FS2004 Stacking 'Messages' (font strings)

[tgibson]

Print the first line at the bottom of the screen using a bunch of \n line return characters above that line. Then set up a counter variable, and for each increase of the counter add a line to the text above the one before using a test for the counter variable and remove one of the \n line return characters.

I have no idea if this is the simplest way to do it.

 

[DragonflightDesign]

You could also go (sort of pseudo code)

var messagestorage
messagestorage = "line1 (+ line return if needed)"
display messagestorage
messagestorage = "line2" & messagestorage (+ line return if needed)

// Done with messages
messagestorage = ""

That's how I do it in C/C++. I can't see that there would be much difference in the action of any XML code using multiline.

 

[edetroit]

Many many thanks to Tom for the inspiration.

<Element>
<Position X="276" Y="300"/>
<FormattedText X="200" Y="64" Font="Bitstream Vera Sans Mono SZ" FontSize="14" Adjust="Left" Color="#27BBFF" Bright="Yes">
<ScrollY>(L:Scroll,number)</ScrollY>
<String>
%((L:empty, bool) ! )%{if}\n\{lsp=16}%{end}
%((L:empty, bool) ! )%{if}\n\{lsp=16}%{end}
%((L:empty, bool) ! )%{if}\n\{lsp=16}%{end}
%((L:empty, bool) ! )%{if}\n\{lsp=16}%{end}
%((A:BRAKE PARKING POSITION, position) 1 == )%{if}PARK BRAKE ON\n\{lsp=16}%{end}
%((L:EXT_PWR,bool))%{if}EXT POWER ON\n\{lsp=16}%{end}
%((L:SEAT_BELT,bool))%{if}SEATBELTS\n\{lsp=16}%{end}
%((L:NO_SMOKING,bool))%{if}SMOKING\n\{lsp=16}%{end}
</String>
</FormattedText>
</Element>

Line spacing is 16, only enough space for 4 annunciations.
There would be more code to shift the L:Scroll,number by +-16 pending the state of the variables.

Regards

Ed