Ok, I have a proposal. If this is ok with everyone I'll go ahead and do the xml for the bindings:
'v' - scrolls through a limited number of views. I'll just make it the first 3 defined views. If the current view is greater than 3, then it'll start at 0 (the cockpit).
Right now, preferences.xml has this in a nutshell:
<number-views type="int">6</number-views> ...
<view>
<name>Cockpit View</name>
<type>lookfrom</type>
... <view>
<name>Helicopter View</name>
<type>lookat</type>
... <view>
<name>Chase View</name>
<type>lookat</type>
... <view>
<name>Tower View</name>
<type>lookat</type>
... <view>
<name>Tower View Look From</name>
<type>lookfrom</type>
... <view>
<name>Chase View wo yaw</name>
<type>lookat</type>
...and 'v' toggles all 1 thru 6. That's background for the questions to follow.
'CTRL+v' - scrolls through all the views that are defined. The first three views will be the same ones that 'v' rotates through. Shift 'V' will scroll backwards through all views.
So are you proposing keeping the 6 views defined (per above), and CTRL+v gets to 1-2-3-4-5-6 / 1-2-3-4-5-6..., while 'v' gets only to 1-2-3 / 1-2-3 / 1-2-3...?
If so that sounds like a good strategy.
Once the mods are made, if I change the first line: <number-views type="int">3</number-views> back to: <number-views type="int">6</number-views> will 'v' then toggle 1-2-3-4-5-6 / 1-2-3-4-5-6 / ...?
If this is what you're thinking, then that sounds *very* good to me. That way preferences.xml can be populated w/ more views, and there's no overhead w/ the 'v' key toggling through all of them. The overhead only comes w/ the CTRL+v key.
Regards, Michael
'CTRL+c' - will always bring up the cockpit view. It is currently used to turn on the yellow lines for making mapping cockpit hotspots easier to program. I'll find another place to bind that.
At some point a menu dialog can be made up, but for now I think this will satisify the concerns of those who have spoken on this issue.
Best,
Jim
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