On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 01:04 +0100, Alasdair Campbell wrote: > On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 20:02 -0600, Ron Jensen wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 22:04 +0100, Alasdair Campbell wrote: > > > I am trying to learn how to use the autopilot on the default c172p. > > > Sadly the annunciators (ROL,HDG,VS,ALT..etc) appear too dim on my > > > screen to read. Can anyone suggest a way to make these characters > > > appear brighter and more readable? The KAP140 handbook from > > > Honeywell/Bendix-King suggests they should be more luminous. > > > > > > Kind regards, Alasdair > > > > The 3D model has brighter lettering in its texture, so you can copy the > > file $FGROOT/Aircraft/Instruments-3d/kap140/kap140.rgb to > > $FGROOT/Aircraft/Instruments/Textures/KAP140.rgb (overwrite the file > > that is already in $FGROOT/Aircraft/Instruments/Textures/) and you > > should get a more legible KAP140. > > > > Ron > > Thanks for that info, Ron. Certainly an improvement. But now I'm really > confused. I thought I was running the 3d cockpit as default, so why is > it using 2d textures, mmmmh. > > Alasdair
Glad it helped! The c172p uses a "2.5d" panel... That is, a 2d panel is mapped as a texture onto the dashboard. That has certain advantages for the aircraft developer. Ron ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
