On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:19:08 +0000 (UTC), Martin wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> "Vivian Meazza" wrote: > > James Turner wrote > > > > > > While we are are it, do we already have consensus on which keys > > > > to use for these functions - are the keys consistent across > > > > different aircraft and FDM's ? > > > > > > The keys do seem to be standard, j/k for spoilers and Ctrl-B for > > > speedbrake, the issue of course is guessing for a given model > > > which surfaces are assigned to which name. I guess 'things on the > > > wings' are spoilers, and 'things not on the wings' are > > > speed-brakes? > > > > Not necessarily. The Seahawk's speedbrakes (aka airbrakes in UK) are > > in the upper wing, and work in conjunction with the flaps - and yes > > they are both animated and functional. The Hunter's (under the rear > > fuselage) is interlocked with the gear. > > > Just to clarify things. Spoilers dump lift, and may provide a bit of > > braking. Speedbrakes dump speed, and may provide a bit of lift > > positive or negative (although designers try to avoid this). > > Great, now we have an accurate definition, we should fix the key > bindings :-) > Does everyone agree on having j/k for the spoilers ? Now, what are we > going to take for the speed brakes ? Simply using Ctrl-B is not > sufficient, because speed brakes are supposed to offer multiple > settings - do we already use i/o for anything ? If not, then we could > take these keys for the speed brakes. ..playing with key bindings, anyone else using dvorak layouts? Failing that, which file do I use as a starting point? -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
