What is the format of a panel.cfg file? what does the ! mean, and what does visible=0 mean? Can you specify which window goes in front, and which window goes at the back?

What is the format of a panel.cfg file? what does the ! mean, and what does visible=0 mean? Can you specify which window goes in front, and which window goes at the back?

I do not understand your last question but will try to answer the other two.The ! make is used when a gauge is calling for information which is in a cab file and the ! mark simply separates the name of the cab from the data inside the cab which the gauge needs.Example: gauge44=SimIcons!Compass Icon,The gauge is telling FS to look in the Simicons cab file and use the Compass Icon data.Visible=0 mean that the "window" (usually a stand alone item such as the GPS) is not visible until it is "called" - usually by an icon press on the panel. If it was visible=1 (meaning yes) then it would be visible when you first see the cockpit.Hope that helps.

Thanks David.position=0visible=1ident=MAIN_PANELgauge01=gl747-MPanel!gl9-LeftL,0,0 gauge02=gl747-MPanel!gl9-WiperL,220,44 gauge03=gl747-MPanel!gl9-Compass,752,53gauge04=gl747-MPanel!gl10-Autopilot,340,250 gauge05=gl747-CRTs!gl10-PFD,96,384 gauge06=gl747-CRTs!gl10-MFD,337,389 Why dont the PFD and MFD gauges show up?

I do not understand your last question but will try to answer the other two.The ! make is used when a gauge is calling for information which is in a cab file and the ! mark simply separates the name of the cab from the data inside the cab which the gauge needs.Example: gauge44=SimIcons!Compass Icon,The gauge is telling FS to look in the Simicons cab file and use the Compass Icon data.Visible=0 mean that the "window" (usually a stand alone item such as the GPS) is not visible until it is "called" - usually by an icon press on the panel. If it was visible=1 (meaning yes) then it would be visible when you first see the cockpit.Hope that helps.

Simply put... whatever you did to make the panel.cfg is completely wrong.I strongly urge you read the SDK on panel development.Further assistance isn't possible without knowing exactly what aircraft and what you're actually trying to do.

where is this sdk available? I am trying to create PFD,MFD panels that I can undock, move, and resize.How do I get this pesky quote stuff to go away? I tried hitting the +quote, but it just changed to -quote, and the darn thing is still there.

Simply put... whatever you did to make the panel.cfg is completely wrong.I strongly urge you read the SDK on panel development.Further assistance isn't possible without knowing exactly what aircraft and what you're actually trying to do.

Still haven't stated the aircraft.Still haven't shown exactly what you're trying to do. The part of the panel.cfg you did post has nothing to do with the windows.

B747 pfd, mfd, fmc, backupinstruments

Still haven't stated the aircraft.Still haven't shown exactly what you're trying to do. The part of the panel.cfg you did post has nothing to do with the windows.

David,Your PFD and MFD don't show up, because you haven't given them a dimension. You just stated the vertical and horizontal position. Just alter Your: "gauge06=gl747-CRTs!gl10-MFD,337,389"Into something like: "gauge06=gl747-CRTs!gl10-MFD,337,389,120,120" (120 is measured in PIXEL, play with it a little to get a feel for sizing object in yr panel. Having two different values here will convert a square object into a rectangle.)

Can you specify which window goes in front, and which window goes at the back?

I think you are looking for windows priority. Initially they are drawn in the order they are listed if "visible=1":

[Window Titles]window00=Main PanelWindow01=Radio PanelWindow02=GPSwindow03=Throttle Quadrantetc., etc.

You can also specify their priority according to zorder=xx by including it in the window description:

[Window00]file_1024=bombardier_CRJ700_panel_background.bmpfile_1024_night=bombardier_CRJ700_panel_background_night.bmpsize_mm=1024position=7visible=1ident=MAIN_PANELzorder=00

The zorder=00 is the lowest priority and successive numbers will remain "On Top" of any lower number.To reply without quoting use the reply button at the bottom of the thread, not the one with the balloon attached...Don