Hi Bernardo.

Sorry. But I'm not sure of what it is you want to do in regards to the weather radar, so I will try to see if I'm on the right track. Here goes....

You want a weather radar icon (something like on the 727 SimIcons Panel) to show up on a panel/SimIcons panel  so that when you click on the icon the CS Weather Radar panel pops up? Is that what you mean? I'm not 100% sure I can create one to add to the SimIcons Panel, but I'll look into it.

Personally, I would like for the WxR Panel to popup/disappear by just clicking in the radar display (where you see the mouse pointer change to a hand).

Mark

Hi Bernardo.

Firstly. I wouldn't edit/modify Captain Sims gauge files. I would look at using a way to add it via the panel.cfg in reference to the SimIcons Panel. That would be easier (I think).

Secondly. I shall see if I can find some info in the FSX SDK. If I can find enough help in there, I might even ask my knowledgeable friends at the Freeflight Design Shop Design Forums for some help as well.

Mark

Berlopez wrote on Apr 18^th, 2010, 11:27am:

Can you please forward that to me via email? I'll take a look and see exactly whats doing (it sounds to me like you just need to get the Icon size right) then I'll pass it back to you. I will give Matt the credit for seeing as he is telling you what to do. He is better at gauges than I am anyway.

Mark

No worries Bernardo.

I got your PM and I'm still looking into it regarding a solution. Matts solution would have been good, but a system crash takes quite some time to get sorted out, so we have to wait.

Mark

Thanks Bernardo.

I got a new mobile (cell) phone and was trying out the camera. It looked good enough to place in here (a tad blurry). If my photographer can get a sharper picture, I will update it.

Mark

Hi Bernardo.

Success at last!!!!  

Here is what I have edited (in the panel.cfg for the 727-100) to achieve it:

[Window00]
file=bg.bmp
background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=1024,768
window_size_ratio=1.00  
position=7
visible=1
ident=MAIN_PANEL
render_3d_window=0
window_size= 1.000, 1.000
window_pos= 0.000, 0.000
gauge00=Captain_Sim.p721.sys!main, 0,0, 2,2
//gauge01=Captain_Sim.p721.tools!icons,  0, 570, 64,198
gauge01=Captain_Sim.p721.tools!icons,  0, 538, 64,198
gauge02=SimIcons1024!Other Controls Icon,  0, 736, 32, 32

The explanation of the changes to the SimIcons Panel (in bold):

//gauge01=Captain_Sim.p721.tools!icons,  0, 570, 64,198      <- Commented out this line (no longer gets read by FSX)
gauge01=Captain_Sim.p721.tools!icons,  0, 538, 64,198         <- Repositioning of the gauge above (raised it by 32 (570-538=32))
gauge02=SimIcons1024!Other Controls Icon,  0, 736, 32, 32   <- Added this Icon to the gauge to open the CS Weather Radar

Next part:

[Window06]
size_mm=525,386
window_size=0.44
position=2
background_color=1,1,1
visible=0
//ident=11223
ident=260
zorder=1
gauge00=Captain_Sim.p721.WXR!wr_display, 81,32,364,279
gauge01=Captain_Sim.r001.P04!P04_radar, 0,0,525,386


Explanation of changes to Weather Radar Gauge (in bold):

//ident=11223    <- Commented out (no longer gets read by FSX)
ident=260          <- New Ident that the SimIcon1024!Other Controls Icon calls (it doesn't seem to want to call 11223)

That's it. This will need to be done to the 727-200, 727-100F & 727-200F panel.cfg IF you have them. If you think it will be too hard to do, let me know and I'll send you the modified panel.cfg

Mark