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Hi Tom,

in the gauge definitions, the first two numbers correspond to placement based on a scale that is defined in size_mm. Any numbers following the placement coordinates are used to define the gauge's size relative to the size of the panel window. For example, in the line:

gauge08 ...

Hi Tom.

I've encountered this on one aircraft so far, though I don't remember which one it was off the top of my head. In my case, it had something to do with the size being defined on one of the gauges. I don't know which one, but I made the changes to each gauge for that window.

Here's ...

John,

I think that's a great idea. I've been going through all my installed aircraft (both default and 3rd party) and have been making the size and position changes to each, and then saving each panel.cfg file into a faux folder structure to mimic the install paths, to make it easy for me to ...

Hi Tom,

For the Aircreation, these are the settings used for my Window.xxx settings (Window.00 - Window.04) in the panel.cfg file that work for me.


[Window00]
file_1024=AirCreation_582SL_background.bmp
//position=7
size_mm=1024,768
window_size=0.333, 1.000
window ...

Hi guys. You both have been a big help. I'll keep you posted. :D
Tom

Hi Tom,

Glad to hear back from you, and sounds like you're coming along. How have you made out with the panels that weren't resizing for you, did you get them sorted out?

-George

Hi guys,

I just wanted to say that I'm happy you're getting through it all, Tom, and wanted to point out that I think John has been doing a great job helping you get through it all. :) Just remember to back up all the panel files you modify to someplace safe (backup CD or the like) in case you ...

George's explanations are accurate. However, note that there are two ways to effect panel (including utility panel) position:

[list]* position=x // where x = 1 to 8 (as george explained); or
* window_pos=x, y [/list:u]


Hi Tom,

I just wanted to point out that if you want the most ...

Hi again, Tom.

The double-slashes (//) are used to tell FlightSim that the following text is a comment up until the next carriage return. It's typically used for developers to make comments about what a specific section of code does, or to document any changes that they may have recently made ...

Hi Tom.

The window_size= value is a scale based on a percentage of the game's current resolution with a maximum value of 1.0 (100%). It takes two values: percentage of the game screen width, percentage of game screen height. So, for example, window_size=0.333, 0.5 tells the sim to draw that ...

Hi Tom,

Glad you found the panel folders and files, and I look forward to hearing how everything works out for you. Also, I hope you enjoy your trip to Cleveland, and I hope it's a great game. :)

Have fun!

-George

Hi Tom,

Each aircraft's panel.cfg file can be found in their respective panel folder, usually path to FSX installation folderSimObjectsAirplanesaircraft's folderpanel>

Note that aircraft that have multiple panel folders, with different 'extensions' (ie: aircraft's folder namepanel.gps as ...

John,

Thanks for your permission to link back to your post. You've gone much more in-depth with this than I have, as my primary concern was just trying to fix the panels that caused the performance hit while not displaying, and while also causing the 'wait' cursor to be displayed.

Yes, the ...

Hi John,

Glad the info helped you work out your issue, and am happy to see you expand upon it so much, so that folks can get their panel windows positioned right where they want them.

It's not that my secondary panel windows are 'fine' where I open them, I've just gotten used to opening ...

I couldn't tell you, Tom. I'm running an nVidia 9800GT 1GB card in windowed mode, and my 2d main panel screens were the primary ones causing me problems. I agree that it's a stretching issue, but I can only speculate on why this fix has worked for me.

I'm running 4320x900x32 (@60Hz) (3 ...

IT WORKS.

Awesome! Glad to hear it worked for you. I just wish there was an easier way than having to hand edit each panel.cfg file, but it's worth it to get the panels working again. I'd also recommend backing up any panel.cfg files that you fix to a disk or network location, so you have them ...

Hi again,

I probably should've pointed out that the window_size=x.xxx, x.xxx value does not exist in all aircraft panels. If it doesn't exist, you can add the value as

window_size=0.333, 1.000

That will force the horizontal scale to be 1/3 its scaled width while allowing it to ...

Hi all, I just stumbled upon this thread and so I figured I'd throw something out there.

I use a TH2G Digital, and the only 2D panels I've had a problem with were the forward view ones (SHIFT+1). All the other 2D panels have worked fine.

I've been able to fix the issue on the aircraft I ...