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LUA gauge implementation?

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I’ve developed a gauge using lua script that works great. Is there a way to implement this into the vc of an aircraft?
 
I'm not sure if i understand well your question, but in the understanding that you lua script is inside an xml file .. them you only need to add a line on the panel.cfg like any other xml gauge. take look on the tipical example about P3DRadar

Code: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SimBase.Document  Type="AceXML" version="1,0"  id="F1EE Radar">
    <Descr>P3DRadarTexture</Descr>
    <SimGauge.Gauge id="Gauge" ArtDirectory="C:\Prepar3D\SDK\Panels and User Interface\Panels\XML Gauge samples">
        <FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
        <Size>1024,1024</Size>
        <Element FloatPosition="1.000,1.000">
        <Visibility>(L:ELEC_AC_MAIN1_BUS, Bool)</Visibility>
            <Texture Name="P3DRadarTexture" Width="1024" Height="1024" />
        </Element>
        <MouseArea id="MouseArea all">
            <FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
            <Size>1024,1024</Size>
            <CursorType>Normal</CursorType>
            <MouseArea>
                <FloatPosition>1.0,1.0</FloatPosition>
                <Size>1024,1024</Size>
                <CursorType>Hand</CursorType>
                <MouseClick id="MouseClick">
                    <Script>!lua
                    .
                    (your code)
                    .
                    </Script>
                    <ClickType>WheelUp+WheelDown+LeftSingle+LeftDrag+LeftRelease</ClickType>
                </MouseClick>
            </MouseArea>
        </MouseArea>
 
ESAbolichin said:
I'm not sure if i understand well your question, but in the understanding that you lua script is inside an xml file .. them you only need to add a line on the panel.cfg like any other xml gauge. take look on the tipical example about P3DRadar

Code: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SimBase.Document  Type="AceXML" version="1,0"  id="F1EE Radar">
    <Descr>P3DRadarTexture</Descr>
    <SimGauge.Gauge id="Gauge" ArtDirectory="C:\Prepar3D\SDK\Panels and User Interface\Panels\XML Gauge samples">
        <FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
        <Size>1024,1024</Size>
        <Element FloatPosition="1.000,1.000">
        <Visibility>(L:ELEC_AC_MAIN1_BUS, Bool)</Visibility>
            <Texture Name="P3DRadarTexture" Width="1024" Height="1024" />
        </Element>
        <MouseArea id="MouseArea all">
            <FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
            <Size>1024,1024</Size>
            <CursorType>Normal</CursorType>
            <MouseArea>
                <FloatPosition>1.0,1.0</FloatPosition>
                <Size>1024,1024</Size>
                <CursorType>Hand</CursorType>
                <MouseClick id="MouseClick">
                    <Script>!lua
                    .
                    (your code)
                    .
                    </Script>
                    <ClickType>WheelUp+WheelDown+LeftSingle+LeftDrag+LeftRelease</ClickType>
                </MouseClick>
            </MouseArea>
        </MouseArea>
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ESAbolichin said:
I'm not sure if i understand well your question, but in the understanding that you lua script is inside an xml file .. them you only need to add a line on the panel.cfg like any other xml gauge. take look on the tipical example about P3DRadar

Code: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SimBase.Document  Type="AceXML" version="1,0"  id="F1EE Radar">
    <Descr>P3DRadarTexture</Descr>
    <SimGauge.Gauge id="Gauge" ArtDirectory="C:\Prepar3D\SDK\Panels and User Interface\Panels\XML Gauge samples">
        <FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
        <Size>1024,1024</Size>
        <Element FloatPosition="1.000,1.000">
        <Visibility>(L:ELEC_AC_MAIN1_BUS, Bool)</Visibility>
            <Texture Name="P3DRadarTexture" Width="1024" Height="1024" />
        </Element>
        <MouseArea id="MouseArea all">
            <FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
            <Size>1024,1024</Size>
            <CursorType>Normal</CursorType>
            <MouseArea>
                <FloatPosition>1.0,1.0</FloatPosition>
                <Size>1024,1024</Size>
                <CursorType>Hand</CursorType>
                <MouseClick id="MouseClick">
                    <Script>!lua
                    .
                    (your code)
                    .
                    </Script>
                    <ClickType>WheelUp+WheelDown+LeftSingle+LeftDrag+LeftRelease</ClickType>
                </MouseClick>
            </MouseArea>
        </MouseArea>
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The entire thing is LUA script now. I did it in air manager but trying to figure out how to convert it to usable in a vc in msfs.
 
ESAbolichin said:
In my understanding you can only introduce in VC an xml or dll/gau gauge... so you need to revise the way where a xml with lua script inside on the P3D examples .. for instance the radar example or the clock example on this link

https://www.prepar3d.com/SDKv3/LearningCenter/utilities/scripting/lua_scripting.html
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Ok I’ll give it a look. This is for fs2020/2024 My lua script is based on referencing pngs in a resource file. Does the xml allow for that? I’m still incredibly new to all this but have managed to get this 700+ line code to work great.
 
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