> From: Melchior FRANZ
>
> * Melchior FRANZ -- Wednesday 13 April 2005 15:37:
> > - also, there should be one reserved key for an aircraft help dialog that
> > lists all special keys ("Ctrl-D: open/close bomb door" etc.) Every
> > aircraft
> > that uses more than just default keys should IMHO have such a dialog.
> > It's easy enough to do via Nasal. (I'll make one such dialog for the
> > bo105 in the next submission.) But which key?
> >
> > I suggest the question mark key "?" (63) which is still free.
>
> Well, that's what I did now: I added a function to bo105.nas that
> generates and displays a list of aircraft specific shortcuts. This
> input in $FG_ROOT/Aircraft/bo105/bo105-set.xml
>
> <key n="63">
> <name>?</name>
> <desc>Show Bo105 help dialog</desc>
> <binding>
> <command>nasal</command>
> <script>bo105.showHelpDialog("Bo105 help", [
> ["}", "start turbines"],
> ["{", "shutdown turbines"],
> ["c/C", "switch to next/previous variant"],
> ["Ctrl-c", "open material dialogs"],
> ["d/D", "select next/previous door"],
> ["Ctrl-d", "open/close selected door"],
> [",", "fire machine guns/missiles"],
> ["Tab", "open/close Bo105 config dialog"],
> ])</script>
> </binding>
> </key>
>
> generates this output:
>
> http://members.aon.at/mfranz/help.jpg [20 kB]
>
>
> This could eventually be moved to aircraft.nas or gui.nas, once there
> is a decision about my fake window title bars and the color stuff is
> settled.
>
> m.
>
Wouldn't it be more helpful to have a generic aircraft help dialog and add a
<help-text> property to the aircraft config? This example of works for the
helicopter, but it is more like a one off script that doesn't provide a
framework for adding text to every aircraft. In some cases you really need
slightly more (but still brief) information and not just a table of key
bindings to get started. A scrolling text window that always displays content
from a particular property would do the trick. If there was any programming to
be done, it'd be to extend the plib puLargeInput widget in simgear with a text
wrapping ability.
Best,
Jim
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