Simviation Forum - Guage.cfg question.

Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 10:50am

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Here's part of my .cfg file...

gauge46=SimIconsb!GPS Icon, 94,654,19,19
gauge47=SimIconsb!Kneeboard Icon, 116,654,19,19
gauge48=SimIconsb!ECU Icon, 94,676,19,19
gauge49=SimIconsb!Map Icon, 116,676,19,19
guage50=SimIconsb!Radio Icon, 94,698,19,19

Problem is, the Radio Icon doesn't show up on the panel.

...and why is there an exclamation point in each line reference???

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Reply #1 - Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 11:14am

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SimIcon its a cab file that should be in your main Gauge folder ,but it shouldn't be SimIconb this "b" is what is causing your problem unless is a third party airplane that brought a modified SimIcon gauge and they rename it with the b at the end, check if there is a SimIconb folder of cab inside the panel folder
the "!" expresion its to split to the inside of the cab file

what airplane is that?

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Reply #2 - Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 12:08pm

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It's a G IV- Yes, it's an add-on and it has a few of the icons but not the radio icon.

I have both simicons and simicomsb cab folders in my main gauge folder, but I can't get the radio icon to show up.

I've tried radio Icon, Icon radio- checked other aircraft too...

How does .cfg know whether to get a gauge from the main gauges folder, or from within the aircraft gauge folder?
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Reply #3 - Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 12:31pm

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make a copy of the panel.cfg (make a backup)

then using notepad just delete the "b"

like this

gauge46=SimIcons!GPS Icon, 94,654,19,19
gauge47=SimIcons!Kneeboard Icon, 116,654,19,19
gauge48=SimIcons!ECU Icon, 94,676,19,19
gauge49=SimIcons!Map Icon, 116,676,19,19
guage50=SimIcons!Radio Icon, 94,698,19,19

the radio icon must be there

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Reply #4 - Aug 5^th, 2011 at 10:37am

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If you haven't sorted it out as yet....

Found an instance of SimIconsb.cab in another aircraft. The .xml that displays the Radio icon is 'Avionics Icon.xml'. So you would use.....

gauge50=SimIconsb!Avionics Icon, 94,698,19,19

Likewise, the default SimIcons.dll has only the 'Avionics Icon.xml'

The default SimIcons1024.cab has both Avionics Icon.xml and Radio Icon.xml so either could be used.

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guage50=

SimIconsb!Radio Icon, 94,698,19,19 If you copied and pasted this from the panel.cfg, nothing will work until you correct the misspelling of 'gauge'.

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How does .cfg know whether to get a gauge from the main gauges folder, or from within the aircraft gauge folder?

It will look in the aircraft's ....\panel\ folder first. If the gauge is not there, then the FSX main ..\Gauges\ folder.

Dave

« Last Edit: Aug 5^th, 2011 at 6:28pm by dave3cu »

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Reply #5 - Aug 5^th, 2011 at 11:19am

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Hey Dave I gave him this

gauge27=SimIcons1024!Radio Icon, 26,379,19,19

It seems that wasn't the radio simicon included

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Reply #6 - Aug 5^th, 2011 at 11:24am

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Alrot,

Should work provided he gives it the correct 'gauge##' and doesn't leave the original mispelling of 'guage' in the panel.cfg.

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Reply #7 - Aug 5^th, 2011 at 11:39am