Ok I had it working perfectly then I was adding stuff to it and the COM Swamp function and all the COM INC/DEC FRAC/WHOLE codes won't work at all. I get a arrows showing up in the correct place but they wont do anything. I tried redoing the entire gauge from scratch twice and nothing seems to work so far, I'm hoping that I've overlooked some small detail that someone could spot for me.

<Gauge Name="Radio-Control" Author="Engjell Berisha"><Image Name="Radio-Control.bmp" ImageSizes="384,242"/><Element>   <Position X="0" Y="0"/>      <Visible>(L:PWR-MASTER,bool) || (L:APU-PWR,bool) || (L:EXT-PWR, bool) ||</Visible>      <!--==================================COM==================================-->      <!--==================================COM==================================-->      <!--==================================COM==================================-->      <!--==================================COM==================================-->   <Element>      <Visible>(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 ==</Visible>      <Element>        <Position X="60" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>	<Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Fixed="Yes">	<String>%((A:COM1 ACTIVE FREQUENCY, Megahertz) abs)%!6.2f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      <Element>	<Position X="235" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>        <Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="YES">	<String>%((A:COM1 STANDBY FREQUENCY, Megahertz) abs)%!6.2f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      </Element>      <!--==================================NAV==================================-->      <!--==================================NAV==================================-->      <!--==================================NAV==================================-->      <!--==================================NAV==================================-->   <Element>      <Visible>(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 ==</Visible>      <Element>        <Position X="60" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>	<Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Fixed="Yes">	<String>%((A:NAV1 ACTIVE FREQUENCY, Megahertz) abs)%!4.2f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      <Element>	<Position X="235" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>        <Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="YES">	<String>%((A:NAV1 STANDBY FREQUENCY, Megahertz) abs)%!4.2f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      </Element>      <!--==================================ADF==================================-->      <!--==================================ADF==================================-->      <!--==================================ADF==================================-->      <!--==================================ADF==================================-->   <Element>      <Visible>(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 2 ==</Visible>      <Element>        <Position X="60" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>	<Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Fixed="Yes">	<String>%((A:ADF1 ACTIVE FREQUENCY, KHz) abs)%!4.1f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      <Element>	<Position X="235" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>        <Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="YES">	<String>%((A:ADF1 STANDBY FREQUENCY, KHz) abs)%!4.1f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      </Element>   </Element>  <Mouse>      <!--=================PAGE-CNTRL=================-->  <Area Left="29" Right="46" Top="143" Bottom="166">     <Click>0 (>L:Radio-Control-1, enum)</Click>     <Cursor Type="Hand"/>  </Area>  <Area Left="267" Right="284" Top="143" Bottom="166">     <Click>1 (>L:Radio-Control-1, enum)</Click>     <Cursor Type="Hand"/>  </Area>      <!--=================XFER=================-->  <Area Left="21" Right="35" Top="45" Bottom="91">    <Cursor Type="Hand"/>    <Click Repeat="No">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_STBY_RADIO_SWAP) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="21" Right="35" Top="45" Bottom="91">    <Cursor Type="Hand"/>    <Click Repeat="No">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_SWAP) }</Click>  </Area>      <!--=================FREQ-CNTRL=================-->  <Area Left="140" Right="157" Top="192" Bottom="214">   <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_WHOLE_DEC) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="158" Right="175" Top="192" Bottom="214">   <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_FRACT_DEC) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="158" Right="175" Top="170" Bottom="190">   <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_FRACT_INC) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="140" Right="157" Top="170" Bottom="190">   <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_WHOLE_INC) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="140" Right="157" Top="192" Bottom="214">   <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_WHOLE_DEC) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="158" Right="175" Top="192" Bottom="214">   <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_FRACT_DEC) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="158" Right="175" Top="170" Bottom="190">   <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_FRACT_INC) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="140" Right="157" Top="170" Bottom="190">   <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_WHOLE_INC) }</Click>  </Area>  </Mouse>   <copyright>©2009 Engjell Berisha</copyright></Gauge>

I appreciate any help you all can offer!

