Gauge programming help...handheld to com2

[pilottj]

Hey guys,
I am trying to add the default handheld com unit (found in microlight) to the RV-7 as a 2d popup Com2 radio. The gauge file is handheld_radio.cab, within it is a radio.xml. Is it possible to modify the data below to have the handheld operate as a Com2 radio? I have Tugzip to create a new cab file with.

Any help would be appreciated.
CHeers
TJ

Here is the radio.xml data...lol if i can get the post to ignore the programming codes...

<gauge Version="1.0" Name="radio">
<img name="radio_background.bmp">
<!-- ============================== Radio On/Off Switch ===================== -->
<element>

<select> (A:Avionics master switch,bool) </select>
</element>

<!-- ============================== Frequency Readout ======================= -->
<element>

<failures>
<gauge_communications Action="NoDraw">
</gauge_communications></failures>
<visible>(A:Avionics master switch,bool)</visible>
<text Y="30" X="85" Bright="Yes" Color="#00FF00" VerticalAdjust="Center" Adjust="Center" Font="Quartz" Fixed="Yes" Length="6">
<string>%((A:Com active frequency:1,Megahertz))%!6.3f!</string>
</text>
</element>
<mouse>
<help id="HELPID_RADIO_COMM1">
<tooltip id="TOOLTIPTEXT_COMM1_FREQ">

<area Height="34" Width="90" Top="67" Left="50">
<area Left="0" Right="25">
<cursor Repeat="Yes" Type="DownArrow">
<click Repeat="Yes" MouseWheelFlip="Yes">
(A:Avionics master switch,bool) 1 ==
if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_WHOLE_DEC) }
</click>

<area Left="26" Right="49">
<cursor Repeat="Yes" Type="UpArrow">
<click Repeat="Yes" MouseWheelFlip="Yes">
(A:Avionics master switch,bool) 1 ==
if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_WHOLE_INC) }
</click>

<area Left="50" Right="73">
<cursor Repeat="Yes" Type="DownArrow">
<click Repeat="Yes" MouseWheelFlip="Yes">
(A:Avionics master switch,bool) 1 ==
if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_FRACT_DEC) }
</click>

<area Left="74" Right="88">
<cursor Repeat="Yes" Type="UpArrow">
<click Repeat="Yes" MouseWheelFlip="Yes">
(A:Avionics master switch,bool) 1 ==
if{ 0 (>K:COM_RADIO_FRACT_INC) }
</click>



<!-- Radio Master -->
<area Height="89" Width="32" Top="28" Left="161">
<cursor Type="Hand">
<click Event="TOGGLE_AVIONICS_MASTER">

</click></cursor></cursor></cursor></cursor></cursor></tooltip></help></mouse>

 

[pilottj]

PS mods...how do I post gauge XML data as example and not have the post try to run it?

 

[anthony31]

Easy enough to do

Make a backup of the cab file

Change any K:COM to K:COM2

Change any Com active frequency:1 to Com active frequency:2

FSX is a bit inconsistent with the variable naming but from the examples given I think that should be all you need to do.

There is really no need to recab the file as it will work fine uncabineted (I use 7zip to unpack the cab file). Plus, it is a lot easier to edit the xml and test in FSX rather than edit xml, make a cab file then test in FSX.

 

[pilottj]

Success!

Thanks alot mate :salute:

 

[pilottj]

Results

BTS RV owners who would like to try the mod.
http://baytower.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=630&p=3166#p3166

Cheers
TJ

 

[anthony31]

One other thing I can suggest is that you make a copy of the handheld radio ( just copy the radio.xml and rename it radio2.xml and keep it in the same folder so you don't need to copy the graphics files). That way you can have two handheld radios which you can use for different situations, radio.xml can be the original one for COM1 and your edited radio2.xml can be for COM2.

 

[Tako_Kichi]

Here is the radio.xml data...lol if i can get the post to ignore the programming codes...

What you need to do is hit the 'code insertion' button when you are preparing your post and then paste the code between the code tags. The button has the 'hash' sign ('#') on it.

This prevents the forum software from trying to parse the code.

I tried to wrap the code tags around the various lines in this quoted reply but as the code is already garbled it didn't achieve much.