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I only had "Start minimized" checked but unchecking it didn't make any difference. That confirmation box works fine.Now I figured out that if I just press Enter right after clicking Delete then I'm an pressing Yes in that hidden dialog box and the preset is deleted and I can continue! And I also found out that the problem only exists when I have LINDA on my second screen on the extended desktop (I'm running two screens in 1600x1200). When I move it to the primary screen I do see the confirmation dialog box and everything works fine! So that should help you finding the bug...

I'm trying to delete a preset I made in the EFIS section but once I click Delete I'm "locked out". No matter where I click in the LINDA the computer just says "ding" and I can't do anything. It feels like there is a confirmation box somewhere but I can't get to it to click "OK" - like it's behind the window or something. Only way to get out is to kill the program.Allan

Hmm, I have been looking a bit around in the lua files that come LINDA and it seems like I have found the code that writes the "-ap-" and "*AP*" strings to the MCP-Combo. Does that mean that by editing this lua script (linda/system/events.lua) that I could actually make such a change my self?! ... Well now I just tried - and it works! I changed this line: Dsp0(" ")to this: Dsp0(ipc.get("EFISmode") .. ipc.get("MCPmode") .. ipc.get("USERmode") .. " ")This scripting thing is AWESOME!! I LOVE IT!! It gives so much flexibilty - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for making LINDA!!Another question: Is it possible to for example set a given EFIS mode (1,2 or 3) through a lua script that is run by FSUIPC? I would like one button for each of the modes but I dont have enough buttons for all of them so I would like to do that through FSUIPC. Would that be possible? I guess I somehow need to set the variable EFISmode but I expect I'm in another scope (or another thread) if I run it from FSUIPC and therefore dont have access to that variable...?Allan

I have kind of started on it for the A320 but I'm not sure when I can finish it though... But I'm sure it will be available eventually.Allan

Never mind, I figured out how to find the map versions!The latest VE/Bing map version is 700.I have also made a page where you will ALWAYS be able to find the latest map versions:*************************************************************************http://aviation.allanville.com/tileproxy/*************************************************************************Enjoy!

How do you find these map versions??Those who are posting map versions here, please let me know....

Ok, sounds good!

Yeah if you want to do that then that is of course the best option. Well, if you just think of the wiki as the main place to post all information about LINDA then I dont think it would be that difficult. Instead of making PDFs and other websites etc, you just use the wiki for everything... The forum shold then just be used for communicating with people, not for storing information. But anyway, I could certainly help you setup, organize and maintain the wiki in the beginning...

Well, then you (or somebody) will have to maintain the scripts themselves - applying patches etc. You would avoid all that hassle by using one of these services. And at least wiki-site.com is using the Wikipedia engine - the same engine I would use in a system I set up myself - and which I believe is the best one...To me the adds are bearable compared that you dont have to maintain the system yourself...

Crum,What about using the 4 characters on the display to show the mode of the three panels as the standard - instead of just showing blank line (above "-ap-") and "INFO"? Might as well show some useful information.It could use just 3 characters, eg like this: "211" which means EFIS is in mode 2, MCP in mode 1, and USER in mode 1. Then you don't have to constantly remember which mode you are in!Allan

Bug in generating the config-mcp.lua file after I customized my MCP-Combo buttons. I have a line that looks like this:["WX"] = FSX:_FUEL_DUMP_TOGGLE:0 ,It is missing the double-quotes around the value. Once I added those LINDA didn't complain with the message "function arguments expected near ':' " anymore and my MCP-Combo worked again.I also see lines like these:["A -"] = GPS_ZOOM_dec ,["A --"] = GPS_ZOOM_dec ,["PRESS"] = GPS_MSG_button ,["FPV"] = Battery_toggle ,They don't seem to be a problem (probably because they don't contain special characthers but shouldn't they be strings and therefore quoted as well?Allan

Yes, I could imagine adding new modules without involving you is probably too much work. So the thing to ponder about is more likely if there is a way people can assist you in adding new modules.Allan

I can suggest using either www.wikispaces.com or www.wiki-site.com which both are free and have a WYSIWYG editor. If you want help in setting it up I can do that. On a more ongoing basis it's limited how much time I have available but I can probably assist a little bit...Allan

By the way, I would also like to suggest making a wiki for the project. That is the best way to organize information. It's easy to add and modify information, and multiple people can be given access to assist in keeping the informaiton up-to-date.(Forums are not good for that kind of information, it quickly becomes very difficult to find what you are looking for)

Could there be any way for other people who already own the CDU (or other VRi modules) to help you make them work with LINDA? Could there be made some kind of interface that would make it relatively simple to add new devices - either directly, or by helping you with the information needed to make it work? Or is it simply too complex a process to add new modules?The idea of many people contributing to a project I am really a big fan of, since you suddenly have a workforce of thousands of people! Good examples are Wikipedia and Openstreetmaps - not to mention your own method for other people to add aircraft scripts in LINDA!Allan JensenNorway

Ok. I dont think a "complete guide" is the most important - it sounds like its a big job to do - just a "language reference" that in a short and simple way describe functions, arguments, and returns. Most of the people who will make these scripts will probably already have a basic understanding of programming and be technical savvy anyway, and won't need all the "now click here, do this, click there babble". So that would also reduce your workload :)Anyway, thanks for the good work!Regards,Allan JensenNorway

Yes, they seem pretty simple but without documentation you are not really SURE you are doing things the right way - and if you are unlucky you end up with a lot of guessing and maybe time consuming bugs. For example, what does the third argument in DspShow() do, which is sometimes set to true? I tried to set it but didn't notice any difference...

Where is the documentation for the DspShow, DspALT, DspHDG, and DspSPD functions??And are there other functions that are not described within the "FSUIPC Lua Library.pdf"??

Looking the at VRi product line I think the next logical device to support would be the CDU-I (which I guess is the same as CDU-II but just without the display that occupies an DVI port!) because the MCP-Combo and CDU is the two common most used devices in jets. Also because otherwise it's really hard to make any use of VRi modules since SerialFP2 doesn't do a very good job!!