Make flap rocker switch back automatically

[Horst18519]

After quite a long time I have another question about panel modelling:

I have a flap rocker that increments/decrements flaps when pushed up/down. As it is a rocker it should automatically flip back to 0-position after switching.

I couldn't get this done in the modeldef.xml, it seems quite tricky.

I tried this code, but it doesn't seem to work:

<PartInfo>
<Name>fw_flaps_rocker</Name>
<AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Code>
(L:FW Flaps Rocker,number) 50 * 50 +
</Code>
<Lag>300</Lag>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
<MouseRect>
<Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
<HelpID>HELPID_GAUGE_FLAPS_SWITCH</HelpID>
<TooltipID>TOOLTIPTEXT_FLAPS_ROCKER</TooltipID>
<MouseFlags>LeftSingle+LeftDrag+LeftRelease</MouseFlags>
<CallbackCode>
(M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 == if{ (L:FW Flaps Rocker, number) ++ (K:KEY_FLAPS_INCR) quit }
(M:Event) 'LeftRelease' scmp 0 == if{ (L:FW Flaps Rocker, number) -- (K:KEY_FLAPS_DECR) quit }
</CallbackCode>
</MouseRect>
</PartInfo>

Anyone an idea how to achieve this?

 

[n4gix]

The code below should animate a lever keyframed at 0 - 50 - 100. Normal position is center OFF. Left-click will "increase flaps." Left-release will return lever to center OFF. Right-click will "decrease flaps." Right-release will return lever to center OFF.

   <PartInfo>
	<Name>Toggle_Flaps</Name>
	<AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
	<Animation>
		<Parameter>
			<Code>(L:FlapToggle,enum) 50 *</Code>
			<Lag>300</Lag>
		</Parameter>
	</Animation>
	<MouseRect>
		<Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
		<TooltipText>Flap Lever</TooltipText>
		<MouseFlags>LeftSingle+RightSingle+LeftRelease+RightRelease</MouseFlags>
			<CallbackCode>

				(M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 ==
				if{ 0 (>L:FlapToggle, enum) (>K:FLAPS_INCR) }

				(M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 ==
				if{ 2 (>L:FlapToggle, enum) (>K:FLAPS_DECR) }

				(M:Event) 'LeftRelease' scmp 0 ==
				if{ 1 (>L:FlapToggle, enum) }

				(M:Event) 'RightRelease' scmp 0 ==
				if{ 1 (>L:FlapToggle, enum) }

			</CallbackCode>
	</MouseRect>
   </PartInfo>

 

[Horst18519]

Wow, thanks Bill.

It looks so easy, but it's still so tricky to me. Spent a lot of time with the SDK the last days, but there are still a lot of things I don't understand...

 

[Horst18519]

Ok, I even got the syntax for assigning values now.

One more question about this though:

If the aircraft moves and the curser slips off the rocker before the user releases the button the release action is obviously not played, meaning the rocker stays where it is (up or down). That doesn't influence the functionality, but it doesn't look nice.
Would there be a possibility to ensure the rocker goes back to neutral, say with a timer?

 

[n4gix]

Ok, I even got the syntax for assigning values now.

One more question about this though:

If the aircraft moves and the curser slips off the rocker before the user releases the button the release action is obviously not played, meaning the rocker stays where it is (up or down). That doesn't influence the functionality, but it doesn't look nice.
Would there be a possibility to ensure the rocker goes back to neutral, say with a timer?

Yes, that is a problem, particularly with the "dynamic movement" in the VC which often means the part slides out from under the cursor!

Yes, one could start a timer on first mouse-click, then have the timer reset the L:variable after some number of seconds. That "timer" would have to be part of a gauge file though, because there's no way to include such in a .mdl's embedded XML "code."

 

[Horst18519]

Thanks. I guess I will think about this as I create an XML gauge for my personal variables anyway.