[Flightgear-devel] Building PLib??

2002-11-25 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Hello, maybe it's not the right place to ask?! Last week I've installed SuSE 8.1 and tried to build PLib 1.7. It always stops configuring saying it's missing GLut libs. I've installed actual nvidia kernel and GLX drivers and all 3d applications are running. I've also installed zlib and metakit. I

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Building PLib??

2002-11-25 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Martin Spott schrieb: Is there anybody experienced with Suse 8.1 and building all libs for FlightGear? Yes, I do - on a daily basis ? Did you read the appropriate section in the Oups, only read Chap.3 by now. Will read the appendix this evening!! Thankx, Carsten

Re: [Flightgear-devel] main.cxx: glXGetProcAddressARB undeclared,and warnings

2003-01-04 Thread Carsten Hoefer
Am Sam, 2003-01-04 um 00.19 schrieb Julian Foad: That works for me, adding it just before the #include, like this: #define GLX_GLXEXT_PROTOTYPES #include GL/glx.h Could someone check this in? - Julian Works also brilliant for me on SuSE8.1 (Kernel 2.4.19, NVidia 1.0-3123, Mesa

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE: [Flightgear-cvslogs] Base CVS update:FlightGear/FlightGear/Docs

2003-02-24 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Does this mean, the document is also part of cvs? Can anyone give me a hand on how to continue writing using cvs? Where do I have to send or put new chapters? Thanks, Carsten Michael Basler schrieb: Log Message: Add Carsten Hoefer's excellent flight tutorial to help system Thanks,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Autopilot and Control Documentation

2003-05-31 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Salut Julie, how urgent do You need the describtion and how detailed do You want it to be? I am writing on a training manual for FlightGear (it's in the doc directory), but haven't started the autopilot section by now. If You have some time, I will rearange my schedule and start with the autopilot

[Flightgear-devel] Spinning View

2003-06-03 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Hi, since a few days my view direction changes continously in the default C172. It changes anti clockwise in setps of about one second. I'm using Suse8.1, gcc3.2, latest NVidia drivers and latest cvs for plib, simgear and FG and base. Any idea? Best wishes, Carsten

[Flightgear-devel] next volunteer

2003-06-10 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Hi, beside working on the flight school, I would also like to do some coding for FlightGear (as long as my fiance lets me ;-)). Unfortunately I am still a absolut beginner in coding. So I would like to start working on some really(!!) easy stuff together with some very patient person to help me.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] next volunteer

2003-06-10 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
h, I do not know how difficult it would be, but I got some ideas: - Flight-Management-System for B737 or B747 cockpits? - Weather Radar - Flight-planing GUI (select departure and arrival airport, waypoints, aircraft, etc) - Do we have outside lights for the aircrafts (Beacon, landing light,

[Flightgear-devel] FlightRecorder Help needed!!!

2003-08-15 Thread Carsten Hoefer
Hi, I tried to write a small program to plot various flight information. For example height vs. time, speed vs. time, etc Unfortunately I am a programing novice. That's why I need your help now! The basic program works now (You will find the code at:

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightRecorder Help needed!!!

2003-08-16 Thread Carsten Hoefer
Am Fre, 2003-08-15 um 16.13 schrieb Erik Hofman: Carsten Hoefer wrote: Hi, I tried to write a small program to plot various flight information. For example height vs. time, speed vs. time, etc Unfortunately I am a programing novice. That's why I need your help now! The basic

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightRecorder Help needed!!!

2003-08-16 Thread Carsten Hoefer
15.58 schrieb Erik Hofman: Carsten Hoefer wrote: Thanks Erik. I will have a look at these files. At the moment I'm plotting agl, msl, speed, travelled distance versus time or travelled distance (if I would get the data;-)). With the difference between agl and msl it should also be possible

[Flightgear-devel] Changes to Network/generic.cxx

2003-08-17 Thread Carsten Hoefer
Hi, while playing with the protokoll output, I found some 'mistakes' in Network/generic.cxx I changed: Lines 65+++ if ( var_sep_string == newline ) var_separator = '\n'; else if ( var_sep_string == tab ) var_separator = '\t'; else if (

Re: [Flightgear-devel] 60 seconds of flightgear

2003-09-10 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Hi Erik, you may use xanim on your SGI. At least for me it worked. http://freeware.sgi.com/Installable/xanim-2.80.1.html Carsten Any chance you can convert it to MPEG (instead of Motion JPEG)? irixdivx doesn't support motion jpeg yet :-( Erik

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: I am new here/ helicopter flight model

2003-10-08 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Hi Maik, I know it's a little early for my question, but I am writing a FG Flying Tutorial and want to add a chapter about heli flying. Would you mind sending me a couple of lines describing how to handle a heli? The only information I got, is the FLY II manual and I do not know, how good it is.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: I am new here/ helicopter flight model

2003-10-08 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Ok, Richard, I will use this story as foreword for the heli chapter!! Carsten Richard Bytheway schrieb: From what I know (which is almost nothing) the simple answer is: Carefully. I had a neighbour who built model aircraft for a hobby, and would produce a top notch aeroplane each winter.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] release warning

2003-10-21 Thread Carsten . Hoefer
Curtis L. Olson schrieb: Carsten Höfer writes: On Mit, 2003-10-15 at 21:44, Curtis L. Olson wrote: As time permits, I might start fiddling around with pre-release work for the next major release, but I'll hold off of an official release for at least a week or two probably.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: NASAL Scripted Pushback

2005-11-28 Thread Carsten Hoefer
Andy Ross schrieb: Steve Knoblock wrote: 1. Will Nasal scripting give me all options to program the push-back function (incl. playing sound files and checking distances to other planes or to next taxi way)? I am not sure of this, but NASAL can listen for properties and then

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: NASAL Scripted Pushback

2005-11-30 Thread Carsten Hoefer
Andy Ross schrieb: Steve Knoblock wrote: 1. Will Nasal scripting give me all options to program the push-back function (incl. playing sound files and checking distances to other planes or to next taxi way)? I am not sure of this, but NASAL can listen for properties and then