Re: [Flightgear-devel] 2D panel display problem -- fixed? sort of
On 23 Jun 2012, at 19:50, syd adams wrote: Back when i started the ATC 'aircraft' , Csaba added an autohide feature to 2d panels . This keeps them on the display regardless of view direction. autohide0/autohide needs to be added to the base panel xml file. Aircraft/ATC/MP-ATC-panel.xml uses it. Except, if I add that to the base panel, I suspect some people will object - but then I'm not sure who the target users of the base 2D panel are at this time. James -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] 2D panel display problem -- fixed? sort of
for me its a feature and not a bug! D-NXKT I'm fine with having that [2D panel shown regardless of selected view] as an optional feature, but it shouldn't be the default because it doesn't reflect reality. The current menu switch to turn 2D panel on and off is NOT adequate, because I have to manually go into the menu every time I switch between cockpit and helicopter/chase views, which I do really, really often. I usually just tape v and V to switch views, and the 2D off/on needs to automatically switch when I do that (which it did in 2.6.0, so this is behavior current users will expect). If you want to add a property to control display of 2D panels in non-cockpit views and have a menu item to control it, that's probably the best of both worlds, but it should default to off. Note: I went silent for a few days because of a major hard disk crash that required a complete reinstallation. My computer is still not fully functional yet, and I'm going to be busy with my regular job for the next several days, so no Flightgear bulding or testing during that time. Cathy -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] 2D panel display problem -- fixed? sort of
On 23 Jun 2012, at 08:16, Catherine James wrote: I recently found a bug in some of the latest git build (next branch, June 13 and later). When flying planes such as the T-38 with a 2D panel, the 2D panel is always displayed even when you are using an outside view. This bug did not exist in 2.6. I've created a patch 3 lines long that fixes this bug for the T-38 and posted the diff it under my ticket #790 in the bug tracker. However, the fix messes up the C310-ifr, which also uses a 2D panel; with the patch, the 2D panel never displays at all even when you are in the cockpit. (Without the patch, the C310-ifr always shows the 2D panel regardless of which view you are in.) I'd appreciate if the person who owns the FGPanelNode code could reach out to me and help me understand how this part of the code works and why my supposed fix only works for some aircraft. Will follow up on the ticket, but this is certainly my fault due to refactoring the panel to be loaded lazily. James -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] 2D panel display problem -- fixed? sort of
Hello, for me it's a feature and not a bug! I often find it useful to watch the instruments while NOT sitting in the cockpit. And since the panel can be switched off interactively it's up to the user or aircraft author to enable it or not. Indeed I would prefer to make it visible for all views (at the moment the panel is only visible in forward-view direction). I think such a behavior could be an advantage over the 3D panels. Best regards D-NXKT -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] 2D panel display problem -- fixed? sort of
On 23 Jun 2012, at 10:56, D-NXKT wrote: for me it's a feature and not a bug! I often find it useful to watch the instruments while NOT sitting in the cockpit. And since the panel can be switched off interactively it's up to the user or aircraft author to enable it or not. Indeed I would prefer to make it visible for all views (at the moment the panel is only visible in forward-view direction). I think such a behavior could be an advantage over the 3D panels. I think there's already a property (and if not I can trivially add one) to control this behaviour, and then someone can add a GUI checkbox for it in the views dialog (or similar). James -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] 2D panel display problem -- fixed? sort of
. Indeed I would prefer to make it visible for all views (at the moment the panel is only visible in forward-view direction). I think such a behavior could be an advantage over the 3D panels. I think there's already a property (and if not I can trivially add one) to control this behaviour, and then someone can add a GUI checkbox for it in the views dialog (or similar). James Back when i started the ATC 'aircraft' , Csaba added an autohide feature to 2d panels . This keeps them on the display regardless of view direction. autohide0/autohide needs to be added to the base panel xml file. Aircraft/ATC/MP-ATC-panel.xml uses it. Cheers -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
