml file, and ensure that any changes to this property are saved in an aircraft specific data file. As an example in the 777-200ER-set.xml, I have

[Flightgear-devel] FG hangs on loading scenery when using many objects

2011-09-20 Thread Thomas Albrecht
Hey group, I've come across a problem with FG when many (static) objects are to be loaded on FG startup. Usually, on my (faily old) PC FG loads for about 20 seconds, then says loading scenery for about 6 seconds, and places me in the c172 ready for takeoff. During all this CPU load is at

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Property Tree Question: How to save an aircraft specific property between sessions.

2011-09-20 Thread Emilian Huminiuc
On Tuesday 20 September 2011 23:25:51 Durk Talsma wrote: Hi all, In referral to my previous posting: Can anybody tell me (or point me to documentation) how I can specify new property in an aircraft -set.xml file, and ensure that any changes to this property are saved in an aircraft specific

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Property Tree Question: How to save an aircraft specific property between sessions.

2011-09-20 Thread Torsten Dreyer
Am 20.09.2011 22:25, schrieb Durk Talsma: how I can specify new property in an aircraft -set.xml file, and ensure that any changes to this property are saved in an aircraft specific data file. Just add this to you aircraft's nasal code so it gets executed once during startup.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Mapping Airspace

2011-09-20 Thread Alex Perry
To agree with Alan, but with some additional generalizations. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Alan Teeder ajtee...@v-twin.org.uk wrote: When I ran the research flight simulator for a major aircraft manufacturer in the UK (many moons ago when we still had such an industry), we had a saying:-