Simviation Forum - My GPS icon won't work.

Jan 24^th, 2007 at 9:10am

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I have put the Nilsson/Bookmark J35F panel into Kazunori Ito's Draken & it works well. It has GPS at Window08 which is brought up by shift+9. I have added a SimIcom GPS icon at 330,300,20,20 in the panel cfg at gauge83 (panel icons) & although it is there for all to see, when I click it, nothing happens. Shift+9 gets me fs9GPS.

I would be very grateful & happy if someone would tell me what I have done wrong or left undone. I have added GPS icons to other panels & they have worked as intended, but not this one Cry

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Reply #1 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 11:20am

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"I have added a SimIcom GPS icon at 330,300,20,20"
Perhaps the original icon is still active; if so, edit IT instead of simply adding another icon.

I've done several panel edits myself and here's just one. As you know (or are finding out) not all panels are created equal.

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Reply #2 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 12:11pm

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As a fallback, you can also call up the GPS by hitting Shift+3 (or is it 4?).

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Reply #3 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 12:37pm

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Gypsy. Fly Thomas' aircraft. Then you don't have these problems.
But maybe his aircraft is too real for you???

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Reply #4 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 12:41pm

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I used to be really good at making the simicons. I knew the ins and outs of them, but it's been so long, I've forgotten how to do it. The best way to figure it out is to study different panels, and mess around...

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Reply #5 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 3:23pm

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Stretch your brain and use INS instead of GPS
http://www.simufly.com/ins/
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Reply #6 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 4:37pm

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Check the GPS [Window08] section for the line:

Ident=GPS_PANEL

This should tie that window to the GPS icon.

Dave

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Reply #7 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 4:46pm

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It's not a question of using INS but one of solving a problem, ie, adding GPS & a working icon (and other goodies) to this panel, so you see my brain is being stretched. I have been at this for just 4 hours now & that from being a complete novice. In the end I have just added GPS to the latest Nilsson panel plus an icon (& 2 other tasty gauges) and it works Grin

Hagar once said he had an insatiable curiosity & that sums me up too.
Fiddling with panel additions is one way of finding how things work, & Yes - I do make copies!!

I do use the latest Nilsson Draken but I also like Ito's smart job so I've aliased this new panel to it!! I think some screen shots are called for Roll Eyes

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Reply #8 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 4:52pm

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[quote author=Esselbach link=1169647813/0#4 date=1169660500]I used to be really good at making the simicons. I knew the ins and outs of them, but it's been so long, I've forgotten how to do it. The best way to figure it out is to study different panels, and mess around...[/quote]

Making icons to open panels is quite easy.

Create an appropriate BMP to be used.
Select an ID for the window you want to open.
Create the XML code.
Put the XML file and the bitmap into a folder named, say, MyIcon, or
add it to an existing icon folder/cab file.
Add the code to your panel.cfg file for the window and the icon gauge.

here's a sample of XML code that I use to toggle a "TCAS" window with the ID=1050

<Gauge Name="Panel Icon" Version="1.0">
<Image Name="Icon_Panel.bmp" ImageSizes="19,19,30,30"/>
<Mouse>
<Tooltip>Toggle TCAS Window</Tooltip>
<Cursor Type="Hand"/>
<Click>1050 (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE)</Click>
</Mouse>
</Gauge>

I save this code as "TCAS_Icon.xml"
I have a folder containing my "special icons" located in my gauge folder
where I put the icons I create/modify. "PDS_ICONS"

In the panel.cfg file, I would add "gaugexx=PDS_ICONS!TCAS_Icon, XX, YY, xx, yy

The window containing the TCAS gauge would have the line "ID=1050". This must
match the number in the XML code "TOGGLE" statement.

Paul

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Reply #9 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 5:06pm

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Dave3cu - I've just checked the Ident & it had 43 so no wonder it didn't work. I didn't spot it which makes me blush with shame, but I am new to this!! Anyhow - it works, so thanks for the tip.

Paul - thanks. I'll work my way towards it. At the moment I'm at the starting gate!!! I'm reading Glenn Copelands stuff as well. Roll Eyes

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Reply #10 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 5:17pm

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Glad you got it working.

Is it possible they had it tied to a custom icon or 'hot spot' (invisible icon/gauge)?
-none of the default SimIcons use ident=43-

Maybe one of the panels documents would say.

Dave

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Reply #11 - Jan 24^th, 2007 at 6:34pm

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Ahh, now I remember it was something like that.... Grin

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