[Flightgear-devel] heading indicator

2007-12-26 Thread Yurik V. Nikiforoff
Hi All! It seems, there is error in heading_indicator.cxx, OSG around month ago line 84 : === dt -= dt * (0.25/60); // 360 deg/day === But, IMHO, it's should be === double current_lat = getDoubleValue(/* here latitude property */) dt -= dt * (0.25/60) * sin( current_lat ); // time-based precessio

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options : new idea

2007-12-26 Thread
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:49:19 + (GMT) Stuart Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Syd&Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > > > > Hi all... > > > > Just had another thought ... > > > > Maybe a simpler idea would be to have the sim/view/config

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options : new idea

2007-12-26 Thread
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:29:15 -0800 Syd&Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:49:19 + (GMT) > Stuart Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- Syd&Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > > > > > Hi all... > > > > > Just

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options : new idea

2007-12-26 Thread
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:49:19 + (GMT) Stuart Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Syd&Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > > > > Hi all... > > > > Just had another thought ... > > > > Maybe a simpler idea would be to have the sim/view/config

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options : new idea

2007-12-26 Thread
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:49:19 + (GMT) Stuart Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Syd&Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > > > > Hi all... > > > > Just had another thought ... > > > > Maybe a simpler idea would be to have the sim/view/config

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options : new idea

2007-12-26 Thread Stuart Buchanan
--- Syd&Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > > > Hi all... > > > Just had another thought ... > > > Maybe a simpler idea would be to have the sim/view/config/field-of-view > > > property added to the autosave function ? This way it could be set per > > >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options : new idea

2007-12-26 Thread
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:19:30 +0100 gerard robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > > Hi all... > > Just had another thought ... > > Maybe a simpler idea would be to have the sim/view/config/field-of-view > > property added to the autosave function ? This wa

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options : new idea

2007-12-26 Thread gerard robin
On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > Hi all... > Just had another thought ... > Maybe a simpler idea would be to have the sim/view/config/field-of-view > property added to the autosave function ? This way it could be set per > aircraft > but that still means editing the properties in th

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options

2007-12-26 Thread gerard robin
On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:38:22 +0100 > > Maik Justus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Syd, > > > > what's about an algorithm, which checks the ratio of the screen and sets > > fow to 55 for 4:3 screens and 70 for 16:9 screens? (55 / 70 = (4/3) / > > (16/9

[Flightgear-devel] view options : new idea

2007-12-26 Thread
Hi all... Just had another thought ... Maybe a simpler idea would be to have the sim/view/config/field-of-view property added to the autosave function ? This way it could be set per aircraft but that still means editing the properties in the property browser ... just thinking out loud :) Che

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options

2007-12-26 Thread
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:38:22 +0100 Maik Justus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Syd, > > what's about an algorithm, which checks the ratio of the screen and sets > fow to 55 for 4:3 screens and 70 for 16:9 screens? (55 / 70 = (4/3) / > (16/9) ) > > Maik > P.S.: > for non-physicists: > (55 / 73

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options

2007-12-26 Thread Maik Justus
Hi Syd, what's about an algorithm, which checks the ratio of the screen and sets fow to 55 for 4:3 screens and 70 for 16:9 screens? (55 / 70 = (4/3) / (16/9) ) Maik P.S.: for non-physicists: (55 / 73,333 = (4/3) / (16/9) ) Syd&Sandy schrieb am 26.12.2007 06:25

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options

2007-12-26 Thread
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:50:26 +0100 alexis bory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > gerard robin wrote: > > > We have the "x" and "X" key to tune it > > Yes, but I (and probably others) use often view.resetView(), which is > triggered by a button on my joystick, to recenter the view and in this > ca

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a change in design principle and default is suggested

2007-12-26 Thread Maik Justus
Hi, Shad Young schrieb am 26.12.2007 10:00: > GWMobile wrote: > >> You are really missing the point. >> What I am saying is no one interested in reality is going to land on >> water in the first place so the people who would expect a crash >> indication won't be doing the landing anyway. >> >>

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a change in design principle and default is suggested

2007-12-26 Thread Adam Dershowitz
On Dec 26, 2007, at 1:00 AM, Shad Young wrote: > GWMobile wrote: >> You are really missing the point. >> What I am saying is no one interested in reality is going to land on >> water in the first place so the people who would expect a crash >> indication won't be doing the landing anyway. >> > >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a change in design principle and default is suggested