The very first thing I'd try is changing the name of your variable to not use the reserved character "-"...(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) is likely not being recognized as a valid name due to the minus character...try something like this instead:

(L:Radio Control 1,enum)   // variable names may contain spaces!or this:(L:RadioControl1,enum)  or this:(L:Radio_Control_1,enum)

Also, you cannot have two mouse <Areas> defined using the same coordinates. You will need to combine the two into a single entry like this:

<Area Left="21" Right="35" Top="45" Bottom="91">	 <Cursor Type="Hand"/>	 <Click Repeat="No">			(L:Radio_Control_1,enum) 0 == 				 if{ 						 0 (>K:COM_STBY_RADIO_SWAP) 				   }				 els{						 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_SWAP) 					  }	 </Click></Area>

or, if your L:variable,enum can be something besides zero or one, then use this format instead to be precise:

<Area Left="21" Right="35" Top="45" Bottom="91">	 <Cursor Type="Hand"/>	 <Click Repeat="No">			(L:Radio_Control_1,enum) 0 == 				 if{ 						 0 (>K:COM_STBY_RADIO_SWAP) 				   }			(L:Radio_Control_1,enum) 1 == 				 if{						 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_SWAP) 					}	 </Click></Area>

Good it working thx to you, pointed me in the right direction should have done it that way from the begining - lesson for next time. Appreciate the help, thx! :( Here's the finished code incase you were wondering - I add a few other things, all work fine.

<Gauge Name="Radio-Control" Author="Engjell Berisha"><Image Name="Radio-Control.bmp" ImageSizes="384,242"/><Element>   <Position X="0" Y="0"/>      <Visible>(L:PWR-MASTER,bool) || (L:APU-PWR,bool) || (L:EXT-PWR, bool) ||</Visible>      <!--==================================COM==================================-->      <!--==================================COM==================================-->      <!--==================================COM==================================-->      <!--==================================COM==================================-->   <Element>      <Visible>(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 ==</Visible>      <Element>        <Position X="60" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>	<Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Fixed="Yes">	<String>%((A:COM1 ACTIVE FREQUENCY, Megahertz) abs)%!6.2f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      <Element>	<Position X="235" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>        <Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="YES">	<String>%((A:COM1 STANDBY FREQUENCY, Megahertz) abs)%!6.2f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      </Element>      <!--==================================NAV==================================-->      <!--==================================NAV==================================-->      <!--==================================NAV==================================-->      <!--==================================NAV==================================-->   <Element>      <Visible>(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 ==</Visible>      <Element>        <Position X="60" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>	<Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Fixed="Yes">	<String>%((A:NAV1 ACTIVE FREQUENCY, Megahertz) abs)%!4.2f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      <Element>	<Position X="235" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>        <Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="YES">	<String>%((A:NAV1 STANDBY FREQUENCY, Megahertz) abs)%!4.2f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      <Element>	<Position X="175" Y="75"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>        <Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="YES">	<String>%((A:NAV1 OBS, degrees))%!3d!</String>	</Text>      </Element>     <Element>      <Position X="359" Y="45"/>       <Select>        <Value>(A:NAV1 SOUND,bool)</Value>        <Case Value="1">          <Image Name="Radio-Control-Ident.bmp" Bright="Yes"/>        </Case>       </Select>     </Element>      </Element>      <!--==================================ADF==================================-->      <!--==================================ADF==================================-->      <!--==================================ADF==================================-->      <!--==================================ADF==================================-->   <Element>      <Visible>(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 2 ==</Visible>      <Element>        <Position X="60" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>	<Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Fixed="Yes">	<String>%((A:ADF1 ACTIVE FREQUENCY, KHz) abs)%!4.1f!</String>	</Text>      </Element>     <Element>      <Position X="359" Y="45"/>       <Select>        <Value>(A:ADF SOUND,bool)</Value>        <Case Value="1">          <Image Name="Radio-Control-Ident.bmp" Bright="Yes"/>        </Case>       </Select>     </Element>      </Element>      <!--==================================XPN==================================-->      <!--==================================XPN==================================-->      <!--==================================XPN==================================-->      <!--==================================XPN==================================-->   <Element>      <Visible>(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 3 ==</Visible>      <Element>        <Position X="60" Y="35"/>	<Visible>(A:CIRCUIT GENERAL PANEL ON,bool)</Visible>	<Text X="175" Y="40" Length="12" Font="IRS" Color="#cccec9" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Fixed="Yes">	<String>%((A:TRANSPONDER1 CODE,enum))%!4d!</String>	</Text>      </Element>      </Element>   </Element>  <Mouse>      <!--=================PAGE-CNTRL=================-->  <Area Left="29" Right="46" Top="143" Bottom="166">     <Click>0 (>L:Radio-Control-1, enum)</Click>     <Cursor Type="Hand"/>  </Area>  <Area Left="267" Right="284" Top="143" Bottom="166">     <Click>1 (>L:Radio-Control-1, enum)</Click>     <Cursor Type="Hand"/>  </Area>  <Area Left="300" Right="317" Top="174" Bottom="197">     <Click>2 (>L:Radio-Control-1, enum)</Click>     <Cursor Type="Hand"/>  </Area>  <Area Left="29" Right="46" Top="174" Bottom="197">     <Click>3 (>L:Radio-Control-1, enum)</Click>     <Cursor Type="Hand"/>  </Area>      <!--=================XFER=================-->  <Area Left="21" Right="35" Top="45" Bottom="91">    <Cursor Type="Hand"/>    <Click Repeat="No"> (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_STBY_RADIO_SWAP) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_SWAP) }    </Click>  </Area>      <!--=================IDENT=================-->  <Area Left="359" Right="371" Top="45" Bottom="91">    <Cursor Type="Hand"/>    <Click Repeat="No"> (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:RADIO_VOR1_IDENT_TOGGLE) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 2 == if{ 0 (>K:RADIO_ADF_IDENT_TOGGLE) }    </Click>  </Area>      <!--=================FREQ-CNTRL=================-->  <Area Left="140" Right="157" Top="192" Bottom="214">   <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes"> (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_WHOLE_DEC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_WHOLE_DEC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 2 == if{ 0 (>K:ADF1_WHOLE_DEC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 3 == if{ 0 (>K:XPNDR_100_DEC) }   </Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="158" Right="175" Top="192" Bottom="214">   <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes"> (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_FRACT_DEC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_FRACT_DEC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 2 == if{ 0 (>K:ADF1_RADIO_TENTHS_DEC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 3 == if{ 0 (>K:XPNDR_1_DEC) }   </Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="158" Right="175" Top="170" Bottom="190">   <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes"> (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_FRACT_INC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_FRACT_INC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 2 == if{ 0 (>K:ADF1_RADIO_TENTHS_INC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 3 == if{ 0 (>K:XPNDR_10_INC) }   </Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="140" Right="157" Top="170" Bottom="190">   <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes"> (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 0 == if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_WHOLE_INC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:NAV1_RADIO_WHOLE_INC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 2 == if{ 0 (>K:ADF1_WHOLE_INC) } (L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 3 == if{ 0 (>K:XPNDR_1000_INC) }   </Click>  </Area>      <!--=================COURSE-CNTRL=================-->  <Area Left="210" Right="225" Top="170" Bottom="205">   <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:VOR1_OBI_DEC) }</Click>  </Area>  <Area Left="226" Right="240" Top="170" Bottom="205">   <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>   <Click Repeat="Yes">(L:Radio-Control-1,enum) 1 == if{ 0 (>K:VOR1_OBI_INC) }</Click>  </Area>  </Mouse>   <copyright>©2009 Engjell Berisha</copyright></Gauge>

