Curtis Olson wrote: > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Martin Spott <martin.sp...@mgras.net>wrote:
>> What about introducing ".ttg" as a new file format in FlightGear - "t" >> as *t*rue heading .... and because "t" is the successor to "s" :-) >> This would get rid of a big of annoyance in FG Scenery land. > > > What's the annoyance and why would changing the file extension name address > it? The annoyance is the current orientation of objects in .stg-files. Defining 0 degrees in the south and turning anti-clockwise is not too appropriate in aviation land. A different filename extension would permit a smooth transition, thus introducing true heading and counting clockwise for Scenery objects, without breaking backwards compatibility. Cheers, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel