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I'm trying to create a mouserec for an object that will bring up the map screen, having trouble finding the tag for it.

Brian
 
Hey Brian,


Man, I think you will have to write some part code for that. You'll need to know the code call as well that FS uses.


Bill
 
bkumanchik said:
I'm trying to create a mouserec for an object that will bring up the map screen, having trouble finding the tag for it.

Brian
Click to expand...

Look in the SimIcons1024.cab file... ;)
Code: 
<Gauge Name="Map Icon" Version="1.0">
    <Image Name="map_icon.bmp"/>
    <Mouse>
        <Help ID="HELPID_GAUGE_FLIGHT_MAP"/>
        <Cursor Type="Hand"/>
        <Click Event="FLIGHT_MAP"/>
    </Mouse>
</Gauge>
 
There you go. Fr. Bill has provided the basic code structure.

Find a part that uses a lever or something similar, (like a switch). Copy/paste that part code to the top of your part code, and add in your new code entry modifications, add your code into the existing code section, boot up FS, compile in Gmax, and check in FS.

If you are using FSX, you will need to create a GUID serial number and header section for your new part code.


Primary note; Code string that is most important; FLIGHT_MAP <--- this is the action code that initiates your Map mode to occur.


Bill
 
Not sure where the code goes, does it completly replace everything between the <PartInfo> and </PartInfo> or does it exist in there with the existing code?

I grabbed the code for [switch_true_or_magnetic_heading] since I didn't think I'd be using it. it looks like this:

<PartInfo>
<Name>switch_true_or_magnetic_heading</Name>
<AnimLength>50</AnimLength>
<Animation>
<Parameter>
<Code>(L:ShowTrueHeading, bool) 50 *</Code>
</Parameter>
</Animation>
<MouseRect>
<Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
<CallbackCode>(L:ShowTrueHeading, bool) ! (&gt;L:ShowTrueHeading)</CallbackCode>
<TooltipID>TOOLTIPTEXT_SELECT_MAGNETIC_OR_TRUE_HEADING</TooltipID>
</MouseRect>
</PartInfo>

so I'm not sure where to put Bill's code in here.

Thanks for your detailed explanation I'm just still trying to wrap my head around the syntax of the .XML code for FSX.

Brian
 
Oh and another thing!

Oh, also this part doesn't need to animate it's a chart laying on the seat, I've seen this done before (click on the chart and the map screen opens)

Brian
 
:D

PHP: 
<PartInfo> 
    <Name>Toggle_Map</Name>
      <MouseRect> 
            <Cursor>Hand</Cursor> 
            <TooltipText>View Map</TooltipText> 
            <EventID>FLIGHT_MAP</EventID>  
      </MouseRect> 
</PartInfo>
 
Remember that you must create an <Animation...guid=.../> entry!
 
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