I didn't get the Icon thingy...

[mabe5454]

In the file "fsx_fuel_manager.zip" in the Library, step four of the Readme.txt where does

 

"gauge21=SimIcons1024!Fuel Icon, 1340, 1101,30,30" go?

 

Why 21?

 

Cheers,

[mrzippy]

E.G. I think stands for "Example Given" It was his example of how he placed it in the panel.cfg file under [Window00]. You would use the next number in sequence instead of 21.

If your 2D panel doesn't have the fuel gauge ICON, then make sure you add it next to your other ICONS like GPS, RADIO, etc.

[PhantomTweak]

Looks to me like it goes into your chosen airplane's Panel.cfg file, under the [Window00] section.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER to make a back-up of any file you decide to edit!!!!

 

Open the plane you want to add the icon to's panel.cfg file, preferably with Notepad, or something very similar. Do NOT use MSWord or other word processor program, as they can add unwanted and unneeded symbols into a text file which make it unusable.

Change the 21 to the number one higher than the highest gauge=XX number in that section. Like if the last gauge in the [Window00] section is gauge35=pretend!Pretend_gauge, 1000, 500, 55, 75 then you want to make gauge21=SimIcons1024!Fuel Icon, 1340, 1101,30,30 to read gauge36=SimIcons1024!Fuel Icon, 1340, 1101,30,30.

 

NOW comes the fun part. YOU need to figure out where to put the Icon being called out by this gauge. Personally, I look where the other Icons are located, and place it there-ish. There is usually room there for one more, either above them, below them, in front of the others (ie:to their left), behind them (to their right), something. You want to also see how BIG the other Icons in that panel are.

 

In the line gauge21=SimIcons1024!Fuel Icon, 1340, 1101,30,30, the two numbers right after the words are WHERE in the panel the gauge, Icon, whatever, is placed. So in this case, 1340, 1101. The first number is HORIZONTAL placement from the left edge of the 2D cockpit's bmp, going right as the number increases, the second number is VERTICAL placement, from the top down. So 50 is further to the right than 40 is, just as 50 is further down than 40 is. What we need to do now is figure where to place the new Icon.

 

Let us say the icon to call the GPS's first pair of numbers is 50, 50, just as an example. AND you want to put your new Icon to it's right and 1 Icon lower. AND let us say the GPS Icon is 15x15 pixels in size (Which is the second pair of numbers after the gauge's text. We will see that in a moment). SO, you will want gauge36=SimIcons1024!Fuel Icon, 1340, 1101,30,30 to now read gauge36=SimIcons1024!Fuel Icon, 67, 67,30,30, to start with. We will change it's size next. Do you see just where the 67,67 came from? I took the GPS's position, and added one Icon's size, 15 in this case, plus 2 for spacing, and I added one icon's height, again plus a small bordering space. Thus, the new Icon will be ONE Icon's worth to the right, and one down.

 

The next pair of numbers, in this case 30,30, are the SIZE of it. The measurements are in pixels. So, in this case, 30 pixels x 30 pixels. Look at the other icons in the panel and see what size they are, then make the new icon that size. Let's say the GPS icon, just for example, is 15,15. Change gauge21=SimIcons1024!Fuel Icon, 67, 67,30,30 to read gauge21=SimIcons1024!Fuel Icon, 67, 67,15,15. that's what it read when you are all done.

 

NOW, save your work, close the panel.cfg, and try out the plane you just modified to make sure the icon is where you want it. If not, change it until it is :D

 

All this is a very long winded and detailed way of telling you how to do something you will come to do easily and quickly in a very short period of time. It's applicable to ANY gauge you want to add to the 2D cockpit. Adding gauges to the VC is a slightly more difficult proposition, so I'll leave that alone for now.

 

I hope this babbling gives you what you need to know :)

Pat☺

 

PS: Better now? :D

[n4gix]

Hey Phantom Tweak! There is a neat button on your keyboard that will allow you to space your wall of text into more readable paragraphs... Just saying... :cool:

[PhantomTweak]

Ha, yeah, I know. I apologize, I was a bit rushed to get some honey-do's accomplished. I USUALLY do space long things out with a space twixt the paragraphs. I will be more careful hence-forth. Or even fifth... :p

 

Pat☺

[mabe5454]

A lot of reading. I'll report back for sure.

 

Cheers,

[mabe5454]

Ta, tang:

 

 

That was fun. I used it on the B737_800 but it will be more useful in panels that do not have an easy way to check FOB or remaining and being able to fill it up during flight.

 

Thanks guys, to all

 

 

Cheers,

 

PS_Note: Since the icon used is from stock MSFSX I quickly realized that blanking (omitting) the size it choses the identical to the other icons in the panel. Perfect.

[mrzippy]

Ta, tang:

 

Ta, Tang?? I always thought it was Cha Ching! Way to go! You are now the expert at panel mods. ;)

[mabe5454]

Sorry, your retirement has been denied.

 

See ya still on the FSX trail. :)