Creating a simple speed/alt/heading display

Hi, all.I am trying to create a simple gauge that will display things like aircraft heading, speed, and altitude. My goal is to have something I can refer to in the virtual cockpit to overcome issues of gauge refresh rate and clarity.I created a gray (600x30) bmp that I will use as the background in my test. I put this and the "Quickstrip" xml file into a directory called "Quickstrip" under gauges.I am referencing this new gauge from the panel.cfg like so:---[Window08]size_mm=600,30position=1background_color=0,0,0visible=0ident=12345gauge00=Quickstrip!Quickstrip,600,30---and here is the actual code for the gauge:<Gauge Name="Quickstrip" Version="1.0" Author="Shawn Click"> <Image Name="Quickstrip_bg.bmp" ImageSizes="600,30" Bright="Yes"/> <!--NUMERIC--> <Element> <Position X="10" Y="10"/> <Text X="30" Y="12" Length="3" Adjust="Center" Font="Arial" Multiline="No" Color="Red" Bright="Yes"> <String>%(360 (A:Plane heading degrees gyro, degrees) dnor near d 0 == ?)%!03d!</String> </Text> </Element> <Element> <Position X="50" Y="10"/> <Text X="33" Y="12" Length="5" Adjust="right" Font="Arial" Multiline="No" Color="Red" Bright="Yes"> <String>%((A:Airspeed select indicated or true,knots))%!3.0f!</String> </Text> </Element> <Element> <Position X="100" Y="33"/> <Text X="33" Y="12" Length="5" Adjust="right" Font="Arial" Multiline="No" Color="Red" Bright="Yes"> <String>%((A:Radio height,feet) 7 -)%!5.0f!</String> </Text> </Element> <Element> <Position X="150" Y="53"/> <Text X="33" Y="12" Length="5" Adjust="right" Font="Arial" Multiline="No" Color="Red" Bright="Yes"> <String>%((A:Vertical speed,feet per minute) 100 / int 100 *)%!3.0f!</String> </Text> </Element></Gauge>Problem is ... it just doesn't work. The "Quickstrip" window shows up in panel view or exterior view, but not in the VC view. When it does show up, the data and the gray background are not visible (it's just a black box).I am new at this so I am sure I am making some bonehad mistakes. Can someone point out what I am doing wrong, or offer any advice? Thanks in advance!