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Message started by Ralphc on Feb 27th, 2013 at 1:58am

Title: Knee board and 'links'
Post by Ralphc on Feb 27th, 2013 at 1:58am
Hi all..
On a number of my AC when I go to the 'Flight Checklist' on the Knee board I get 'headings' such as "Take-Off", "Cruise" etc. These are in blue. They're obviously linked to the Internet in someway. Thing is, I can't get them to activate or 'open.'  Is there a way of 'activating' them please?
Thanks
Ralphc

Title: Re: Knee board and 'links'
Post by c130lover on Feb 27th, 2013 at 7:59am
They could be linked to your local computer. Open the kneeboard file and check that the link path is correct. That's all I can think of.

Title: Re: Knee board and 'links'
Post by EVVFCX on Feb 27th, 2013 at 10:06am
If they are 'hyper'links to another location, you maybe be able to check by right clicking on them, if you get a menu, look for properties and click on that, they may give you paths to another file or a location within the help file.

As an example of what you may see, right click on the Flight Simulator X in the
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line above and select properties.

On the kneeboard it is likely to point to a file on your PC, they could of course :) simply be coloured different so they stand out

regards

Steve

Title: Re: Knee board and 'links'
Post by Ralphc on Feb 27th, 2013 at 1:58pm
Hi Guys,
Thanks for taking the time to respond, appreciated  :) 'c130lover,' forgive me but where can I find the 'Kneeboard File?'
EVVFCX...Tried you idea in the documentation page (in this case for the Trident) and found the 'properties' There's the GC logo there. Changed it to 'Notepad' but no joy  :(
Thanks
Ralphc

Title: Re: Knee board and 'links'
Post by EVVFCX on Feb 27th, 2013 at 3:42pm
If the Trident was from SV,can you give a link for it.

Title: Re: Knee board and 'links'
Post by c130lover on Feb 27th, 2013 at 5:04pm

Ralphc wrote on Feb 27th, 2013 at 1:58pm:
Hi Guys,
Thanks for taking the time to respond, appreciated  :) 'c130lover,' forgive me but where can I find the 'Kneeboard File?'
Ralphc


Go to the aircraft's folder (the one with the cfg). There should be one or two text or html documents with a _check or _ref at the end or something similar. If you're familiar with html documents, open it up with an editor.

Title: Re: Knee board and 'links'
Post by Ralphc on Feb 28th, 2013 at 12:11am
Hi Again...
Thanks for your time (again) EVVFCX...It's a David Maltby Trident (and very good it is too  ;)) So sorry no link.

C130lover...Found the file thanks. I've got 5 'Navlog' GC HTM Docs...not HTML or 'text' or _Check/_ref files. 

What I did find when I was in there under Simobjects was every AC I've installed and then deleted..quite shocked that they're still there!  :o

Appreciate your help with this Guys...spent ages looking for a solution last night.
Best Wishes
Ralphc

Title: Re: Knee board and 'links'
Post by dave3cu on Feb 28th, 2013 at 11:57am
(Dave Maltby's Tridents at-http://www.dmflightsim.co.uk/hs121_trident.htm)

Unlike previous FS versions, the FSX Kneeboard does not support 'links'. (Dave mentions this in the Readme_Installation .txt file included with the Trident downloads.)

For the Trident; to read the documents with working links (all links are local) you can open them in your internet browser. They are located in the /DMFS Shared Files/ folder  you in installed with the Panel installation (files are inside the .../HS121 Trident Documention/ sub-folder). The checklist file is Checklist.htm and the reference file is Manual.htm. Simply double-click, or right click > Open, on the file name to open in your browser.

Title: Re: Knee board and 'links'
Post by Ralphc on Feb 28th, 2013 at 2:15pm
Hi Dave...
Thanks for the reply...Hadn't realised that FSX doesn't 'do' links. :o...Should have saved my time and all the other good people who offered their time too.

Yep, I'd found Dave M's V. helpful docs (obviously missed the bit about FSX and links)...I'd actually printed them, but had a bit of a clear out a while ago and they've disappeared  :( Anyway, looks like it's back to copying and pasting then  ;)
Thanks Again
Ralphc

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