Aircraft variations

[johnbla 31]

Hi Maarten

 

Is there any way to change an aircraft variation that is displayed when "show all variations" is unticked. I have been playing around with the filters but I am struggling. What I am trying to do is have say variation "A" displayed instead of variation "B". I have changed the order in the aircraft.cfg file, but that did not help.

 

Many thanks

 

John

[Howellerman 104]

Hi John, 

 

I too struggled with this. The aircraft that gets shown is sorted on UI_VARIATION in the aircraft.cfg file. I just put a dash in front of the one I want listed first and it works like a charm. 

 

John

[mawibo 33]

Hi John,

SLX sorts the variations by ui_variation and will then show the first one. To display another variation, you need to change the ui_variation keys in the aircraft.cfg file and then rebuild the database (aircraft only).

thanks, Maarten

[johnbla 31]

Hi John, 

 

I too struggled with this. The aircraft that gets shown is sorted on UI_VARIATION in the aircraft.cfg file. I just put a dash in front of the one I want listed first and it works like a charm. 

 

John

 

 

Thanks guys

 

As you can see, I put a dash in front of ui_variation=PH-FLF and that seemed to do the trick, I don"t know why.

 

[fltsim.6]

title=C337 Skymaster PH-FLF

sim=C337

model=2P

panel=

sound=

texture=JK_PH-FLF

kb_checklists=C337_CHECK

kb_reference=C337_REF

atc_id=PH-FLF

ui_manufacturer="Carenado"

ui_type=C337

ui_typerole="Twin Engine Prop"

ui_createdby="Carenado"

-ui_variation=PH-FLF

description="Carenado C337 Skymaster"

atc_heavy=0

atc_airline=

atc_flight_number=

atc_id_color=0000000000

visual_damage=1

 

Many thanks 

John

[Howellerman 104]

Simple alphabetical sorting rule: dash comes before A!  

[pinsel 1]

Hi Maarten,

 

just my thought:

 

You could set a new parameter like SLX_SORT in aircraft.cfg only for sorting purpose. It would be ignored by any other program.

 

Kind regards, Walter.

[mawibo 33]

Hi Walter,

 

I'm sorry, but I don't want to modufy the aircraft.cfg files. The idea of prefixing the ui_variation key is a better option.

 

thanks, Maarten

@John: what you did is not the way to do it:

 

change -ui_variation=PH-FLF in ui_variation=-PH-FLF

 

The dash should go after the = sign.

 

thanks, Maarten

[pinsel 1]

Hi Maarten,

 

as i wrote, just a thought. I don't need that.

 

Thanks for attention, Walter.

[Howellerman 104]

 

 

@John: what you did is not the way to do it:

change -ui_variation=PH-FLF in ui_variation=-PH-FLF

Just like at work: too many damn John's!!!   

[johnbla 31]

 

 

thanks, Maarten
@John: what you did is not the way to do it:

change -ui_variation=PH-FLF in ui_variation=-PH-FLF

The dash should go after the = sign.

 

This John said thanks !!