XML <Arc> syntax

[taguilo 33]

Guys,(..Like , , etc)Has anyone used ? I can't figure out the proper syntax.Regards,Tom

[Varmint007 2]

Tom,Where did you see ? I could certainly make use of it as well, but I didn't know it existed.--Jon

[phjvh 0]

Hi,From the gps.dll:...Pie Arc Ellipse Circle Polygon Polyline Rectangle HorizontalLine VerticalLine ....The tric is to find the parameters like x=, radius, relclip etc.X="260" Y="130" CenterX="130" CenterY="150" Radius="150" etc.I tried, but didn't succeed yet.Jan"Beatus Ille Procul Negotiis"

[taguilo 33]

Jan,Yes, from gps.dll as you said.I've tried the second option only, testing and testing but, like you, with no succeed so far.Actually I was thinking to use it as a way to draw the "turn arc" between two waypoints in my 757 ND, when setting the 10 nm zoom factor. Guess I'll need to go for another "trick"...Tom

[n4gix 4,947]

>Yes, from gps.dll as you said.>Actually I was thinking to use it as a way to draw the "turn>arc" between two waypoints in my 757 ND, when setting the 10>nm zoom factor. Guess I'll need to go for another "trick"...The "problem" is that the stuff from the gps.dll is "hard coded C++ GDI drawing code" that simply allows you to issue a request, and then it hands you back a completely drawn image and says 'here you are, show this...' ;)Have you tried using the "Circle?"........Perhaps something like that with a "Clip" might work?

[phjvh 0]

Bill,We did!Jan"Beatus Ille Procul Negotiis"

[taguilo 33]

I've tried the circle, works fine except that I couldn't deal with .I'm not sure, but maybe "clipping" a circle with a rectangle in ND background color drawn on bottom could work...Tom

[taguilo 33]

Jan,That looks great!However, you can those circles because they are set in a fixed position. In my case, waypoint's connecting lines are dynamic calculated to fit within the ND display.Tom

[Guest Eugen]

HiI looked in my GPS.DLL with notepad and I could not find any arc?Do you use any specific tool to decompile the dll ?BrgdsEugen

[phjvh 0]

Eugen,Just Notepad, but they are indeed quite difficult to find.Tom, do you have an example pic of that arc?I presume you don't mean these ones:http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/123087.jpgJan"Beatus Ille Procul Negotiis"

[Guest Eugen]

Hi,Just found a shareware tool called PE Explorer which I used for GPS.DLL.I found out the the following function Arc(hDC: HDC; left, top, right, bottom, startX, startY, endX, endY: Integer): BOOL; stdcall; external 'gdi32.dll' name 'Arc' index 12; BrgdsEugen

[taguilo 33]

Jan,EXAMPLE #1 is what I am looking for.EXAMPLE #2 is my work in progress.Tom

[n4gix 4,947]

That's just bog-standard GDI drawing code. Nearly all of the "real work" of the default GPS is "blackboxed C, C++ & GDI code."

[phjvh 0]

Tom,I see.In what directions does that circle have to move, shift?Does it stay in contact with the "centerline"?I think no problem to shift the circle in any direction;You could use polygons or recrangles to move over the circle to hide some parts.Jan"Beatus Ille Procul Negotiis"

[taguilo 33]

Jan,Every poly must start at coord 0,0 relative to the the aircraft symbol's vertex. From then it has to be shifted and rotated following proper trigonometric functions. Using a poly/rectangle to partially hide a circle is an option that works for sure; it's just I thought that might save some code and would be more "clean" to program.Tom