Timberleaf Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 File Edits: 1. YES, you can change text colors of the SHIFT-Z, Parking, Slew and Window texts in P3D v4. In my searching the internet for any information on this, I didn't come up with anything helpful. I did my own experimentation based on what could be done in FSX. Anything anyone else can add to this, please do. 2. Make backups of any original file before editing so that you can revert to them if something goes wrong. I know... I have done it. 3. Within the Prepar3D.cfg file, usually in the "username"/AppData/Roaming/Lockheed Martin/Prepar3D v4" folder, edit the text using these examples. 4. I hope this is helpful to someone. Example: Latitude=n1,n2 n1 = the line position and n2 = the order of appearance of the parameter on that line In addition, Shift-Z can display several lines for these parameters on the screen Parameters (that I know of) that can be added: Latitude, WindDirectionAndSpeed, AverageFrameRate, FuelRemainingPounds, LatitudeDec, WindSpeed, TrueAirspeed, FuelRemainingGallons, LatitudeHex, WindDirection, VideoDevice, Heading, Longitude, FrameRate, Airspeed, HeadingHex, LongitudeDec, LockedFrameRate, AngleOfAttack, AltitudeAgl, LongitudeHex, GForce, HeadingTrue, Altitude, FuelPercentage, VerticalSpeed ____________________________________________________________________________________ Color Charts: Various websites give you visual examples from a color-wheel to see what the color code is by selection. Also, if you want the codes and colors in a chart, you can Google it. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Example 1: In this example I coded all text as yellow with a 25% shadow for clarity for reading the text in various flying background lighting. [Display] ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,0 ;; yellow ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64 ;; 25% black transparent (no transparency is 0, total transparency is 256) NonActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,0 ;; yellow NonActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=24,33,87,64 ;; 25% black transparent (no transparency is 0, total transparency is 256) InfoUpperLeftTextColorUser=255,255,0 ;; yellow InfoUpperLeftTextColorNonUser=255,255,0 ;; yellow InfoUpperLeftBackGroundColor=0,0,0,64 ;; 25% black transparent (no transparency is 0, total transparency is 256) InfoUpperRightTextColor=255,255,0 ;; yellow InfoUpperRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,64 ;; 25% black transparent (no transparency is 0, total transparency is 256) InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,0 ;; yellow InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=0,0,0,64 ;; 25% black transparent (no transparency is 0, total transparency is 256) InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,0 ;; yellow InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,64 ;; 25% black transparent (no transparency is 0, total transparency is 256) [TextInfo.1] Altitude=1,1 AltitudeAgl=1,2 Heading=1,3 AirSpeed=1,4 WindDirectionAndSpeed=2,1 VerticalSpeed=2,2 FrameRate=3,1 LockedFrameRate=3,2 AverageFrameRate=3,3 FuelPercentage=4,1 FuelRemainingGallons=4,2 FuelRemainingPounds4,3 [TextInfo.2] FrameRate=1,1 LockedFrameRate=1,2 AverageFrameRate=1,3 [slewTextInfo.1] Altitude=1,1 AltitudeAgl=1,2 Heading=1,3 AirSpeed=1,4 WindDirectionAndSpeed=2,1 VerticalSpeed=2,2 FrameRate=3,1 LockedFrameRate=3,2 AverageFrameRate=3,3 [slewTextInfo.2] FrameRate=1,1 LockedFrameRate=1,2 AverageFrameRate=1,3 System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit | i7 930 2.8 GHz (OC 3.5 GHz) | GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB | 12GB 1333Mhz DDR3 | HP Envy 34c | FSX Deluxe SP1 + Accel. | P3D 4 Academic Timberleaf Win 10 | Area 51 R5 | i7 9800x 4.5 GHz | RTX 2080 8GB | 32GB 2666Mhz DDR4 | HP Envy 34c "One woman's chop is another man's turbulence" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebat Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberleaf Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 You are welcome. I am glad this is helpful to some. Many have given so much to me over the years (to this hobby), this is just a small way of giving back. Timberleaf Win 10 | Area 51 R5 | i7 9800x 4.5 GHz | RTX 2080 8GB | 32GB 2666Mhz DDR4 | HP Envy 34c "One woman's chop is another man's turbulence" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulthorn Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Thanks so much for this. I can now read fps, etc., without straining my 63 year old eyes. Great ! Thanks again, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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