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Pete Dowson:
Hi,

I like the way GSX is coming along, but I have one serious request. I fly a 737NG cockpit, and the outside world is projected on a large screen in front of the cockpit windows. I really do hate having that spoiled by on-FS-screen menus, and therefore don't use any programs which rely on this method (only) for control.

I use Radar Contact with its menu displayed inside the cockpit using a display program, and AES with their remote controller. Both do very well.

So, please, will you consider the option of controlling your GSX program likewise with a program running over a Network? Or at least provide some sort of programming interface to it so I could implement something like it?

Thank you for listening.

Regards
Pete Dowson

virtuali:
An interesting suggestion. We might not be able to have it in the first release, but it's something we might look into for an eventual upgrade.

Note the menus are the standard Simconnect ones so, which means they all respond to keys (0..9), and GSX itself has a configurable hotkey too (defaults to CTRL+F12) so you could use macro programming on a keyboard/joystick to operate it without using the mouse.

Pete Dowson:

--- Quote from: virtuali on November 14, 2011, 10:32:03 am ---An interesting suggestion. We might not be able to have it in the first release, but it's something we might look into for an eventual upgrade.
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Good, and yes please!


--- Quote ---Note the menus are the standard Simconnect ones so, which means they all respond to keys (0..9), and GSX itself has a configurable hotkey too (defaults to CTRL+F12) so you could use macro programming on a keyboard/joystick to operate it without using the mouse.

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I understand this. That isn't really the problem, it's just having menus, albeit translucent ones, appear in three foot high proportions over the otherwise great looking outside world on screen which is the deal-breaker for me. I have touch screens and EFB display inside the cockpit for such things and would really always want to keep such stuff off the scenery display.

I look forward to trying the product in any case when released, and will then probably leave it aside till your eventual upgrade, in hope!

Thanks & Best Regards
Pete

virtuali:

--- Quote from: Pete Dowson on November 14, 2011, 11:18:18 am ---That isn't really the problem, it's just having menus, albeit translucent ones, appear in three foot high proportions over the otherwise great looking outside world on screen which is the deal-breaker for me.
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Well, if it's just the issue of not wanting the menus over the scenery, you can undock the GSX Window and move it to another monitor on the same computer.

The only remaining issue is that FSX will not save its position between sessions, like it does with its default windows, so you'll see it again translucent over the scenery when you restart FSX, and will have to undock it again.

Pete Dowson:

--- Quote from: virtuali on November 14, 2011, 11:41:37 am ---Well, if it's just the issue of not wanting the menus over the scenery, you can undock the GSX Window and move it to another monitor on the same computer.
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No, I never have more than just the 1920x1080 Projector output on the main FSX PC.  Multiple video connections reduces performance. I have 6 other PCs and 8 other monitors I can use, as I do with AES, Radar Contact, SuperTrafficboard, EFB, IYP, and of course PM.

I'll be happy to wait for your network addition, should you care to add same.

Thanks & Regards
Pete

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