FSX help with M:X and a 3 input, left drag knob?

[Orswell]

I have a 3 way knob, with state_0, state_1, state_2 (State 1 is in the middle)

I have 3 inputs, key events for those states 0_on, 1_on, 2_on

I want to be able to left mouse drag the knob to the right through the states, and left drag to the left to return.

Possible? Here's what I think I need but it doesn't work. I don't understand how the M:X position works in 3d.

Assuming this switch starts at 1... and I leftclick drag to the left for 0 and left click drag to the right for 2. This is mostly pseudo code. I also realize this code would only work for the starting position atm.

EDIT: I think i need to define the beginning of the drag with left click event, using an example not making sense yet ..added to code.

<MouseFlags>LeftSingle+LeftDrag</MouseFlags>
    <CallbackCode>
         (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmi 0 == if{ (M:X) (&gt;L:Click) }
         (M:Event) 'LeftDrag' scmi 0 ==
            if { (M:X) ( L:Click) "left or right of it?";
                if { (&gt; K:0_on ) }
                els { (&gt; K:2_on) } }
    </CallbackCode>

last edit: the lever_fuel_selector_LOR is what I want now I found that example I think I got it...

 

[Heretic]

If you still need references:
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93549&

 

[Orswell]

Thanks Heretic, that's a good post to reference.

I didn't get the fuel selector working yet but moved on at the moment to a new switch.

The tricky part is understanding how the fuel selector has these numbers for the cases. There are 3 states, and not sure how the extra 1 figures in, and the 4 is the number of states?

2 0 1 1 4

and this boggle me a bit, wish I had a breakpoint!

 els{ (M:X) (G:Var1) - 40 / int (G:Var2) + 0 max 2 min s0 2 0 1 1 4 (A:FUEL TANK SELECTOR:1, enum) case !=

 

[Heretic]

Is 1,2,3,4 referencing left, right, both and off per chance?

 

[taguilo]

your case expression is returning:

1 when (A:FUEL TANK SELECTOR:1, enum) is 0 - OFF
1 when (A:FUEL TANK SELECTOR:1, enum) is 1 - ALL
0 when (A:FUEL TANK SELECTOR:1, enum) is 2 - LEFT
2 when (A:FUEL TANK SELECTOR:1, enum) is 3 - RIGHT

Is this OK to your needs?

Tom

 

[Orswell]

So, I was able to use the lever_fuel_selector_LOR as a template and get what I needed.

In my case, I don't need case statements to re order the inputs like the lever_fuel_selector.

I'm not sure why "40" is picked still as the number to divide by. But this works

(M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 =
if{ (M:X) (>G:Var1) (A:state, enum) (>G:Var2) }
els{ (M:X) (G:Var1) - 40 / int (G:Var2) + 0 max 2 min s0 (A:state,enum) !=
    if{l0 0 == if{ (>K:0_on) } l0 1 == if{ (>K:1_on) } 10 2 == if{ (>2_on) } }

 

[n4gix]

The number "40" is used as a scalar for the "number of pixels" for each unit of increase.

In simpler words, it determines how far your mouse cursor has to move before increasing/decreasing your variable.

 

[Orswell]

Thanks Bill!

 

[lionheart]

Orswell,

Could you post the Code section of this? I am trying to do the same thing but vertical.

I didn't think of using point 2 or enum 2 as the middle. I was starting at middle as 1 which made me have to zigzag through 2 to get to 3 Down then up, to go up.

I am going to try to adapt this as a template. Man, how I have struggled with this....