Ok at this time we all know that gauges behind models is overexposed to very large extend as the famous carenado GPS overexposure have shown so man times.

 

Many will agree the the EFIS is a bit bright and making reading on the EFIS a bit difficult as below.

 

 

 

Now you can change it to rather look like this..!

 

 

 

 

to make the change and hang a little curtain in front of the gauge

 

NB: Make sure you have proper backups of the files you about to change:

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1. Create a new subfolder to your FSX Gauges folder and call it EFISC90

 

2. Unzip the Gauge "EFISC90.cab" file from your Gauges folder into this folder

 

3 Now find the XML file called "EFIS_3D.xml" in your new folder and open the file with Notepad.

 

Scroll right down to the end of the file.

 

Add the following code just in from of <MouseArea id="MouseArea">

 

<Element id="brightness">
<FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
<Element id="Shadow">
 <Rectangle id="Rectangle">
  <Width>512</Width>
  <Height>512</Height>
  <FillColor>black</FillColor>
  <Transparency>0.7000</Transparency>
 </Rectangle>
</Element>
</Element>

 

if you wnat it even a bit more darker, change transparency value to 0.5. the lower the value the darker, the higher the value the lighter.

1.00 = 100% transparent

0.70 = 70% transparent

0.50 = 50% transparent

 

SAVE the file

 

Enjoy a much more readable EFIS.

 

 

 

 

Changing FONT size as per Bert instructions

 

I also changed my font size to 26 - Also helped a lot

 

In the folder you created, open up the EFIS_3D.xml file again with Notepad and search for "22"

 

You'll find several instances of a pair like

 

<FontHeight>22</FontHeight>

.........

<Size>100,22</Size>

 

Change these to

 

<FontHeight>26</FontHeight>

.........

<Size>100,26</Size>

For the more adventurous :

 

why not have different brightness selections

 

 

make it so that you can have different settings from 50% to 100% with the default being set at 70%

 

As above but..

STEP 1

 

Add this code just in from of <MouseArea id="MouseArea">

 

<Element id="brightness50">
<FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
<Visibility>(L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum) 0 ==</Visibility>
<Element id="Shadow">
 <Rectangle id="Rectangle">
  <Width>512</Width>
  <Height>512</Height>
  <FillColor>black</FillColor>
  <Transparency>0.5000</Transparency>
 </Rectangle>
</Element>
</Element>
<Element id="brightness60">
<FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
<Visibility>(L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum) 1 ==</Visibility>
<Element id="Shadow">
 <Rectangle id="Rectangle">
  <Width>512</Width>
  <Height>512</Height>
  <FillColor>black</FillColor>
  <Transparency>0.6000</Transparency>
 </Rectangle>
</Element>
</Element>
<Element id="brightness70">
<FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
<Visibility>(L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum) 2 ==</Visibility>
<Element id="Shadow">
 <Rectangle id="Rectangle">
  <Width>512</Width>
  <Height>512</Height>
  <FillColor>black</FillColor>
  <Transparency>0.7000</Transparency>
 </Rectangle>
</Element>
</Element>
<Element id="brightness80">
<FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
<Visibility>(L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum) 3 ==</Visibility>
<Element id="Shadow">
 <Rectangle id="Rectangle">
  <Width>512</Width>
  <Height>512</Height>
  <FillColor>black</FillColor>
  <Transparency>0.8000</Transparency>
 </Rectangle>
</Element>
</Element>
<Element id="brightness90">
<FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
<Visibility>(L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum) 4 ==</Visibility>
<Element id="Shadow">
 <Rectangle id="Rectangle">
  <Width>512</Width>
  <Height>512</Height>
  <FillColor>black</FillColor>
  <Transparency>0.9000</Transparency>
 </Rectangle>
</Element>
</Element>
<Element id="brightness100">
<FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
<Visibility>(L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum) 5 ==</Visibility>
<Element id="Shadow">
 <Rectangle id="Rectangle">
  <Width>512</Width>
  <Height>512</Height>
  <FillColor>black</FillColor>
  <Transparency>1.0000</Transparency>
 </Rectangle>
</Element>
</Element>

 

STEP2

then add 2 clickspots to decrease and increase the exposure

again right at the bottom, replace the following code

<MouseArea id="MouseArea">
</MouseArea>

 

with this

 

