March 25, 20206 yr Suddenly have lost all tool tips in FSX. Have tried the full-screen ctrl/shift (if that's the right combo to toggle full screen). And have Display Tool Tips checked with Settings. Using Win 7 BTW. Yes, can do just fine without them in my usual aircraft (A2A Comanche) but they come in handy with other aircraft (Alabeo Chieftain, Carenado Cheyenne III etc) as I transition. Dunno what key I may have tweaked to lose the tips. Any suggestions? Archive1
March 25, 20206 yr Administrators From windowed mode to full screen should be ALT+Enter. Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
March 25, 20206 yr Did you recently update a video driver? Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
March 26, 20206 yr Author Charlie:Yeah, I knew I'd mention the wrong toggle combo...was away from the computer when I wrote the inquiry. Yes have tried the Alt+Enter with no help. Frank: Nope. No changes to any drivers. Was working just fine two nights ago and then when opened up last nite, no Tool Tips,. I think must have hit some combination of keys with my arthritic fingers...at least that's my take, which is probably wrong. Thus the request for some explanation. (Former USAF flight surgeon, 49th Tac Fighter Wing, F-100s and 105s (the old Hun and Thud) fun 'n games in the 1960s Archive1
March 26, 20206 yr Take a look inside the cfg file to see if you can set cockpit tooltips true/false manually Luke Pype
March 26, 20206 yr Could you have accidentally ticked the "Preview Direct X 10 " box in Display Settings?
March 27, 20206 yr Author Reader: Yes, the "PD Direct x 10" is checked, but unchecking it makes no difference. and I think I need that activated to get the best from the scenery files I have loaded from ORBX. since I am operating with Win 7.. Maddogz: I'm not sure which *.cfg file you are referring to. As you know, the FSX file has a number of *.cfg files relating to a whole passel of things. Lemme know which *.cfg I should explore, please. Appreciate the response, guys. Archive1
March 27, 20206 yr Author OK, My bad. Just took up the Chieftain and everything worked just fine after setting the PD Direct 10 to unchecked. First tried the stock C 172, OK, then my beloved A2A Comanche, OK, and then the Alabeo and Carenado, aircraft...and everything was back to normal and the ORBX scenery seemed normal. I dunno, sometimes this strange Internet world seems to have a personality and control mindset of its own that goes beyond this ancient air-mariner's ability to cope. Sorry to have bothered you, but still respect and appreciate the response. Stay healthy. -=Archive1=-
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