Simviation Forum - Location of the mini-panel ?

Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 1:58pm

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I want to add a clock to the mini-panel - can anyone tell me where I can find it?
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Reply #1 - Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 2:57pm

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From the default 737-400 panel.cfg:

[Window Titles]
window00=Main Panel
window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS
window03=Throttle Quadrant
window04=Overhead Panel
window05=Compass

Window06=Mini Panel

[Window06]
position=7
size_mm=551,151
child_3d=1
background_color=0,0,0
ident=MINIPANEL

gauge00=737-400!Airspeed,             0, 34
gauge01=737-400!ADI,                88, 10
gauge02=737-400!HSI,                243, 0
gauge03=737-400!Altimeter,          398, 34
gauge04=737-400!Vertical Speed,    486, 42

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Reply #2 - Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 3:19pm

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Adding to microlight's post.....

The FS9 'default' mini panel is ...\Aircraft\default\panel\panel.cfg. (in FSX it's ...\Gauges\minipanel.cfg) You'll see there are 3 different [MiniPanel.xxx] sections. The sim will use the one most appropriate for the aircraft you're flying.

The 'default' mini-panel is the file used for any aircraft that does not have it's own 'custom' mini-panel defined.

A 'custom' mini-panel can be defined in any aircraft's own panel.cfg file. This is done by adding a new [Window.xx] section, with the 'ident=MINIPANEL, to the aircraft's panel.cfg. Examples are the default B-7xx aircraft.

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Reply #3 - Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 3:20pm

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gypsymoth wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 1:58pm:

I want to add a clock to the mini-panel - can anyone tell me where I can find it?
Thanks.

Depends on what plane you are using.

As Microlight displayed, some aircraft have specific mini-panels that are defined in the panel.cfg.

For those aircraft without that definition, there are 3 generic mini-panels in ...flight simulator 9\aircraft\default.

Which one of these is used is based on the aircraft type.

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Reply #4 - Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 4:04pm

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Thanks for all that info.
I've Just learned how to concoct flightplans Cheesy

& use Björn Büchner's Taylorcraft Auster5 for low & slow flying to check traffic timing (the @08:30 eg, isn't observed very well) & it would be nice to have a clock in front of me on the mini-panel. I've noticed that the time on Traffic Toolbox Explorer isn't the same as sim time either.
Thanks again.

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