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P3D v4 2D Popup Window Background

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I have a 2D popup window that displays a little text , such as Mode=2. For convenience I've managed to size and position the window so it overlays the P3D menu bar as shown below. I would like the background of the 2D window to be clear or transparent rather than black, or if that is not possible, a background color close to the gray menu bar color would be the next choice, but I don't understand how to make that happen.
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The panel.cfg entry for the 2D window is:
[Window07]
size_mm = 15,4
window_size = 0.07
position = 1
//backround_color = 0,0,0
visible = 0
ident = Yoke Mode
sizeable = 0
gauge00 = Yoke_Mode!YokeMode, 0,0,15,4

The background_color entry is commented out because I found it makes no difference what values I use for it (perhaps because there is no bmp image file associated with this 2D window?).
What controls the 2D window background color?

Thx,
Al
 
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Not sure if this is your problem, but the line you commented out has a typo (backround, missing a 'g')

Secondly, ( if the printed text is coded in an XML gauge), add a bitmap to the YokeMode.xml gauge that has color coding 0,0,0 (so: transparent).

Rob
 
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