I am using FS Panel studio to create a cockpit. I have the basic layout going and wanted to use some of the simicon buttons for GPS, Clock, Compass etc. I realize I need to add a new window to the panel, but how do I get the simicon button to link up to the new window I created to make it work?

Wish_bear

Quote:




I know the feeling...

Roger

Hi
I looked at the default panel cfg file.. and have reworked it several times 

Here is what I am doing. In FS Panel Studio
On my main panel, I have a simicon GPS button

Add a new window- named it GPS
attaching a bmp and then adding a GPS gauge

I have looked at other panels that have the GPS working and can not see what I have done differently.

here is a working one

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Radios
Window02=GPS
Window03=Throttles

here is the gauge they use (simicon renamed)
gauge34=737-400!GPS Display Toggle, 329, 255, 18

[Window02]
file=t38_gps.bmp
size_mm=1024
position=8
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=gps!gps,600,1,210,270

I have tried using the same gauge they did and the one in the simicon folder. neither worked

here is what I have:

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=GPS

used the same gauge as above
gauge114=737-400!GPS Display Toggle,  730,603,18,18

[Window01]
file=t38_gps.bmp
size_mm=1024
position=8
visible=0
ident=GPS_Panel

gauge00=gps!gps,  601,2,213,266

and mine does not work.... open to suggestions ???

thanks, if you look above.... I did add it as window01

Is there a limit to how many gauges you can have in a panel?

Wish_bear

Hmmm, it always worked the other way around for me.  The icons seem linked to "ident".  Here's part of my 747 panel.cfg.

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Overhead Panel
Window02=GPS
Window03=Radar

[Window00] ...
ident=MAIN_PANEL ...
gauge33=cpt.icons!Overhead,  222,10,13,13 ...
gauge36=SimIcons!GPS Icon,  264,10,13,13 ...
gauge47=cpt.icons!ifr,      209,10,13,13

[Window01] ...
ident=OVERHEAD_PANEL

[Window02] ...
ident=GPS_Panel

[Window03] ...
ident=IFR_MAIN_PANEL

(IFR is a popup TCAS gauge)

You could be right. I haven't messed with panels for a long time. I would point out that in WebbPA's example the GPS is still [Window02]. If in doubt, use belt & braces by using the same [Windowxx] numbers & ident= names. That way it has to work.

HI
every time I try to change the Ident of the window, I get the following error

Can't change the Window IDENT

The new Window Ident is already used by Window 0

When I make the window- it assigns IDENT as 20, 30
but those numbers do not work with the simicon buttons

wish_bear

I'm not familiar with FS Panel Studio. I think you would find this much easier by manually editing Panel.cfg in Notepad. Copy/paste the entries from a default CFG if you wish. There should be no need to edit or rename gauges.

I just checked this out on the default b737_400 panel to satify myself. I swapped the GPS & Radio stack windows in Panel.cfg & tried various ident= names. RollerBall is correct. The default simicons refer to the ident= name. The [Windowxx] number is not important providing the window entries are in order & the numbers run in sequence. This entry works for me.

[Window01]
size_mm=150,250
position=8
BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
gauge00=gps!gps,0,0,150,250

PS. The 3rd party switches I've tried use the [Windowxx] numbers. This is what confused me.