Hi all, I thought I'd share some of my notes with other beginners as jazzing up your panels is loads of fun.Notes on how to add a lighted overlay to an existing panel window. Project: To add a nite-lit overlay bmp to the original pedestal window bmp in panel.cfg: Window04=Pedestal ( I.D. = 10 ) <<< The original WIndow04 >>>1) Added new window in panel.cfg: Window07=Throttle ( I.D. = 110 ) And added panel I.D. (110) to FWD Views List2) Made new toggle gauge: NightViews!Throttle: Note: "NightViews" is an arbitrary panel / sub-folder, allows easier access to custom gauges.----------------------------------------------------------------<Gauge Name="Throttle" Version="1.0"> <Image Name="Icon_Throttle.bmp" Luminous="1" ImageSizes="19,19"/> <Mouse> <Help ID="HELPID_GAUGE_TOGGLE_THROTTLE_WINDOW"/> <Cursor Type="Hand"/> <Click>10 (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE) 110 (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE)</Click> </Mouse></Gauge>---------------------------------------------------------------This gauge toggles between Window04 (ID 10) and Window07 (ID 110) and uses original icon bmp.----------------------------------------------------------------3) Put Window07 in panel.cfg with same pedestal gauges as Window04:[Window07]zorder=6 //Note: Original window04 was zorder= 4, this one goes on top.file=Black_Throttle.bmp //<<<<< THIS IS A TRANSPARENT (black 0,0,0) BMP same size as other one >>>>//size_mm=848window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0visible=0ident=110window_size= 0.420, 0.650window_pos= 0.580, 0.460 gauge00=...................etc,etc, Note: some, not all, gauges need to be in both windows.--------------------------------------------------------------4) Made invisible, automatic panel-lighting gauge and put it with original Window04 gauge list: gauge00=NightViews!Pedestal_Nite, 0,0 -------------------------------------------------------------<Gauge Name="Pedestal_Nite" Version="1.0"> <Container/> <Update Frequency="6"/> <Element> <Select> <Value> (A:LIGHT PANEL,bool) </Value> <Case Value="1"> <Image Name="Pedestal_Nite.bmp" Bright="Yes" ImageSizes="848,989"/> </Case> </Select> </Element></Gauge>---------------------------------------------------------------Note: This gauge automatically toggles the night panel pedestal bmp which has the Bright ="Yes" attribute, whenever the Panel Light is turned on, either with a switch, or with key press (Shift+L).--------------------------------------------------------------Note: This same gauge can be added to Fixed Views: Example:[Fixed Window34]file=ll.bmpsize_mm=1024,640window_size= 1.000, 1.000window_pos= 0.000, 0.000window_size_ratio=1.00 position=0visible=0nomenu=1render_3d_window=1ident=34gauge00=NightViews!Left, 0,0 Note: "Left" is the night version of the original left-view bmp. The gauge is: ------------------------------------------------------------<Gauge Name="Left" Version="1.0"> <Container/> <Update Frequency="6"/> <Element> <Select> <Value> (A:LIGHT PANEL,bool) </Value> <Case Value="1"> <Image Name="Nite_l.bmp" Bright="Yes" ImageSizes="1024,640"/> </Case> </Select> </Element></Gauge>------------------------------------------------------------Now you can paint in lighted, though dummy gauges in the part of the panel seen in the forward-right view. I also make darker overlay bmp's of all the Fixed views because the ambient light is too high in Fs9. Now night-flying is very realistic. Have fun!

Hi,I believe you can do the same thing with the visible attribute within the same gauge, making two Element sections that use different bitmaps (night/day) and making them visible/invisible as you desire?

Hi all, I thought I'd share some of my notes with other beginners as jazzing up your panels is loads of fun.Notes on how to add a lighted overlay to an existing panel window. Project: To add a nite-lit overlay bmp to the original pedestal window bmp in panel.cfg: Window04=Pedestal ( I.D. = 10 ) <<< The original WIndow04 >>>1) Added new window in panel.cfg: Window07=Throttle ( I.D. = 110 ) And added panel I.D. (110) to FWD Views List2) Made new toggle gauge: NightViews!Throttle: Note: "NightViews" is an arbitrary panel / sub-folder, allows easier access to custom gauges.----------------------------------------------------------------<Gauge Name="Throttle" Version="1.0"> <Image Name="Icon_Throttle.bmp" Luminous="1" ImageSizes="19,19"/> <Mouse> <Help ID="HELPID_GAUGE_TOGGLE_THROTTLE_WINDOW"/> <Cursor Type="Hand"/> <Click>10 (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE) 110 (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE)</Click> </Mouse></Gauge>---------------------------------------------------------------This gauge toggles between Window04 (ID 10) and Window07 (ID 110) and uses original icon bmp.----------------------------------------------------------------3) Put Window07 in panel.cfg with same pedestal gauges as Window04:[Window07]zorder=6 //Note: Original window04 was zorder= 4, this one goes on top.file=Black_Throttle.bmp //<<<<< THIS IS A TRANSPARENT (black 0,0,0) BMP same size as other one >>>>//size_mm=848window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0visible=0ident=110window_size= 0.420, 0.650window_pos= 0.580, 0.460 gauge00=...................etc,etc, Note: some, not all, gauges need to be in both windows.--------------------------------------------------------------4) Made invisible, automatic panel-lighting gauge and put it with original Window04 gauge list: gauge00=NightViews!Pedestal_Nite, 0,0 -------------------------------------------------------------<Gauge Name="Pedestal_Nite" Version="1.0"> <Container/> <Update Frequency="6"/> <Element> <Select> <Value> (A:LIGHT PANEL,bool) </Value> <Case Value="1"> <Image Name="Pedestal_Nite.bmp" Bright="Yes" ImageSizes="848,989"/> </Case> </Select> </Element></Gauge>---------------------------------------------------------------Note: This gauge automatically toggles the night panel pedestal bmp which has the Bright ="Yes" attribute, whenever the Panel Light is turned on, either with a switch, or with key press (Shift+L).--------------------------------------------------------------Note: This same gauge can be added to Fixed Views: Example:[Fixed Window34]file=ll.bmpsize_mm=1024,640window_size= 1.000, 1.000window_pos= 0.000, 0.000window_size_ratio=1.00 position=0visible=0nomenu=1render_3d_window=1ident=34gauge00=NightViews!Left, 0,0 Note: "Left" is the night version of the original left-view bmp. The gauge is: ------------------------------------------------------------<Gauge Name="Left" Version="1.0"> <Container/> <Update Frequency="6"/> <Element> <Select> <Value> (A:LIGHT PANEL,bool) </Value> <Case Value="1"> <Image Name="Nite_l.bmp" Bright="Yes" ImageSizes="1024,640"/> </Case> </Select> </Element></Gauge>------------------------------------------------------------Now you can paint in lighted, though dummy gauges in the part of the panel seen in the forward-right view. I also make darker overlay bmp's of all the Fixed views because the ambient light is too high in Fs9. Now night-flying is very realistic. Have fun!

Hi again, here's some more pics of my finished a320 panel based on the original by Ken "Mitch" Mitchell - thanks Mitch!