XML - Setting Decision Height in 10 foot increments

[Guest]

To Arne Bartels and all,I am working on a 737-400 EADI and have some problems with setting the Decision Height in 10 foot increments. Here's the working code of this element where increments are set to 1 meter: "(A:Circuit general panel on, bool)DH %((A:DECISION HEIGHT, feet))%!3d! feet) 1 (>K:DECREASE_DECISION_HEIGHT) 1 (>K:INCREASE_DECISION_HEIGHT) "By using the " 3" (Mouse Area) argument increments are set to 3 meters, but that's not as accurate as required, as 1 foot equals 0.3048 meter. I have tried to round off the value by using the "near 10" argument, but the result is either the fixed values "0", "1" or a blank EADI Display!Best regardsJan Harry Sorensen

[Guest bartels]

Sorry, it's always multiples of meters as increment, you can't use exact feet for it. All you an do is to "fake" a bit on the display and adapted step sizes, so that it displays always steps of 10 feet, even if they aren't exactly 10 feet.Arne Bartels

[Guest]

Thank you Arne. I will try to do as you suggest. Don't know exactly how right know, but maybe to put in a mask area with the fixed "value" "0" (text) to cover up for the third digit. Another solution could be to program the whole EADI with the FS2002 SDK and VC++ 6 and using the meter/feet conversion factor?Best regardsJan Harry Sorensen

[Guest bartels]

The problems aren't solvable in C gauges, the increment is always in meters.Arne Bartels

[Guest]

>The problems aren't solvable in C gauges, the increment is >always in meters. >Arne BartelsOkay, thanks anyway. I will keep on with XML editing instead of the VC++ coding.Best regardsJan Harry Sorensen

[Guest bartels]

I'll think of adaptable increments in XML, but it will take a bit time.Arne Bartels

[badderjet 181]

Well...For what do you need the DH? For a 'MINIMUMS' callout? Maybe you should use a user-defined variable rather than the default DH variable.Regards :-wavehttp://flightsimmers.net/airport/etti/signature_pro.jpgBTW The ADI looks great!

[Guest]

>I'll think of adaptable increments in XML, but it will take >a bit time. >Arne BartelsThat's very kind, Arne. I have in a way fixed this issue by adding an extra element with text and by adjusting the DH "X" and "Y" text values. Another problem: The Mach indication should only be visible when speed exceeds .40 MACH. The MACH element:(A:Circuit general panel on, bool)%((A:Airspeed mach, machs) 0 max 9.99 min)%!.3f!Below pictures of the EADI, first at high speed approaching the high speed buffer zone, and secondly on approach.badderjet:Yes, I am planning to build in an aural warning for "Minimums", but that will require quite some "tinkering" :-). A new sound gauge would have to be built in C.Best regardsJan Harry Sorensen

[Guest bartels]

Something like:<Visible> (A:Circuit general panel on, bool) (A:Airspeed mach, machs) 0.4 > && </Visible>?Arne Bartels

[Guest]

>Something like: > (A:Circuit general panel on, bool) >(A:Airspeed mach, machs) 0.4 > && > >? >Arne BartelsHi Arne,I will certainly test this code and report back here. Thanks a lot for your effort :-). Best regardsJan Harry Sorensen

[Guest]

Hi Arne,What can I say? You are the king :-), no doubt about that! The Mach indicator comes on at .40 MACH on the way up and goes off when speed is below .40 MACH again! Just amazing and thank you very much indeed! Here's the code:(A:Circuit general panel on, bool) (A:Airspeed mach, machs) 0.4 > && %((A:Airspeed mach, machs) 0 max 9.99 min)%!.3f!Best regardsJan Harry Sorensen

[badderjet 181]

Well I am a bit confused, Arne wrote: (A:Circuit general panel on, bool) (A:Airspeed mach, machs) 0.4 > && and you, Jan, wrote(A:Circuit general panel on, bool) (A:Airspeed mach, machs) 0.4 > && When to use the <, >, &&, || etc. and when to use > & etc?Regards :-wave from EDDFhttp://flightsimmers.net/airport/etti/signature_pro.jpg

[Guest]

Hi badderjet,I am not the expert for sure! Arne Bartels however has made a document were he summarizes all used operators, functions and modifiers, and I guess that you can find this document in the AVSIM File Library. Unfortunately the postings on this forum with the code examples are changed (HTML), it's therefore difficult to use them here.One thing I have found out regarding XML is to open the .xml document in Internet Explorer, which in turn will check and report if the XML syntax have errors with a reference to the error origin. If using for example a text editor with line and column functionality it's fairly easy to find the spot. But that does not necessarily mean that the error is right there, it's usually somewhere else :-). IE does not really check for errors in a FS2002 .xml document, just for XML in general.Best regardsJan Harry Sorensenwww.jspanels.com

[Guest bartels]

There are some tricks avoiding the reformatiing here in the forum, but it takes a certain amount of work (I edited my last code example four times until I got all operators right). All <'s have to be typed <, all >'s have to be typed > all &'s replaced by &.

[badderjet 181]

Hey THATS your site??? :-eek :-eek Cool thing!!! I like it! And... I should get that ATR42... :-) ... but tomorrow.Do you make EVERYTHING by yourself? Or are you 'just the panel man'?Regards :-wave from EDDFhttp://flightsimmers.net/airport/etti/signature_pro.jpg