Wish: the clock :)

[YoYo]

Is it possible to add to the one 2D panel (for example Shift+4) the simply clock with local time (FS time), just digits?
I added new 2D free gauge but from Shift 1 to 9 the are present now. I see both none1 and none2 but they are use grey colour for the rest 2D panels as background I suppose.
Just suggestion but it will be nice to see flying time (Im VR user so I dont know it was 1h or 1,5h already ).

[Hook]

This is what I did. I replaced the unused Shift-9 with the fs9 clock from the stock Piper Cub.

See the following post:
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=54391#p494199

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[YoYo]

This is what I did. I replaced the unused Shift-9 with the fs9 clock from the stock Piper Cub.

See the following post:
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=54391#p494199

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Shift+9 is used for colour the rest of panels (background) also I suppose.
Check panel.cfg, this entry is present for P3Dv4 version.

This is for Shift+9 and You cant delete it:

[Window08]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=330,450
pixel_size=330,450
position=5
visible=0
nomenu=1
ident=101
sizable=0

gauge00=dbg!panel, 144,0

When I removed it I saw differences in the rest of panel so this gauge is used by the rest of module.

[Hook]

There is no code for "dbg!panel" so the shift-9 entry is unused.

Here is what my file looks like and it works for me:

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// LDH change
//Window08=dbg
Window08=Clock

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gauge00=A2A_PiperJ3!keys,  1,1,1,1

//[Window08]
//Background_color=0,0,0 
//size_mm=330,450
//pixel_size=330,450
//position=5
//visible=0
//nomenu=1
//ident=101
//sizable=0
//
//gauge00=dbg!panel,  144,0

// LDH change add clock
[Window08]
size_mm=107,190
visible=0
position=2
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
ident=270

gauge00=fs9_clock!Clock, 0, 0, 107, 190


[VCockpit00]

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[YoYo]

There is no code for "dbg!panel" so the shift-9 entry is unused.

As I wrote before. Model uses this entry in panel.cfg [Window08] even though you can't see it by hitting Shift+9..

With this entry and without:



differences are visible here, maybe we can life with this but who knows where this influence too if you remove it.

[YoYo]

Ok, i did few tests with Shift+2 entry. Here no any gauge in the model and without this the rest 2D panels looks ok (small changes on grey also):



So I used this file from Flightsim (FS2004/FSX Up/Down Timer & Clock it works well in P3Dv4.5):

https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.ph ... fid=201721

Here is the result (VR view after my changes):



Red - default entries

//Window01=none1
Window01=Timerz

....

[Window01]
//Background_color=0,0,0
//size_mm=1,1
//position=0
//nomenu=1
//visible=0
//ident=20
//sizable=0

Background_color=0,0,0 // for black background, use 0,0,1
size_mm=166,106 // size of the gauge bitmap plus a border
window_pos=0.15,0.39 // over the clock, but locate to suit
windowsize_ratio=1.6 // size to suit
visible=0 // or =1 to make visible on startup
ident=270 // toggle # used to popup clocks

gauge00=Timerz!timerz, 3,3 // 160 x 100 bkgnd bitmap

3DP_CAMERA_TRANSFORM_REFERENCE=CAMERA
3DP_SIZE=0.15, 0.15 ;YoYo added to adjust size
3DP_WORLDSPACE_POS_OFFSET= -0.25, 0.18, 0.42 ;YoYo added X,Y,Z offsets
3DP_PBH_OFFSET=-12,0,-35 ;YoYo added

For 2D picture (non VR) this clock looks ok also.

[Hook]

I'm not sure what's going on with the grey areas. It seems to be random each time you start the sim. I never noticed it until you posted the pictures.

The way you have done it will work better if you are using VR, so I'm glad you found something that works. I'm not sure why my clock shows up on my system, but does not on yours.

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[Hook]

I've checked under a variety of conditions and have come to the conclusion that the problem with uneven lighting in the grey areas is a problem in P3D, not with the sim. I can't find anything wrong in the code that displays the 2D panels. Some of the lighting differences are pretty bizarre when the sun starts going down, and it's all random. Sometimes there's no problem at all in at least one panel.

Check the Cub manual in the 2D panel area. The Controls (Shift-3) panel shows a lighter box around "HAND" and "TOW", so this is not a new problem.

It may be possible to write the code such that it doesn't have uneven lighting across various elements, but I'm not that familiar with it. I experimented with removing the backgroundcolor entries but only the heading text looked proper, and it was in a different font which might be possible to use everywhere. It may be possible to make the bmp files have a transparent background, similar to the radio graphic, but I didn't try it. I may eventually try to fix the panels.

I'm running P3Dv4.4 rather than 4.5 so that might be an issue. I'd be interested in finding out if anyone else has noticed the problem, and what version they're running.

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[Lewis - A2A]

I've checked under a variety of conditions and have come to the conclusion that the problem with uneven lighting in the grey areas is a problem in P3D, not with the sim. I can't find anything wrong in the code that displays the 2D panels. Some of the lighting differences are pretty bizarre when the sun starts going down, and it's all random. Sometimes there's no problem at all in at least one panel.

Check the Cub manual in the 2D panel area. The Controls (Shift-3) panel shows a lighter box around "HAND" and "TOW", so this is not a new problem.

It may be possible to write the code such that it doesn't have uneven lighting across various elements, but I'm not that familiar with it. I experimented with removing the backgroundcolor entries but only the heading text looked proper, and it was in a different font which might be possible to use everywhere. It may be possible to make the bmp files have a transparent background, similar to the radio graphic, but I didn't try it. I may eventually try to fix the panels.

I'm running P3Dv4.4 rather than 4.5 so that might be an issue. I'd be interested in finding out if anyone else has noticed the problem, and what version they're running.

Hook

Correct, it appeared with a P3D update a while back affects all the A2A P3D fleet, and many other aircraft up to and including P3D default aircraft too. Most noticeable at night.

thanks,
Lewis

[Hook]

Correct, it appeared with a P3D update a while back affects all the A2A P3D fleet, and many other aircraft up to and including P3D default aircraft too. Most noticeable at night.

Thanks, Lewis. Appreciate the info.

It always bothers me when someone accuses something I wrote of breaking something else. Even if I know it's impossible I have to investigate it. It didn't help that I never noticed it before seeing his screen shots.

We know it's possible to fix the text with a different font. I experimented with a transparent background on one of the BMP files and it's possible but the results aren't optimal. Someone with more experience or plenty of time might find a way to make it work. Better to wait for LM to fix the problem.

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[YoYo]

Wow! Nice to see explenations, now its clear with some entries.