On Sunday 10 March 2002 08:50 pm, you wrote:
> Jonathan Polley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > > The preferences file is not FDM specific at all.  The contents of
> > > preferences.xml in the base package are for the most part self
> > > explanatory,
> >
> > I have to beg to differ on this one.  For those few command line
> > arguments that I have used, I can find mappings in the preferences files.
> >  Where I do not kow the command line arguments, the preferences file is
> > not very clear.  For example:
> >
> > <instrument-options>
> >    <nav n="0">
> >      <has-gs-needle>1</has-gs-needle>
> >      <needles-pivot>1</needles-pivot>
> >    </nav>
> >    <nav n="1">
> >      <has-gs-needle>0</has-gs-needle>
> >      <needles-pivot>1</needles-pivot>
> >    </nav>
> >    <hsi n="0">
> >      <has-gs-needle>1</has-gs-needle>
> >    </hsi>
> >    <dg>
> >      <style>0</style>
> >    </dg>
> > </instrument-options>
>
> Hehe.  Yep.  Didn't notice that one.  Actually I don't know why that would
> be in the preferences.xml.  Anyone know why that isn't in the panel or at
> least aircraft-set xmls?
>
> Best,
>
> Jim

These were intended to give default values to parameters that only exist in 
the property tree. They predate the set files.  FWIW these are all switches
for cosmetic changes enabling one instrument.xml to have different styles.

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