alexis bory wrote: > Syd&Sandy wrote: > >> Hi guys , Had an idea with the autopilot menu , but before I dive in >> , thought I'd better ask if this would even be desirable... I'd like >> to add , in an aircraft set file some options like this: >> >> <autopilot> <config> <heading> <label n="0" type="string">Heading >> Hold <label> <action n="0" type="string">dg-heading-hold<action> >> <label n="1" type="string">True Heading Hold <label> <action n="1" >> type="string">true-heading-hold<action> </heading> <altitude> <label >> n="0" type="string"> <label> <action n="0" type="string"><action> >> </altitude> </config> </autopilot> >> >> and have the autopilot dialogue intitialized with these properties , >> if <config> exists..., otherwise default to the normal layout. >> >> This way the dialogue could match specific aircraft , instead of >> having to be disabled to prevent problems . >> >> This is just an idea at the moment , and I'm not even sure it's >> possible yet ... just looking for feedback so I don't waste time if >> it's not a popular idea . ;) Cheers >> > > I find this is a good idea, though I don't know if this could cause > problems with existing stuff. > > This menu would be much better if it were modular. > > BTW, a missing feature in the autopilot menu is the possibilty to > specify in a field a different bank > angle than 0° for the wing level setting. > > Alexis > > My idea was to leave the default settings if no <config> properties were > initialized .... so that it wouldn't affect other aircraft unless the author > told it too ... > As for the wing-leveler i thought it was supposed to default to 0 unless it was enabled while bank angle was 5 degrees or less ... so this should really be ROLL mode ...I see your point :)
Thanks for the input ! Syd ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
