Paul K 93 Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Jim Hodkinson did a set of 3 pop-up windows for the FSX Beaver ( GPS, engine instruments and radio stack ) and I wonder if any consideration has been given to a similar mod for the Catalina's modern radio stack ? I've always thought its a bit 'too far away' in the virtual cockpit, and a simple pop-up ( like the GPS ) would be very handy. How easy is it too accomplish, and Jim, are you still around ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddz 737 55 Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 [Window00] size_mm=456,378 window_size=0.5 position=8 BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 VISIBLE=0 ident=GPS_PANEL gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0 [Window00] size_mm=159,441 position=8 visible=0 BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16 ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL gauge00=737-400!Comm 1, 0, 0,159, 68 gauge01=737-400!Comm 2, 0, 68,159, 68 gauge02=737-400!Nav 1, 0, 135,159, 68 gauge03=737-400!Nav 2, 0, 203,159, 68 gauge04=737-400!Transponder, 0, 271,159, 68 gauge05=737-400!ADF, 0, 340,159, 68 gauge06=737-400!Audio, 0, 409,159, 32 If you add the abouve to the Panel.cfg, it should bring up the gps and radio panel. [Window00] - this is linked to what button you press to bring the 2d panel up on screen.So : [Window00] would be Shift+1.So if you was to fly the Cat,and you press for example Shift+6 and nothing pops up, then you know you can use [Window05] for the GPS.So in your panel config it would look like : [Window05] <----------------------------- the window number is always -1 of the number you press with shift ( I.E shift+ 6 is window 05) size_mm=456,378 window_size=0.5 position=8 BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 VISIBLE=0 ident=GPS_PANEL gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0 I've dont the GPS myself on many other aircraft,but not the radio panel, so i dont know if just adding it to Panel.cfg will link it to the radio's in the cat already - as in when you change thr frequency on the 2d popup radio stack,whether it will also change the frequency's in the cat's radio's i dont know. But please dont try this untill someone else has commented to confirm/correct or if you do go ahead with it..make a backup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K 93 Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 Maddz, used the radio portion of your panel.cfg and bingo ! A pop up radio stack! Didn't alter the GPS pop up as that already works, and I dont use GPS anyway I had to add a Window title at the top before it would appear, so the modified cfg is as follows, with the modifications in bold [Window Titles] Window00=main Window01=Checklist Window02=GPS Window03=Radio [VIEWS] VIEW_FORWARD_WINDOWS=MAIN_PANEL VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=0.000, 0.000, 1.000 [Window00] file=Panel_2D.bmp Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=800,600 position=7 visible=0 ident=main [Window01] size_mm=766,766 windowsize_ratio=0.55 window_pos= 0.05,0.15 BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 VISIBLE=1 ident=12345 gauge00=AS_Catxm!Cat_CLMainm, 0,0,768,768 gauge01=AS_Catxm!Cat_CLConfm, 0,0,1,1 [Window02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=500,160 windowsize_ratio=1.0 position=8 visible=0 ident=13456 gauge00=AS_KLN90B!KLN90B, 0,0,500,160 [Window03] size_mm=159,441 position=8 visible=0 BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16 ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL gauge00=737-400!Comm 1, 0, 0,159, 68 gauge01=737-400!Comm 2, 0, 68,159, 68 gauge02=737-400!Nav 1, 0, 135,159, 68 gauge03=737-400!Nav 2, 0, 203,159, 68 gauge04=737-400!Transponder, 0, 271,159, 68 gauge05=737-400!ADF, 0, 340,159, 68 gauge06=737-400!Audio, 0, 409,159, 32 [Vcockpit01] //file=CAT2D.bmp Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=1 zorder=100 pixel_size=512, 512 texture=$CAT2DGAUGE gauge00=AS_Catxm!Cat_Blackbox1m, 0, 0,1, 1 gauge01=AS_Catxm!Cat_Blackbox2m, 0, 0,1, 1 gauge02=AS_Catxm!Cat_Blackbox3, 0, 0,1, 1 gauge03=ASC!MAIN, 0,0, 10, 10, 0 gauge04=AS_KLN90B!KLN90B, 2,3,508,162 gauge05=AS_Caty!fs2x_NavCom Radio1, 3, 190, 465, 58 gauge06=AS_Caty!fs2x_NavCom Radio2, 3, 253, 465, 58 gauge07=AS_Caty!Cat_Xponder, 3, 317, 292, 64 gauge08=AS_Caty!DME, 3, 450, 241, 52 gauge09=AS_Caty!Cat_ADF, 3, 386, 330, 58 gauge10=AS_Caty!Placard, 312, 320,192, 54 Day=255,255,255 Night=255,255,255 Luminous=150,150,101 //Luminous=200,200,101 [Default View] X=0 Y=0 SIZE_X=8191 Presumably I can now look into getting a radio stack that looks more akin to the one in the VC. THanks for your help, much appreciated ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddz 737 55 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Glad it worked for you i dont own the cat but i had a look at some pics of the radio panel Cat radio panel : And this is the radio panel from the default DC3 : Its not the same but looks bettter than a modern radio in a ww2 plane. if you want to use this one: [Window03] BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 size_mm=680,355 position=8 visible=0 ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL gauge00=Douglas_DC3!radio,0,0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K 93 Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 Yes, I like those old radios too, and I'll use that mod in the 'period' Catalinas. The Catalina I fly almost exclusively, however, is the present-day Lelystad-based Dutch one and so the modern radios are authentic. Once again, a huge thank you for your assistance in this, Maddz. The Cat is a firm favourite of mine, and you have made it even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddz 737 55 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 no probs buddy any time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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