<MouseArea id="MouseArea">
  <FloatPosition>00.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
  <Size>512,512</Size>
  <MouseArea id="Decrease brightness">
	<FloatPosition>0.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
	<Size>240,100</Size>
	<CursorType>Hand</CursorType>
	<MouseClick id="MouseClick">
	  <Script>(L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum) 1 - 0 max (>L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum)</Script>
	</MouseClick>
  </MouseArea>
  <MouseArea id="Increase brightness">
	<FloatPosition>270.000,0.000</FloatPosition>
	<Size>240,100</Size>
	<CursorType>Hand</CursorType>
	<MouseClick id="MouseClick">
	  <Script>(L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum) 1 + 6 min (>L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum)</Script>
	</MouseClick>
  </MouseArea>
</MouseArea>

 

STEP3

No add the section to default always to 70% when you start the plane (70% is nice for me - you can change it if you want)

Scroll right up to the TOP of the gauge

just below this section (after the </Update> of this section and before this section that that start with <Element id="VIS_GAUGE_EFIS84_EADI">)

	<Update id="Update">
		<Script>
		 (L:Init) 0 == if{


 1 (>L:Init)
  </Script>
	</Update>

 

add another update

 

	<Update id="brightness">
		<Script>2 (>L:BrightC90_EFIS_3D, enum)</Script>
	</Update>

 

SAVE your XML file

 

STEP4

Now open the panel.cfg file.

Scroll right down to the [Vcockpit05] section

change gauge07 to

gauge07=C90KA!ToggleEFIS, 32, 132, 448, 348

 

(this is just to make place for the added clickspot otherwise you would not be able to select the increase / decease clickspots.)

 

I don't understand why Carenado don't just hire you and be done with it?? !! :Idea:

I don't understand why Carenado don't just hire you and be done with it?? !! :Idea:

 

You give him far too much credit... really.

 

It takes a skill set far, far beyond critiquing someone else's work to actually make an addon.

You give him far too much credit... really.

 

It takes a skill set far, far beyond critiquing someone else's work to actually make an addon.

 

:LMAO: :LMAO:

 

tsk tsk jealousy is a real bad thing... 8P

Ed is right..

:LMAO: :LMAO:

 

tsk tsk jealousy is a real bad thing... 8P

 

I did the Eaglesoft Citation X v2.0... what commercial release have you done?

I did the Eaglesoft Citation X v2.0... what commercial release have you done?

 

and this make you king of the jungle.. ?

 

I humbly apologize

 

 

You give him far too much credit... really.

 

It takes a skill set far, far beyond critiquing someone else's work to actually make an addon.

 

Not sure I understand?

 

All I have seen is him offering fixes for issues which should have been fixed before release and in most cases even supplying the actual code to do it.

 

This is much more than offering critique IMHO...but still, each to their own I suppose.

Ed i dont see you contributing anything at all so why make a comment like that?

 

Bliksimpie is a valuable member to this forum and his hard work is always appriciated by many.

 

Eaglesoft?...what a joke

Ed i dont see you contributing anything at all so why make a comment like that?

 

Bliksimpie is a valuable member to this forum and his hard work is always appriciated by many.

 

Eaglesoft?...what a joke

 

+1

I suggest reading the entire thread before deciding to toss your cookies into the discussion.

 

1. Someone suggested Carenado hire him to do their aircraft avionics.

2. I stated it takes more to develop entire systems than it does to find errors.

3. From there it's just been plain "grade school" in responses.

I suggest reading the entire thread before deciding to toss your cookies into the discussion.

 

1. Someone suggested Carenado hire him to do their aircraft avionics.

2. I stated it takes more to develop entire systems than it does to find errors.

3. From there it's just been plain "grade school" in responses.

 

In all do respect.... On numerous instances with numerous aircraft, I have asked Blik to see if he could fix/change/mod a certain item.... He has recoded and sent to me when other have thought it was impossible.. So I do regard Blik as extremely talented...

I suggest reading the entire thread before deciding to toss your cookies into the discussion.

 

1. Someone suggested Carenado hire him to do their aircraft avionics.

2. I stated it takes more to develop entire systems than it does to find errors.

3. From there it's just been plain "grade school" in responses.

 

Please show me where I said Carenado should hire him to do the avionics? I did not state that. A simple glance above will confirm............

 

I said they should hire him......yes....hopefully to fix all the mistakes and issues that should never have made it to the customer in the first place. He does this with EVERY Carenado release.

 

If this is indicative of the approach Eaglesoft (?) take to addons, then I am glad I have not purchased one.

Please show me where I said Carenado should hire him to do the avionics? I did not state that. A simple glance above will confirm............

 

I said they should hire him......yes....hopefully to fix all the mistakes and issues that should never have made it to the customer in the first place. He does this with EVERY Carenado release.

 

 

 

That's the way I read the post, and I could not agree more. I'd also put Bert on the payroll.