RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear and config files

2004-01-03 Thread Jon Berndt
David Culp wrote: Where would be the appropriate place to look for such a file at runtime -- where should this file live? It looks to me like FlightGear could use a Config directory. It would hold preferences.xml, joystick.xml, keyboard.xml, materials.xml, mice.xml, menu.xml,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear and config files

2004-01-03 Thread Erik Hofman
Jon Berndt wrote: For JSBSim standalone I think we would have a file that sits in the base directory (from which JSBSim is run) or specified in an environment variable JSBSIM_ROOT. This file I am referring to for JSBSim would serve to set up simulation specific (something that is not or should

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear and config files

2004-01-03 Thread Jon Berndt
If it doesn't need to be in a user friendly way you could specify something like this in your ~/.fgfsrc file: --prop:/jsbsim/config/integrator=mytype --prop:/jsbsim/config/logging=true --prop:/jsbsim/config/atmosphere=mars That would require _no_ action from the FlightGear side. Erik

[Flightgear-devel] NASA - Mars mission

2004-01-03 Thread Norman Vine
FYI - seen on Slashdot http://science.slashdot.org/science/04/01/03/1733231.shtml?tid=134tid=160 The Maestro Team writes NASA has released Maestro, a public version of the primary software tool used by scientists to operate the Mars Exploration Rovers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Anyone

RE: [Flightgear-devel] NASA - Mars mission

2004-01-03 Thread Jon Berndt
Thanks, Norman: And for those who want to watch coverage NOW, go here and pick up NASA Select: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Web.html Jon FYI - seen on Slashdot http://science.slashdot.org/science/04/01/03/1733231.shtml?tid=134tid=160 The Maestro Team writes NASA has