On 14 Oct 2009, at 21:37, Roy Vegard Ovesen wrote: > What if I really, really, really don't want a GPS? :-) > > But seriously, why must every aircraft have a GPS?
The problem here is the name. Don't think of it as 'GPS', think of it as 'lazy default navigation aid for people who are not concerned with realism'. The route manager used to fit the above description, but that makes my 'realistic' GPS work a pain. So what I've done is make the generic GPS mandatory at the C++ level. If you don't want GPS, you won't even notice - unless you look at the properties in the inspector, or open up the GPS dialog in the Equipment menu. (I might also change the code to *not* create the GPS if /sim/realism/ simple-gps is false - but with a beta release coming up, I want to do the least surprising thing - and people have already complained about not being able to navigate arbitrary aircraft using the Route Manager or GPS) Regards, James ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
