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Timer - 2 diff displays - 2 diff durations -same location

COBS

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I have a timer that is triggered at 6 nm to go to a target ,
it displays a low impact text reminder message ( SET BOMBS ) once every 8 seconds during a maximum duration period of 40 seconds ,
only if zero bombs were set in another instrument ,
if one or more bombs are set it will either switch off or not show ,
at 40 seconds it automatically switches off , it worked nicely .
Code is ,
Code: 
 <!-- REMINDER Bomb # NOT set in RIPPLE Inst duration timer trigger   -->
      <Element>
        <Select>
            <Value>(L:DistanceTargetPos,nmiles) 6 &lt; (L:DistanceTargetPos,nmiles) 5.8 &gt; and
                      if{ 1 (&gt;L:TokenDistance,enum) }
                   (L:TokenDistance,enum) 1 ==
                         if{ (P:Absolute time, seconds) (&gt;L:Reminder Text START, seconds)
                           0 (&gt;L:TokenDistance,enum) }
            </Value>
        </Select>
      </Element>

<!-- Flashing reminder that NO bombs set in Ripple Inst  -->
    <Element>
     <Visible>(P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - 40 &lt;</Visible>
    <Element>
     <Visible>(L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.5 &lt; (P:Local time,seconds) 8.0 % 0.95 &lt; *</Visible>
       <Element>     
          <Position X="92" Y="41" />
            <FormattedText X="34" Y="24" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="10" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Left" Color="#FF0000" Bright="Yes">
              <String>%SET%
                       \n%BOMBS%</String>
          </FormattedText>
       </Element>
    </Element>
    </Element>

I then wanted to add text indicating progressive count of bombs dropped and max current set number of bombs ,
only if one or more bombs were set ,
and for a longer duration of 80 seconds .

I tried the following code , in a flight ,
I initially had zero bombs set , the reminder text flashed very briefly , then no more , when it should have .
I then quickly set 12 bombs and the bomb count successfully appeared for the 80 second duration .
Code: 
 <!-- REMINDER Bomb # NOT set in RIPPLE Inst duration timer trigger   -->
      <Element>
        <Select>
            <Value>(L:DistanceTargetPos,nmiles) 6 &lt; (L:DistanceTargetPos,nmiles) 5.8 &gt; and
                      if{ 1 (&gt;L:TokenDistance,enum) }
                   (L:TokenDistance,enum) 1 ==
                         if{ (P:Absolute time, seconds) (&gt;L:Reminder Text START, seconds)
                           0 (&gt;L:TokenDistance,enum) }
            </Value>
        </Select>
      </Element>

<!-- Flashing reminder that NO bombs set in Ripple Inst  -->
    <Element>
     <Visible>(P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - 40 &lt;</Visible>
    <Element>
     <Visible>(L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.5 &lt; (P:Local time,seconds) 8.0 % 0.95 &lt; *</Visible>
       <Element>     
          <Position X="92" Y="41" />
            <FormattedText X="34" Y="24" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="10" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Left" Color="#FF0000" Bright="Yes">
              <String>%SET%
                       \n%BOMBS%</String>
          </FormattedText>
       </Element>
    </Element>
    </Element>
  
<!-- Progressive No released and  No of bombs set in Ripple Inst  -->
    <Element>
     <Visible>(P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - 80 &lt;</Visible>
    <Element>
     <Visible>(L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.8 &gt; </Visible>
       <Element>     
          <Position X="92" Y="41" />
            <FormattedText X="34" Y="24" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="10" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Left" Color="#C7C7C7" Bright="Yes">
               <Color Value="#349F34"/>         
              <String>%((L:Bombs_dropped, number))%!02d!%
                       \n%\{clr2}%((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number))%!02d!%</String>
          </FormattedText>
       </Element>
    </Element>
    </Element>

In an attempt to get both text/data displays to work as they should , I defined the 2 time durations each with the bomb condition in the Select element
as follows , this worked exactly as desired .
Code is ,
Code: 
<!-- 1. REMINDER Bomb # NOT set in RIPPLE Inst duration timer trigger and  2. duration of data display   -->
      <Element>
        <Select>
            <Value>(L:DistanceTargetPos,nmiles) 6 &lt; (L:DistanceTargetPos,nmiles) 5.8 &gt; and
                      if{ 1 (&gt;L:TokenDistance,enum) }
                   (L:TokenDistance,enum) 1 ==
                         if{ (P:Absolute time, seconds) (&gt;L:Reminder Text START, seconds)
                           0 (&gt;L:TokenDistance,enum) }
                   (L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.5 &lt;
                         if{ 40 (&gt;L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) }
                   (L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.8 &gt;
                         if{ 80 (&gt;L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) }                     
            </Value>
        </Select>
      </Element>

<!-- Flashing reminder that NO bombs set in Ripple Inst   is visible for 40 seconds  -->
    <Element>
     <Visible>(P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - (L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) &lt;</Visible>
    <Element>
     <Visible>(L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.5 &lt; (P:Local time,seconds) 8.0 % 0.95 &lt; *</Visible>
       <Element>     
          <Position X="92" Y="41" />
            <FormattedText X="34" Y="24" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="10" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Left" Color="#FF0000" Bright="Yes">
              <String>%SET%
                       \n%BOMBS%</String>
          </FormattedText>
       </Element>
    </Element>
    </Element>
  
