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How can I do this?

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rich12545

Charter Member
I fly in the VC and use shift-2 to bring up the GPS. During the flight I use the S and A functions and every time I need to bring up the GPS again with shift-2. So I'm wondering if there's anything simple I can do to make it sticky. Not a big thing but it is mildly annoying. Any help would be appreciated.
 
This can be done with a very easy panel.cfg edit.

This is from the default C172...

[Window02]
size_mm=456,378
window_size=0.5
position=8
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
zorder=4
type=special

gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0

By adding the line in bold the GPS will stay visible until you close the Window.

BTW, if you change VISIBLE=0 to VISIBLE=1 the GPS will be open when you load the plane.

Hope this helps.

cheers,
Lane
 
Lane Street said:
This can be done with a very easy panel.cfg edit.

This is from the default C172...

[Window02]
size_mm=456,378
window_size=0.5
position=8
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
zorder=4
type=special

gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0

By adding the line in bold the GPS will stay visible until you close the Window.

BTW, if you change VISIBLE=0 to VISIBLE=1 the GPS will be open when you load the plane.

Hope this helps.

cheers,
Lane
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Been flying FSX for literally years and just learned this. Damn. Always learning something new!!!! Thanks!!!
 
Perhaps another possibility is to designate a button on your joystick for the GPS. Then you can turn it on and off very easily. But maybe you have reasons for not wanting to do this.
 
Stickshaker said:
Perhaps another possibility is to designate a button on your joystick for the GPS. Then you can turn it on and off very easily. But maybe you have reasons for not wanting to do this.
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You can do this except that the GPS is not in the same Window in every plane, in some it is Shift+3, in others Shift+4, etc.

If you always fly the same plane it is not a problem.

Otherwise you would have to edit the panel.cfg for every plane you fly so the GPS is always in the same [Windownn] section.

cheers,
Lane
 
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