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Nov 4th, 2005 at 12:32am

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hello.
I have made a button to add to my panel i made this button in Xara Xtreme and i dont know what i do to convert it so i can put it on my panel is there a plugin or something so i can Export it in a GAU format?

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Reply #1 - Nov 4th, 2005 at 11:44am

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Sorry I can't help . . .
I just call the ones already in FS9, changing the
red
delineators to fit; e.g.,
gauge
39
=SimIcons!Kneeboard Icon,
326, 280

gauge40=SimIcons!ATC Icon, 340, 280
gauge41=SimIcons!Map Icon, 354, 280
gauge42=SimIcons!Avionics Icon, 399, 280
gauge43=SimIcons!GPS Icon, 413, 280
gauge44=SimIcons!Compass Icon, 427, 280

Good Luck
 
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Reply #2 - Nov 4th, 2005 at 7:07pm

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i have got 1 question What file do i edit?
 
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Reply #3 - Nov 4th, 2005 at 7:22pm

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i have got 1 question What file do i edit?


Gauges for a panel are specified in the "panel.cfg" file....

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Reply #4 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 2:12am

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If you want to design a gauge you should get the SDK from Microsoft.

I don't know why anyone would want to design a gauge in .gau format anyway.  Wouldn't .xml be a lot easier?
 
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Reply #5 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 2:22am

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I don't know why anyone would want to design a gauge in .gau format anyway. Wouldn't .xml be a lot easier?
If only modifying, a gauge editor can be easier (certifying that you're matching the action and px sizes, though).
 
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Reply #6 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 10:25am

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If you're modifying an existing gauge, rename the modified version & use that on your panel. This avoids conflicts & other problems with the original gauge & you can have as many different versions of the same gauge as you wish. Chuck Dome's little GauBmp2 utility is very useful for this job.

PS. I haven't tried it but you could probably modify XML gauges like the FS9 default SimIcons.cab in the same way.
 
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Reply #7 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 11:37pm

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thank's everyone
but i have made a picture of a button and guage in xara and i would like to know how i change the picture into a useable button or guage in flight sim9?

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Reply #8 - Nov 7th, 2005 at 5:17am

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The easiest way would be to modify an existing gauge. You can extract the BMP images from the conventional gauges in GAU format using GauBmp2 I mentioned earlier. This will also convert them back after repainting. I assume that you can also repaint the BMP images in XML gauges but I don't know which format they're in. You might like to check out the relevant SDK as XML gauges should be much easier to modify or create from scratch than the older GAU types.
 
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Reply #9 - Nov 7th, 2005 at 10:04pm

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Thats what i'm trying to do make a new gauge from scratch. What programs do i need and where do i get them from?

PS i cant pay for them because i dont have a credit card

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Reply #10 - Nov 7th, 2005 at 10:19pm

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Thats what i'm trying to do make a new gauge from scratch. What programs do i need and where do i get them from?

PS i cant pay for them because i dont have a credit card

Thank's

2242 8)



You don't NEED a program - if you're program the gauge in XML.

Download the Microsoft Panel and Gauges SDK, install and study them.

XML gauges can be created with a basic text editor - such as Notepad.

Now, when we see a posting about "gauge design" most of us automatically think about creating the gauge and accompanying bitmap from scratch - identifying the flightsim event, creating the graphic, etc.

Another thing is building up the panel from existing gauges, which is, at its simplest, creating the panel background graphic, possibly modifying gauge bitmaps, and placing them correctly on the panel background image.


This process can be helped along with freeware programs, most useful being cfgedit  (although it doesn't support the latest XML gauges.)

Good luck



Check the Simple Panel Design Tutorial hosted right here in Simviation!

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Simple Panel Design. This browser-based, Internet style, ten lesson tutorial on panel and gauge design covers FS98 through FS2004. The only software tools required design panels are the Windows accessory programs "Notepad" and "Paint". The tutorial explains in detail what's in an aircraft's panel configuration file (PANEL.CFG), how to edit that file and other Flight Simulator configuration files. It explains the difference between GAU and XML gauges, how to extract,edit,and create your own XML gauges, how to use Windows "Notepad" to add, change, and reposition gauges on an instrument panel, and how to use Windows "Paint" to change the look, color, and size of instrument panels. The tutorial lessons are linked to hands on, step-by-step exercises. Screen captures illustrate examples in the lessons and exercises. Requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, or other equivalent XML-enhanced web browser. For beginner through advanced intermediate users. Ken Smith. 4.6MB Filename: PDToot.zip
 
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Reply #11 - Nov 8th, 2005 at 8:20am

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thank's felix i will study the sdk's.
 
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Reply #12 - Nov 11th, 2005 at 9:10pm

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i have got a nother question i would like to add a after burner to my aircraft how can i do that i think i have to do it in the CFG file but i dont know what to do?

can someone please help?

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Reply #13 - Nov 17th, 2005 at 8:42am

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dont worry about the last question i have played around with it and i know how to do it now

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