On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 4:48 PM, James Turner wrote: > On 11 Aug 2012, at 22:52, Martin Spott wrote: >>> 3) Scenery. Terrasync is now built into FG, and we have nice UI to >>> configure it in-sim. However, it still requires users to set up a >>> separate directory and configure FG_SCENERY before it can be used. It >>> would be great if the standard installers created an >>> $FG_ROOT/WorldScenery directory with the appropriate permissions, and >>> added it to $FG_SCENERY by default. >> >> As far as I can tell, the value of "/sim/terrasync/scenery-dir" was >> already supposed to be added to the Scenery path, but I don't know at >> which priority. > > Right, this is all automatic now - has been since before 2.6 I think. At > least on Mac I set a 'correct' directory - in Library/Application > Support/FlightGear/Terrasync. Of course this is only a default, but for most > users it's enough.
That's great. I will test the windows release candidate to see if that is the case there as well. > Usability was the main reason for making terrasync be available as in-process > option, and I'm strongly considering doing the same thing for fgcom, although > that has a few extra complications. > > BTW, usability is also the reason I made the network options configurable > inside the sim, and have been making more subsystems support a clean reset, > so that it's possible to sanely control more behaviours with direct results > in the sim. I'm a big fan of both of these changes. I very much like the idea of in-sim FGCom, though we should be prepared for the default frequency at KSFO becoming as congested as the in-sim chat! Of course, with an integrated FGCom, the MP chat function becomes much less relevant. -Stuart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
