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SpazSinbad:
Full screen HUD is interesting to me for sure, as long as the AoA indexer has room at the left side? Generally I find it very annoying that the left support metal for the HUD is ALWAYS in the WAY when on centreline for the angled deck. BAH HUMBUG! ;D
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Doum76:
--- Quote from: SpazSinbad on September 16, 2009, 04:42:51 am ---Doum76, Nice HUD changes. Thanks for finding and fixing. ;D Works OK now on my system.
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Hey Spaz,
No problem, always a pleasure to help back. ;D
Doum76:
--- Quote from: fgrimley32 on September 16, 2009, 09:21:17 am ---
DOUM, I have a request. Can you please modify the right HUD GPS/ILS info. block with your MAD .xml skillz? If I'm flying to KDFW from KTIK, its about 150.3 miles. When I select DIRECT TO, and program in KDFW on the GPS, then use the HUD CP or MFD to select GPS, on my HUD, even at its widest settings (+550 x/size), it cuts off the W halfway in the "150.3 KDFW" just below the ALT box gauge. If you want to see what I mean, program in a waypoint to your GPS that you know is over 100 or even 1000, and then make your HUD display GPS Waypoint info. You'll see what I mean, right off the bat. Any help is appreciated.
Laterz
Sludge
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There you go, it was a tricky one though, had to modify 3 infos for it, since i'm no expert at it, just trying out things, takes a few tries to find out how it works. :)
In the HUD NAV block sections inside the .xml file, starting with <Position X="470" Y="450"/> <Text X="140" Y="23" Bright="Yes" Length="40" ..... I had to play a both with the first X's and the second X's... The first one seems to be the coord. inside the HUD, the second one, the Coord inside a kinda mask zone and inside the HUD, so had to move the X in the HUD than modify the X coord inside that invisible Masking Box, i also made the text aligement RIGHT, meaning the additional text flow will makes the texte line grow on the HUD inside zone rather than the outside and making it get closer to the Metal Frame, i've also changed the Lenght variable that seems to be that kinda masking zone that was cutting the text... so i made changes to allow texte being all showed up as hundreds digits, and thousands digits, as shown in the attached picture, and also made me change that also on the clock again, making aligne to the left and making the added time, or the Z for Zulu time inside the HUD rather than getting closer to the Metal Frame.
Hopes it does what you wanted. ;D
Doum76:
--- Quote from: fgrimley32 on September 16, 2009, 09:21:17 am ---Hello SUBS...
Yeah, we got a good HUD here and I think that it is modeling the NWS lo/hi modes correctly. I'm researching if some of those NWS settings in the default might be why the nosewheel steering is soo finicky during touchdown and causing lots of sim aviators to crash, along with the braking problems. Ill let you know how that goes. Also, that fix DOUM did with the clock is great. Which reminds me...
DOUM, I have a request. Can you please modify the right HUD GPS/ILS info. block with your MAD .xml skillz? If I'm flying to KDFW from KTIK, its about 150.3 miles. When I select DIRECT TO, and program in KDFW on the GPS, then use the HUD CP or MFD to select GPS, on my HUD, even at its widest settings (+550 x/size), it cuts off the W halfway in the "150.3 KDFW" just below the ALT box gauge. If you want to see what I mean, program in a waypoint to your GPS that you know is over 100 or even 1000, and then make your HUD display GPS Waypoint info. You'll see what I mean, right off the bat. Any help is appreciated.
OH YEAH, I almost forgot... I even got the new HUD to work full screen, all you have to do is alter your "panel.cfg" file and rewrite both "gauge00" lines for the MINIPANEL and MAIN_PANEL windows to read "gauge00=fa18_hud!fa18_hud, 0, 0, 456, 378, 4" I havent messed with the numbers yet, so the HUD still appears low and wide, but I will soon and keep you updated on that front.
Also, since I'm obviously new to online forums, how do I post pics that you can expand and see from the post? Would like you fellas to see some of my progress...
Laterz
Sludge
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I'll have to try out that full screen, see what it does. ;D Oh, and may i ask what is exactly NWS lo/hi modes?
SUBS17:
Nose Wheel steering Lo and Hi modes, with Lo it moves like a normal NWS for an aircraft in Hi mode it will turn well beyond the normal limits to allow the hornet to manouvre on the deck of the carrier.
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