* [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sunday 15 May 2005 12:03: > I'll give it a try. Where exactly is this in the code please?
It isn't. It's a Perl program on my HD. I'll "release" it later today. (I guess. :-) And I'm really not sure if it will run on MICROS~1, although all required components are available (perl, ImageMagick's convert, gunzip). > I'm wondering if FG could be started with a parameter --destination > airport=KJFK that would put up a billboarding rectangle [ TO > <destination-airport] > in the approximate direction. That's already possible. Just open $FG_ROOT/Huds/Default/default.xml and enable <runwayhud>. Then enter an airport id in /sim/presets/airport-id and enable the HUD. You'll see an arrow pointing to the given airport, or if you are near enough, the outline of a runway. > Do you think that this would be a reasonable or useful thing to have? Don't know. It's just a simple script and I'm not sure if that's worth it. It would mean to move the signs, and that will most likely lead to ugly stuttering. I think that the script is just a fun hack, and nothing that aims for perfection. > How complicated would it be to put signs above individual pieces of scenery Trivial. I added the four bridges already. They generate blue text, while the airports generate black text (which pales to white in the distance, just like everything else): http://members.aon.at/mfranz/city-names.jpeg [25 kB] (yes, the text in the background is black, too. :-) > If one had, say, GPS coordinates for certain places, could these coordinates > with a name be placed in the scenery? Sure. The "database" is only a simple gzipped text file with entries such as these: B -122.476622 37.820467 80 Golden Gate Bridge B -122.370100 37.804905 72 Bay Bridge B -122.214213 37.598483 4 San Mateo Bridge B -122.118602 37.505852 31 Dumbarton Bridge A -122.375264 37.621134 13 KSFO San Francisco Intl A -122.213431 37.727633 6 KOAK Metropolitan Oakland Intl > Should this go in a special directory, say 'namedlocations' or should it > just be mixed in with the original scenery? The script goes to $FG_ROOT/Local/... which isn't part of the official hierarchy. Currently one adds the lines to the one and only database file. > I'm thinking labeling Times Square next time I'm in NYC to get the coordinates > Maybe my favorite restaurant, too 8-) Don't add too many. You'll only see the nearest 10 targets. If you have a sign for each building in NYC, you'll hardly ever see a sign for KJFK. ;-) > I've landed in FG not at the airport I intended to but at neighboring airport. > I am perpetually clueless most of the time... from 2,000 ft, airports all look > alike to me. Yes. Sometimes it's nice to see the airport names, as you fly along. m. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
