re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-03-30 Thread David Megginson
Michael Selig writes: > I have noticed that in many fgfs joystick property files some axes > are "squared". This makes the stick-position to control-surface > mapping nonlinear (squared) rather than one to one (linear). I > think real airplanes w/ "reversible" controls are closer to being >

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-03-30 Thread Michael Selig
At 3/30/03, you wrote: Michael Selig writes: > I have noticed that in many fgfs joystick property files some axes > are "squared". This makes the stick-position to control-surface > mapping nonlinear (squared) rather than one to one (linear). I > think real airplanes w/ "reversible" controls

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-03-30 Thread David Megginson
Michael Selig writes: > I noticed the 'squared' effect when I started flying w/ my R/C > joysticks. Using the actual joysticks exactly models what an R/C > pilot feels, so no exponent fudging is desired in that case. Also, > exponential rates and mixing if used are done onboard the R/C > tr

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-03-30 Thread Michael Selig
At 3/30/03, you wrote: Michael Selig writes: > I noticed the 'squared' effect when I started flying w/ my R/C > joysticks. Using the actual joysticks exactly models what an R/C > pilot feels, so no exponent fudging is desired in that case. Also, > exponential rates and mixing if used are don

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-03-30 Thread Tony Peden
On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 20:05, Michael Selig wrote: > At 3/30/03, you wrote: > >Michael Selig writes: > > > > > I noticed the 'squared' effect when I started flying w/ my R/C > > > joysticks. Using the actual joysticks exactly models what an R/C > > > pilot feels, so no exponent fudging is desire

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-03-30 Thread Michael Selig
At 3/30/03, you wrote: On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 20:05, Michael Selig wrote: > At 3/30/03, you wrote: > >Michael Selig writes: > > > > > I noticed the 'squared' effect when I started flying w/ my R/C > > > joysticks. Using the actual joysticks exactly models what an R/C > > > pilot feels, so no exp

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-06-05 Thread Michael Selig
Back to an old thread: At 3/30/03, Tony Peden wrote: On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 21:16, Michael Selig wrote: > At 3/30/03, you wrote: > >On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 20:05, Michael Selig wrote: > > > At 3/30/03, you wrote: > > > >Michael Selig writes: > > > > ... snip ... > > > [2] In preferences.xml, I have c

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-06-06 Thread Jim Wilson
Michael Selig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I'd like people to try this out: > > In the preferences.xml, change the line: > > /orientation/heading-deg > ... line 126, for chase view (view #2) > > to > > /orientation/gamma-horiz-deg > > and fly one of the uiuc planes. Go to the chase view and k

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-06-06 Thread Michael Selig
At 6/6/03, Jim Wilson wrote: Michael Selig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I'd like people to try this out: > > In the preferences.xml, change the line: > > /orientation/heading-deg > ... line 126, for chase view (view #2) > > to > > /orientation/gamma-horiz-deg > > and fly one of the uiuc planes. Go

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-06-06 Thread Jim Wilson
Michael Selig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I have tried essentially what you mentioned. Here's specifically what I > used in the uiuc-set.xml file: > > > > /orientation/gamma-horiz-deg > > > > The outcome is that this gets ignored while the value in the > preferences.xml f

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-06-06 Thread Michael Selig
At 6/7/03, Jim Wilson wrote: Michael Selig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I have tried essentially what you mentioned. Here's specifically what I > used in the uiuc-set.xml file: > > > > /orientation/gamma-horiz-deg > > > > The outcome is that this gets ignored while the value in th

re: [Flightgear-devel] squared tag in joystick files

2003-03-30 Thread Tony Peden
On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 21:16, Michael Selig wrote: > At 3/30/03, you wrote: > >On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 20:05, Michael Selig wrote: > > > At 3/30/03, you wrote: > > > >Michael Selig writes: > > > > > > > > > I noticed the 'squared' effect when I started flying w/ my R/C > > > > > joysticks. Using th