Simviation Forum - Dumb newbie question

Mar 14^th, 2003 at 3:04am

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Would a kind panel designer whiz mind educating me? I want to move the Lear default GPS window from the right (covering up all the buttons, etc.) to here. The original coordinates (default) are :

[Window02]
size_mm=150,250
position=8
BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=gps!gps,0,0,150,250

which is pretty much gibberish to me. Any help would be appreciated.

Hmmm... can't figure out how to insert the picture, anyway, what I want to do is move it and resize it so it covers up the engine gauges in the middle. More simply, what do

size_mm=150,250
position=8

do? I have a vague idea of bitmapping coordinates.

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Reply #1 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 3:19am

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The secret is in the position= line.
This can be numbered from 0 thru 8. The pop-up window will display like this.

0 1 2

3 4 5

6 7 8

To resize the pop-up window + gauge add this line

windowsize_ratio=

The default value is 1.0. Use any ratio you wish. 0.5 will reduce it by half, 2.0 will double it.

http://www.simviation.com/lair/AddGPS.htm

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Reply #2 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 3:41am

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Thanks, I'll poke around with that and see what I can do. But a picture is worth a thousand words - how can I upload a picture? Do I have to post it on my own site then link to it?

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Reply #3 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 3:45am

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Just click on 'Upload Images' at the top of the forum webpage under the banners where you can upload your images, then you can link to them Wink

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Reply #4 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 3:58am

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There we go.

So how do I make it permanent?

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Reply #5 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 5:06am

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Well I thought my description + the little tute would explain it. It's really not difficult. Try this.

[Window02]
size_mm=150,250

windowsize_ratio=2.0

position=

7

BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=gps!gps,0,0,150,250

I marked the modified Panel.cfg entries/values in

red

. You will need to experiment with the ratio.

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Reply #6 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 2:05pm

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Thanks. I'lll let you know how it works out.

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Reply #7 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 2:21pm

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I showed you the "quick & dirty" method. It usually does the trick. An exact fit as in your shot is a tad more complicated. The size of the window is defined in the size_mm= line. This matches the size of the gauge. The values are in pixels, horizontally & vertically.
You can change the depth of the gauge + window like this. Again, you will need to experiment with the value.

[Window02]
size_mm=150,

200

windowsize_ratio=2.0
position=7
BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=gps!gps,0,0,150,

200

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Reply #8 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 3:52pm

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I futzed around for a few minutes and was able to produce this. 2.0 ratio was way too big. Position 7 seems to leave it in the middle of the screen no matter what else I do. Since I accomplished my original goal of moving it so it doesn't cover the buttons I should be happy.

[Window02]
size_mm=224,247
windowsize_ratio=.85
position=7
BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=gps!gps,0,0,224,247

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Reply #9 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 4:03pm

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Here's the picture.

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Reply #10 - Mar 14^th, 2003 at 4:24pm

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OK. As long as you're happy. Wink

The position= line is actually a left-over from FS98 still used on the M$ default panels. The positions are left right or centre as I tried to show in the little table in my first reply. That's what I meant by "quick & dirty".

It is possible to position a pop-up window more accurately but that's much more complicated. If you wished to do that it would be easier to use a panel design program.

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