Gerard robin wrote > Sent: 10 November 2007 09:29 > To: FlightGear developers discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Minor keyboard reassignment > > > On sam 10 novembre 2007, Melchior FRANZ wrote: > > * Melchior FRANZ -- Saturday 10 November 2007: > > > L is used to engage in the aircraft carrier's catapult > > > (see $FG_ROOT/Input/Keyboard/carrier-bindings.xml). So around 10 > > > aircraft will overwrite the new lighting binding anyway. > > > > err ... the tailwheel lock binding. (I didn't even know that it was > > there. I have that on my js.) We have still several keys globally > > unassigned, but it's increasingly hard to find one that > isn't used by > > at least one aircraft. In the long run we'll have to > reorganize a bit. > > We waste a lot of keys for obscure features that a typical > simulator > > user will never need and/or that are too easy to press by accident > > (a/A, t/T, r, ...). The carrier bindings could IMHO be in a small > > popup dialog (like the ATC dialog). They aren't for controlling the > > aircraft after all, but to give orders to the carrier crew. > > > > m. > > > > > > Anyhow, I am not sure it would be a good idea to use the > "reserved" carrier KEYS. There is only a the little number of > persons who use and like the carriers, > which is not the majority of the FG community :(, so i can > understand that > many persons don't mind about carrier, and i worry it. > The L is very useful , i mean a key on the keyboard (not a > "like ATC > dialog"). > > Please keep it. >
And I don't think a dialog would be a good way to fire the catapult. Regards Vivian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
