windowless GPS

[Guest mmorrell]

Does any of you panel gurus think that is possible to remove the frame (switches and dials) from the default GPS in FS9? I would like to build a GPS for my home cockpit and need to have display portion fill the screen as I will have real switches. Any help appreciated.

[phjvh 0]

Hi,As with any XML gauge you can edit the fs9gps.You can remove and alter text and bitmaps.But mind the macro stuff.If you spread switches and display over different gauges you need a lot of macro's in all that gauges; a bit of a puzzle.If you do a small search you 'll find some info about it.Jan"Procul Negotiis"

[Guest mmorrell]

Thanks for your reply. So you are saying that this possible? I don't want to alter any functions but just want to have the gps display fill the screen on my 7" vga monitor. I will have real switches assigned to the fs9 gps keystrokes using fsbus. The problem I am having now is that a full screen GPS has the frame and switches visible. If I remove the frame (by learning how to edit the fs9gps file?) then I have to worry about macros? Sorry for all of the questions - and I'm sure most of this stuff is available elsewhere in this forum - it's just I'm not sure of my questions so my searches are pretty non-specific.Thanks.

[phjvh 0]

As a simple start you can make all bitmaps of the GPS black, transparant, and see what happens.Jan"Procul Negotiis"

[Varmint007 2]

Mitch,This can easily be done assuming you have every function you need mapped to keys. Further, the GPS can be scaled to any size with a few further modifications. I have already done this (with other mods)for my own use, and would be glad to do it for you if you have difficulty. Just send me an e-mail at varmint007@hotmail.com if you need help.--Jon

[Guest mmorrell]

Thanks Jon - I have sent you an email.