Michael would like to add an additional default view (a third, closer tower) to the base package preferences.xml. I'm against it since we offer the ability to add custom views and there's already too many default views for my taste.
That's just my opinion and others will feel differently, so I thought I'd forward this discussion on to the list. Besides, I wouldn't want to get on Michael's bad side over this :-) Best, Jim Forwarded From: Michael Selig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Jim, > > Ok, I see the thread now. > > In this case, I would opt for adding a 6th view to include the lookat tower > view close to the airplane. I think the average user would find this more > interesting (e.g. watching the 747 take off this way is pretty cool). For > developing flight models, I find it really handy because I am close to the > airplane and viewing in an "air show mode". > > I think most commercial sims have many view options that don't require the > user to tweak config files. (FWIW I have 6 other sims here at home.) So I > think adding a 6th view is not too crazy, especially one that a lot of > users would put on their "nice to have list". > > BTW - I did not know that w/ the fixed view mousing around worked. That's > cool and should be kept in there. Hence, my proposal --- + one more view. > > Regards, > Michael > > At 12/12/02, you wrote: > >Michael Selig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > > > Should I recommit this change, which perhaps was inadvertently tweaked > > back > > > to the fixed view looking off in the distance (w/o the airplane in view at > > > KSFO)? > > > >Hi Michael, > > > >Actually I did look at that view. It was a variation on the "lookat" tower > >raised up and closer to the plane. In regards to the multiple aircraft thing, > > I was refering to David Luff's message saying that he used the 4th view > > quite > >extensively: > > > >http://seneca.me.umn.edu/pipermail/flightgear-devel/2002-November/013136.html > > > >The gist of it is, I don't think we need another default view and if the 4th > >view was to be removed it should be to reduce the number total views. The 4th > >view is the only view mode that would aid someone working on what David is > >doing, and it seems that for now that is reason enough to leave it in. > > > >If you feel strongly otherwise, I'm cool with bringing this to the list (that > >was my original point about discussing changes in prefrences.xml ;-) ). > > > >Best, > > > >Jim > _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
