I recently improved my setup with 3 monitors and set the cfg file to wide - true. The two issues i have are if I run at the bezel corrected resolution I get the spining cursor and also when flying at night the landing lights are really blurry making it hard to distinguish the papi and runway lights. Please help.

Hello tallen32, r u running on nvidia surround>? I also had both these problems and solved as follows

 

Lights

I replaced my default halo.bmp with a file I found on the web, it may of been the one called something like "Nicks Light fix|" , but there are several out there on the web, its size though is 171 KB when the default one is 342KB. If you pm me I can always email it to you. You place it in

\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Texture

 

then I added the following to my cfg

 

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=0.70

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=0.7

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=0.9

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=0.8

 

 

This works for me on my set up , but the "AI" aircraft lights are a bit small, and I leave labels on to pick them up in the day. If I get them visible I get the BLOBS on the runways so have compromised and left lables on , its about getting the right values in the cfg that looks good for yours.

 

 

Flashing Cursor

I have fixed this for all default aircraft by getting file by George V. Trovato The read me in that states

 

"

Panel Fixes/Adjustments for Triple-Wide screen resolutions.

By George V. Trovato

These are updated Panels for all default MS aircraft,

including those from Deluxe and Acceleration. Helicopters

as well. They are updated for compatibility with triple-

wide screen resolutions for users of TripleHead2Go and

ATI's EyeFinity. These should prevent the issue of the

main panel not appearing as well as causing the 'wait'

cursor to come up when the main panel doesn't display.

All panel windows have been resized and repositioned

to try and take maximum advantage of triple-wide

screen configurations. These files are not needed,

nor are they recommended for users that are not

running triple-wide resolutions.

Before proceeding, back up the panel.cfg file from

each default aircraft, as well as the MiniPanel.cfg

file from the Gauges folder.

Then, copy the 'SimObjects' and the 'Gauges' folders into

your main FSX installation folder, overwriting existing

files.

The file that goes into your 'Gauges' folder controls the

default 'mini-panel' display for aircraft that don't

have a mini-panel configured in their respective panel

file."

 

Worked perfectly for me with my surround setup and now the 2d panels come up no problem and no flashing cursor.

 

For add on planes you will have to contact the developer for a alternative panel.cfg, PMDG and quality wings provided them to me very swiftly, they are resized to fit 3 screens, it worked for me.

 

#Another option I am told is on payware aircraft is by modifying the panel.cfg to change all areas where window_size = 1.000, xxx to window_size = 0.333, xxx but i have not tried that

 

it only seemed to happen on the 2d views so if you never use them and only use VC its not a problem, but if you dont apply the fix and select one by mistake watch your frames plummet!

 

Hope this helps you, but if you need any more info just shout

Regards

awesome thats for the info. Ill try it out.

Will those panel fixes help with non default planes.  I have flight 1s Cessna mustang and it has problems with my 3 monitor setup.

Hi tallen

 

Bozdog is right on all he has said.  But, if you have aircraft that are not from the big producers (who will supply an amended panel.cfg) you will have to do it yourself.

 

This link may help http://www.gatwick-fsg.org.uk/techtips.aspx?SubMenuItem=techtips.  Both my tips on this subject should be a comprehensive guide for you.

 

i will be glad to help if you have problems.

 

Frank

There is a way around the spinning cursor problem..I am not home in Dallas. I am here in Boise, ID. So I can't get to the PC

 

Each of those aircraft that gives you the spinning cursor (that eats up  10-15 FPS) can be fixed by changing parameters in its panel.cfg 

 

For PMDG aircrafts, e-mail Ryan at PMDG support, he would send panel.cfg for all PMDG Aircraft. for the MD80 I posted the panel,cfg in MD80 thread in F1 support

 

Aerosoft's Airbus Ext is an easier fix, In the Panel.cfg, you need to comment out all the "windows06-09 I think (The last few windows) except the FMC thingi leave that alone. You need the FMC popup.

 

Not sure what I did for the Cessna Mustang. I don't have the problem so I must have done something.

 

But it is solvable for the most part.  

 

The problem is caused by the 2D popups. If you can avoid displaying the 2d at any time, the cursor should be fine.. but if you can't, then you either have to adjust it or completely disable those (sometimes useless) 2D popups.

I posted the Panel.cfg for the F1 Cessna Mustang. 

 

I used remote access software to log into my home PC. This software is extremely slow... But I managed to use it to e-mail the file over to me by logging into my home PC

 

I posted it here.

 

http://mustang.flight1.net/forums/topic2928_post19719.html#19719

Hello Mamny. I could use some help please.

 

I hope you see this message. I also have airbus X extended latest update 1.16 installed on Windows 7, radeon 6900, eyefinity with tripe monitors. I have the panel fix for default aircraft working fine but I get the spinning cursor in the airbus x with frame drops ..runs between 14 to 20 fps, 50-60 fsp in default aircraft.

 

I need some help with your fix for the airbus panel.cfg change.   I have gone to the SimObjects  ......  Airplanes.....Aersoft Airbus X A320 Extended CFM NEO...Panel...panel.cfg. Need help finding the correct lines to // out??   I see windows 03 to 09 listed with nothing in them and a note saying they are for free addons.  I // them anyway with no change. Also looked in the Aerosoft Airbus Extended  Base ...Panel, fallback...panel.cfg with no luck.

 

 

Any ideas

Thanks

 

Jack

I need some help with your fix for the airbus panel.cfg change. 

 

Aerosoft changed these with their last update... the latest update has Windowsxx differently.

 

Try this. Comment out Window02-Window14.  or at least Windows10-14.

 

[Window Titles]

Window00=Main Panel

Window01=Left MCDU

//Window02=DEBUG

//Window03=

//Window04=

//Window05=

//Window06=

//Window07=

//Window08=

//Window09=

//Window10=Horizontally Panel Bar

//Window11=Vertical Panel Bar

//Window12=Checklist Info

//Window13=Horizontally Wing View Bar

//Window14=Vertical Wing View Bar

 

 

Leave the Window00 and Window01 alone

 

And then below that you could also do this to display the MCDU is reazonable shape when you display it on your three monitor setup so its not stretched out,

 

 

[Window01]

file=MCDUIMG.bmp 

Background_color=0,0,0 

size_mm=430,726

window_size_ratio=0.250  

position=7

visible=1

ident=10021

//window_size= 0.350, 0.750

window_size= 0.100, 0.700

//window_pos= 0.650, 0.250

window_pos= 0.850, 0.140

sizeable=1

 

 

There's a 3 monitor setup topic in the monitor forum so I'm going to move this to that forum. Think you'll get better assistance.

 

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Hello Manny

 

Thanks for the help. I stayed up late last night and tried these changes with similar results when just trying your changes now.

 

I did the following    //window00=Main Panel

                               //window10=horizontal Panel Bar

                              //window12=Checklist Info

                              //window13=Horizontal Wing View Bar

 

and have good results so far.. no CTD and good fps. When I tried to keep the checklist Info line I got the spinning cursor and frame drop.

 

My fps have double plus some with these changes. Never made any changes to the Base ...Fallback...panel.cfg.

 

Wonder if changes need to be done here as well.