Quick panel.cfg question

**b3burner** · 06-25-2012, 02:43 PM

Hi,

In the panel.cfg file, what is the purpose of the "ident=" line within each [WindowXX] entry?

I notice that the undocked view of any window gets its name from the

"[Window Titles]
WindowXX=" line...

...and in fact if there is nothing on that line, the window will not display in the simulator.

But if there's nothing in the "ident=" line, it seems to make no difference at all.

Bold faced examples of what I mean below:

----------------------------------------------

[Window Titles]
window00=Main Panel
window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS
window03=Throttle Quadrant
window04=Overhead Panel

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Window04]
file=Upper_640.bmp
size_mm=327
position=2
visible=1
ident=OVERHEAD_PANEL

----------------------------------------------

Thanks,

-- John

**mikeandpatty** · 06-25-2012, 03:09 PM

Primarily, The ident refers to a code in an icon to actuate or close a window that is part of a panel. It also relates to what windows appear in forward view; If you work on panel.cfg or aircraft.cfg files you can learn a LOT by studying the FS2004 SDKs which can be found at
http://flyawaysimulation.com/downloa...pack-all-kits/

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***n4gix*** · 06-25-2012, 03:33 PM

I would add that there are some "predefined" ident codes, such as ident=OVERHEAD_PANEL
which are simply stand-ins for their numerical equivalent. These are outlined in the FS9 and FSX SDKs.

Specifies a unique identifier to define the panel window. For example:

ident=MAIN_PANEL

You must have an ident for each panel window. Valid entries are the following:

# Name
0 MAIN_PANEL
10 THROTTLE_PANEL
50 RADIO_STACK_PANEL
75 COMPASS_PANEL
100 MINI_CONTROLS_PANEL
125 ANNUNCIATOR_PANEL
150 ANNUNCIATOR2_PANEL
175 IFR_MAIN_PANEL
200 COLLECTIVE_PANEL
225 GPS_PANEL
250 OVERHEAD_PANEL

If your panel window’s description doesn’t fit any of above, use any

number between 10000 and 19999.

Just as a bit of trivia, the absolute upper limit for panel idents is 4,294,967,295...