Setting L variables with a lever?

[lmhariano]

Hi everyone

I've been trying to set a variable in a panel using a lever I have free in my joystick. The variable in question is (L:Fuel_Lever1_position, number).

The fuel lever position has 3 values: 0, 1, and 2. The idea is that, if the joystick lever is between 0 and 30%, the fuel lever position value is 0; 1 if it's between 31 and 70%; and 2 if it's over 71%. I'm thinking about using the joystick lever as a prop lever (looks like it's not used in the aircraft). This is what I've done:

<Gauge Name="JS31 Fuel levers" Version="1.0">
  <Size X="15" Y="15" />
  <Element>
    <Image Name="bkgnd.bmp"/>
  </Element>
  <Element>
    <Select>
      <Value>
        (A:GENERAL_PROPELLER_LEVER_POSITION,percent) 30 &lt; if{0 (&gt;L:Fuel_Lever1_position, number)}
        (A:GENERAL_PROPELLER_LEVER_POSITION,percent) 70 &gt; if{2 (&gt;L:Fuel_Lever1_position, number)}
      </Value>
    </Select>
  </Element>
  <Element>
    <Text x="15" Y="15" Length="1" Font="Arial" Color="White" Adjust="Center">
      <String>(L:Fuel_Lever1_position, number)</String>
    </Text>
  </Element>
</Gauge>

I assigned the lever and tried the gauge, however, I'm not getting any results. The background is just a 15x15 red bitmap, so that I can print there the value of the variable I'm trying to set (using the code in the third Element section) so that I can check if the gauge is working. But I can't any values inside the square Maybe this should be done in another way?

I forgot to say: this is for FS9.

Best regards from Colombia,
Luis Miguel

 

[n4gix]

Syntax errors. You must have a space following the if{ statement, the closing } requires a space as well:

if{0  // This is incorrect!
if{ 0  // This is correct!

)}  // This is incorrect!
) }  // This is correct!

 

[lmhariano]

Syntax errors. You must have a space following the if{ statement, the closing } requires a space as well:

Oops, my bad. Thank you for the remark, Bill, I applied the corrections and this is what I've got:

<Gauge Name="JS31 Fuel levers" Version="1.0">
  <Update Frequency="6"/>
  <Size X="5" Y="5"/>
  <Element>
    <Select>
      <Value>
        (A:GENERAL ENG1 PROPELLER LEVER POSITION, percent) 30 &gt; (A:GENERAL ENG1 PROPELLER LEVER POSITION, percent) 70 &lt; &amp;&amp; if{ 1 (&gt;L:Fuel_Lever1_position, number) }
       els{ (A:GENERAL ENG1 PROPELLER LEVER POSITION, percent) 70 &gt; if{ 2 (&gt;L:Fuel_Lever1_position, number) } els{ 0 (&gt;L:Fuel_Lever1_position, number) } }
      </Value>
    </Select>
  </Element>
  <Element>
    <Select>
      <Value>
        (A:GENERAL ENG2 PROPELLER LEVER POSITION, percent) 30 &gt; (A:GENERAL ENG2 PROPELLER LEVER POSITION, percent) 70 &lt; &amp;&amp; if{ 1 (&gt;L:Fuel_Lever2_position, number) }
        els{ (A:GENERAL ENG2 PROPELLER LEVER POSITION, percent) 70 &gt; if{ 2 (&gt;L:Fuel_Lever2_position, number) } els{ 0 (&gt;L:Fuel_Lever2_position, number) } }
      </Value>
    </Select>
  </Element>
</Gauge>

As you may see, I removed the red square and its text (it was only for verification). Now the gauge works as intended.

The fuel lever value was originally controlled by +/- click zones in the pedestal (I got bored of opening the pedestal and I wrote the code lines you see). However, I notice that the click zones do not work anymore, like if they were overridden by the lever. I don't know if this is as expected, but I'd like to know if there is a way to give priority to the click zones over the lever.

Best regards from Colombia,
Luis Miguel

 

[n4gix]

No, there isn't really any way to give mouse click zones "priority" over a controller (lever) command. It's truly an this-or-that proposition.

 

[lmhariano]

No, there isn't really any way to give mouse click zones "priority" over a controller (lever) command. It's truly an this-or-that proposition.

Well, I can live with that Thank you very much, Bill.

Best regards from Colombia,
Luis Miguel