I'm delighted you got it sorted out...Even though it is apparently not a problem, I'd still advise not using math characters such as "-" (minus sign) in variable names... :(

Old habits persist, I can't promise anything but I am going to try. I am very comfortable using dashes rather than anything else, I know you can us spaces and underscores but dashes come more naturally.The thing is I've coded so much using dashes, and particularly in this panel I bet most every variable I've used dashes in. I've never had a problem from it although that doesn't mean I wont have one. Thx once again! :(

The thing is I've coded so much using dashes, and particularly in this panel I bet most every variable I've used dashes in. I've never had a problem from it although that doesn't mean I wont have one. Thx once again! :(

One wonders then, where such a habit developed... :( In every real programming language with which I'm familiar, the use of a reserved character in a variable name is strictly forbidden...In C for example, Radio-Control-1 would be interpreted by the compiler as an instruction to subtract the value of Control from the value of Radio, then subtract 1 from the result! :(

Yea I see how that would be interpreted.I guess it developed with me naming files on my computer such as pictures and stuff, I always do it, put a dash in something, if the dash isn't there I feel like something is missing and look it over a hundred times as if something is wrong.Especially with aircraft I can never write "EMB120" rather "EMB-120" just seems more logical to me. Although I have to stop using it in gauge, I believe I've even used it in C programing and haven't had any problem - not sure I'll check. I guarenteee you the computer is dazzed by that. :(

Well, not all compilers would whine about it. Come to think of it, unless you explicitly declared each 'part' of a hypenated name as a unique variable, the compiler would throw an error anyway... :(

As XML vars are not "true" variables, some special characters can be used in their names without trouble -dashes, spaces,underscores, etc. Anyway I agree it's a better practice to avoid using dashes, which may lead to confusion when working in other programming languages, like C/C++ etc.Tom

Thx for the adivce guys, I'll make sure to keep it in mind.