2007-12-26 Thread LeeE
Lol - perhaps I am missing the point - is it just that you would like a --no-crash option, and you'd like it to be the default? If it wasn't for the fact that I know you've been on the FG lists for a very long time I'd think this was a troll. Oh well - I didn't get where I am today by not missi

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a change in design principle and default is sugges ted

2007-12-26 Thread LeeE
On Wednesday 26 December 2007 10:21, Detlef Faber wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 25.12.2007, 22:24 +0100 schrieb R. van Steenbergen: > > gerard robin schreef: > > > With an aircraft which has gears retractable , the > > > "landing" on sea can be done smoothly on the belly. > > > TableData "drag" (

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options

2007-12-26 Thread alexis bory
gerard robin wrote: > We have the "x" and "X" key to tune it Yes, but I (and probably others) use often view.resetView(), which is triggered by a button on my joystick, to recenter the view and in this case using x/X to change the FoV is not sufficient. Also, I'd like to add a question: shou

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Crash detection

2007-12-26 Thread Lee Duke
GW-- Sure, coffeemakers are a good idea. But what about the cement trucks and bulldozers used to build an airport: should those be included just in case someone wants to build an airport in their backyard? Perhaps we can get a large group of people to post links to photos of those backyards s

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options

2007-12-26 Thread Barry Fawthrop
Hi All I would Agree and like to suggest that the View Distance also have an edit field to type in the number. Trying to move the dials is far to excessive for a minute change. Thanks Barry gerard robin wrote: > On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: >> Hi everyone , and merry christmas... >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a changein design principle and default is suggest ed

2007-12-26 Thread gerard robin
On mer 26 décembre 2007, Vivian Meazza wrote: > > And IIRC Boeing engine pylons are designed to detach if they are subject to > rearward forces. > > I'm quite happy with the appearance of a water "landing" for the Seahawk: > it sinks nicely by about the right amount. Of course we haven't modelled

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a changein design principle and default is suggested

2007-12-26 Thread Vivian Meazza
Detlef Faber wrote > Sent: 26 December 2007 10:21 > To: FlightGear developers discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - > a changein design principle and default is suggested > > > Am Dienstag, den 25.12.2007, 22:24 +0100 schrieb R. van Steenbergen: > > gerard r

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options

2007-12-26 Thread gerard robin
On mer 26 décembre 2007, Syd&Sandy wrote: > Hi everyone , and merry christmas... > I'm busy playing with my new 1440x900 flat - panel monitor ...wow what a > difference in FG ! Which gave me an idea maybe others would appreciate > too > Before this , a default field 0f view of 55 was about righ

Re: [Flightgear-devel] view options

2007-12-26 Thread GWMobile
Sounds very smart. I haven't gotten my giant flatscreen yet. :-) > Rather than modifying my set files and possibly ruining someone else's > setup ... maybe a field-of-view slider in the view options would be an > idea ? > Im poking around in view.xml now but might take a bit to figure it out >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Crash detection

2007-12-26 Thread GWMobile
LOL :-) Maybe flight gear should make coffee... Don't airliners all have galley coffee makers? Obviously it is as important to realism as a crash indicator which doesn't use physics to be triggered and ignores the in flight desires of its users who may not WANT entertainment water crashes or coff

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a change in design principle and default is suggested

2007-12-26 Thread AJ MacLeod
On Tuesday 25 December 2007 13:57:10 GWMobile wrote: > 1. Anyone who lands on water in a flight sim knows they are doing it. It > is highly likely they WANT to do it - ie have a float plane or want to > ditch. > Setting a crash default is silly. It forces people to not be able to do > what they wan

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a change in design principle and default is suggested

2007-12-26 Thread Detlef Faber
Am Dienstag, den 25.12.2007, 22:24 +0100 schrieb R. van Steenbergen: > gerard robin schreef: > > With an aircraft which has gears retractable , the "landing" on sea can be > > done smoothly on the belly. > > TableData "drag" (and "lift") can be given with the best values according > > to the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RE water crashes or landing - a change in design principle and default is suggested

2007-12-26 Thread Shad Young
GWMobile wrote: > You are really missing the point. > What I am saying is no one interested in reality is going to land on > water in the first place so the people who would expect a crash > indication won't be doing the landing anyway. > Well, maybe so, then again... maybe not... http://ca.you