[Flightgear-devel] Re: Global Developer Conference

2001-12-21 Thread Erik Hofman
Robert Green wrote: > Erik, > > Did you hear anything on your group participating? > > It is a great opportunity to show what you are doing and possibly win a new > SGI system... Yeah I know, there are two persons who might be willing to come over, but as far as I can tell the rules don't a

[Flightgear-devel] Cessna 172R: Improved Performance

2001-12-21 Thread David Megginson
The Cessna 172R model (our default plane) should be useful again -- I've hand-crafted a new propeller model that at least brings it close to the published performance figures (I realized afterwards that climb might be too sluggish, considering that we're not modelling any weight from the pilot or

re: Including instrumenst was: Re: [Flightgear-devel] c310 Panel

2001-12-21 Thread David Megginson
John Check writes: > While I'm at it... is there a chance we might see being able to > include fully defined layers in instruments at some point? The best > I can do now is > > > > > where Layers/gauge-face.xml contains n gauge face Aircraft/Instruments/Textures/v

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Runway markers

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
> Yup, support for these sorts of signs is in the code, but right now > you have to manually place them which is tedious. It would be nice to > figure out an automated way to place the signs ... they wouldn't > necessarily be true to life, but at least believable. But I haven't > even thought ab

Re: [Flightgear-devel] compass problem?

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
> > I dont know if it is a realistic effect, but, since some cvs versions ago, > > the compass is stalled most of the time, so it is impossible to know the > > real magnetic heading. > I find that most noticable with the C310 -- I wonder if it's because > the accelerations (etc.) are much highe

Re: Including instrumenst was: Re: [Flightgear-devel] c310 Panel

2001-12-21 Thread John Check
On Friday 21 December 2001 04:34 pm, you wrote: > John Check writes: > > While I'm at it... is there a chance we might see being able to > > include fully defined layers in instruments at some point? The best > > I can do now is > > > > > > > > > > > You should be able to include a

[Flightgear-devel] CVS ./configure fails

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
$ ./configure creating cache ./config.cache ./configure: line 542: syntax error near unexpected token `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear,' ./configure: line 542: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear, 0.7.9)' $ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] htt

Re: [Flightgear-devel] CVS ./configure fails

2001-12-21 Thread Cameron Moore
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Perry) [2001.12.21 16:15]: > $ ./configure > creating cache ./config.cache > ./configure: line 542: syntax error near unexpected token >`AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear,' > ./configure: line 542: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear, 0.7.9)' > $ configure.in hasn't changed in a co

Re: [Flightgear-devel] CVS ./configure fails

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
> * [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Perry) [2001.12.21 16:15]: > > $ ./configure > > creating cache ./config.cache > > ./configure: line 542: syntax error near unexpected token >`AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear,' > > ./configure: line 542: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear, 0.7.9)' > > $ > > configure.in hasn't

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Runway markers

2001-12-21 Thread Bernie Bright
Alex Perry wrote: > [snip] > I don't recall whether the taxiways are named in the taxiway file ? > If not, is there even a field were we can optionally add the names ? I believe the taxiways are are all named "-" in the original default.apt.gz. However there is room for a three or four characte

RE: Including instrumenst was: Re: [Flightgear-devel] c310 Panel

2001-12-21 Thread Norman Vine
John Check writes: > >> Eventually, I guess you could have a separate subdirectory for each >> instrument, with a README, etc. Think of yourself as a fine >> craftsman, like a watchmaker. >> > >err.. uhh... umm.. whatever. >I'd like to stay away from excessive directories. Maybe if t

[Flightgear-devel] YAsim (repeat) patch

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
Already mentioned earlier, but not fixed in CVS yet ... Index: FGFDM.hpp === RCS file: /var/cvs/FlightGear-0.7/FlightGear/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.hpp,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -C3 -r1.3 FGFDM.hpp *** FGFDM.hpp 16 Dec 2001 21:00:35

Re: Including instrumenst was: Re: [Flightgear-devel] c310 Panel

2001-12-21 Thread Bernie Bright
Norman Vine wrote: > > John Check writes: > > > >> Eventually, I guess you could have a separate subdirectory for each > >> instrument, with a README, etc. Think of yourself as a fine > >> craftsman, like a watchmaker. > >> > > > >err.. uhh... umm.. whatever. > >I'd like to stay away

RE: Including instrumenst was: Re: [Flightgear-devel] c310 Panel

2001-12-21 Thread Norman Vine
Bernie Bright writes: > >Norman Vine wrote: >> >> We could even walk both the compressed and the uncompressed >> tree and use the 'newest' file for easy experimentation. >> >Easy and slow. I remember someone once saying on this very list that >file opening is a performance killer :) It can be

Re: Including instrumenst was: Re: [Flightgear-devel] c310 Panel

2001-12-21 Thread Cameron Moore
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Norman Vine) [2001.12.21 19:25]: > Bernie Bright writes: > > > >Norman Vine wrote: > >> > >> We could even walk both the compressed and the uncompressed > >> tree and use the 'newest' file for easy experimentation. > >> > >Easy and slow. I remember someone once saying on th

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YAsim (repeat) patch

2001-12-21 Thread Cameron Moore
No, you're switching it back. :-) We want it inside the xml/ directory just like it is in the simgear source tree. What's in CVS is correct. Make sure you update your Simgear sources too because the Makefiles have changed to fix the install location. -- Cameron Moore [ Why are they called apar

[Flightgear-devel] Q2 GPL'd

2001-12-21 Thread Cameron Moore
This may be a little off-topic, but I thought some of you might like to know that John Carmack has released the Quake2 source under the GPL. If you're an OpenGL programmer (plib'ers!), I would think this is a must have. :-) http://www.linuxgames.com/news/index.php3/5257 -- Cameron Moore [ A l

Re: [Flightgear-devel] re manifold pressure

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
> The reason I wanted to add this feature was for aircraft fitted with > variable pitch props. As it is, its a bit too easy to set a given rpm > and manifold pressure for cruise. In the real world as the rpm is > changed by changing the prop lever the manifold pressure should > change very s

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YAsim (repeat) patch

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
> No, you're switching it back. :-) We want it inside the xml/ directory > just like it is in the simgear source tree. What's in CVS is correct. > Make sure you update your Simgear sources too because the Makefiles have > changed to fix the install location. True, sorry. I noticed that "make"

Re: [Flightgear-devel] base package access with rsync?

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
> >>There is another solution, but I don;t know if this is set up by John > >>(or somebody else). Is there a way to get the base package with rsync at > >>the moment (end if not wouldn't that be a nice addition)? > > I suppose I could do that. Give me a day or two, I have to tell co-lo to > > giv

Re: [Flightgear-devel] c310 engine adjustments

2001-12-21 Thread Alex Perry
> When I adjust mixture on the c310 engines, the only guage that moves > is the temp. Shouldn't the manifold pressure also be changing if the > engine is generating more or less power as the mixture changes? I do > see a yawing motion when I tweak mixture for a single engine so it is > affecting