<!-- Progressive No released and  No of bombs set in Ripple Inst    is visible for 80 seconds -->
    <Element>
     <Visible>(P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - (L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) &lt;</Visible>
    <Element>
     <Visible>(L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.8 &gt; </Visible>
       <Element>     
          <Position X="92" Y="41" />
            <FormattedText X="34" Y="24" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="10" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Left" Color="#C7C7C7" Bright="Yes">
               <Color Value="#349F34"/>         
              <String>%((L:Bombs_dropped, number))%!02d!%
                       \n%\{clr2}%((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number))%!02d!%</String>
          </FormattedText>
       </Element>
    </Element>
    </Element>

While it works beautifully as required , it looks a mess .
Is there a better way to write this last working code ?

Cheers
Karol
 
Last edited:
Code: 
      <Element>   
          <Position X="92" Y="41" />
            <FormattedText X="34" Y="24" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="10" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Left" Color="#FF0000" Bright="Yes">
              <String>
              %((P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - (L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) &lt;)
             %((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.5 &lt;
             %(&amp;&amp;)
             %((P:Local time,seconds) 8.0 % 0.95 &lt; *)
             %(&amp;&amp;)
             %{if}
                 %SET\n
                 %BOMBS
             %{end}
            </String>
           </FormattedText>
       </Element>

Karol,
you could write all the elements in one string element,
replacing the visible tags by boolsche algebra and {if} ,{ else} {end}. Also case could be used.

Above is not tested :alert:

Edi
 
Code: 
<!-- Flashing reminder that NO bombs set in Ripple Inst   is visible for 40 seconds  -->
<!-- Progressive No released and  No of bombs set in Ripple Inst    is visible for 80 seconds -->
    <Element>
     <Visible>(P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - (L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) &lt;</Visible>
       <Element>   
          <Position X="92" Y="41" />
            <FormattedText X="34" Y="24" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="10" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Left" Color="#FF0000" Bright="Yes">
            <Color Value="#C7C7C7"/>
             <Color Value="#349F34"/>
              <String>%((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.5 &lt;)%{if}%((P:Local time,seconds) 8.0 % 0.95 &lt;)%{if}SET\nBOMBS%{else}-\n-%{end}
                             %{else}\{clr2}%((L:Bombs_dropped, number))%!02d!\n\{clr3}%((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number))%!02d!%{end}
                      </String>
          </FormattedText>
       </Element>
    </Element>

I hope that works.
 
Edi

Thank you for your code , very nice , I adapted it as follows ,
Code: 
     <Element>  
          <Position X="92" Y="41" />
            <FormattedText X="64" Y="24" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="10" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Left" Color="#FF0000" Bright="Yes" Tabs="0,1L">
                 <Color Value="#C7C7C7"/>
                 <Color Value="#349F34"/>                
              <String>
              %((P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - (L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) &lt;)
             %{if}            
             %((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.5 &lt; (P:Local time,seconds) 8.0 % 0.95 &lt; *)
             %{if}
                 \t%SET%\n
                 \t%BOMBS
             %{end}
              %((P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - (L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) &lt;)            
             %{if}
             %((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.8 &gt;)%
             %{if}            
                  \t%\{clr2}%((L:Bombs_dropped, number))%!02d!%\n
                \t%\{clr3}%((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number))%!02d!            
             %{end}
            </String>
           </FormattedText>
       </Element>
That worked as required , except that the first or top line was translated to the Right in each instance , the second line
was in the correct location , it was as if each vertical line of code caused a one place movement to the right , and that
movement was cumulative .
The "SET'" was over a couple of spaces and the "Progressive count" was even a few more spaces over to the right .
It was probably something that I did that caused that effect , before I resolved it I tried another code solution .

Heretic
Thanks for that code , it worked as provided , it does everything that was required , it's a neat function , is very nice , decided to use your code , Thank you .


Thanks again for two great solutions .

Cheers
Karol
 
Karol,
your code works, because its a very short.
With a complexer or longer code probably you run into some, often strange error!
You forget two {end} !
So i prefer writing this way - since 30 years;)


Code: 
              <String>
              %((P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - (L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) &lt;)
              %{if}           
                 %((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.5 &lt; (P:Local time,seconds) 8.0 % 0.95 &lt; *)
                 %{if}
                    \t%SET%\n
                    \t%BOMBS
                 %{end}      <!-- **** here a second end ?? **** -->
                 %((P:Absolute time, seconds) (L:Reminder Text START, seconds) - (L:Time_Interval_Choice, number) &lt;)           
                 %{if}
                    %((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number) 0.8 &gt;)%
                    %{if}           
                       \t%\{clr2}%((L:Bombs_dropped, number))%!02d!%\n
                       \t%\{clr3}%((L:F111_Nbr_Sum, number))%!02d!           
                    %{end}     <!-- **** or here two extra end ?? **** -->
            </String>
Looks in text editor a little bit better!

{if} and {and} which belongs together are at the same distance from the left.

Yes, hidden blanks make some problems with the out format.

Edi
 
COBS said:
Thanks for that code , it worked as provided , it does everything that was required , it's a neat function , is very nice , decided to use your code , Thank you .
Click to expand...

You're welcome, Karol!
 
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