Problem: Simicons will not show in some 2d panels

[jinx]

I was wondering if any of you know why simicons gauges cannot be added to some 2D panels.
I tried adding some simicons to the Kazunori Ito He 177 Greif, (he177_hm.zip), with FS panel Studio, namely these:

gauge18=Simicons1024!GPS Icon, 556,227,17,16
gauge19=SimIcons1024!Compass Icon, 534,227,17,16
gauge20=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon, 635,229,17,14
gauge21=SimIcons1024!Radio Icon, 577,228,17,16
gauge22=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon, 609,228,17,16

but they do not show in the sim on the panel. This has happened with some other aircraft, especially CFS2 models, too.
No matter where I placed them, they would not show. Other gauges did show, but not the simicons.

Any solution to this problem?

Nick

 

[PeteHam]

Hi Nick,

Not sure of your problem, but try the default Icons ( I've redone them for you ) ....

gauge18=SimIcons!Compass Icon, 534,227,17,16
gauge19=SimIcons!GPS Icon, 556,227,17,16
gauge20=SimIcons!Avionics Icon, 577,228,17,16
gauge21=SimIcons!ATC Icon, 609,228,17,16
gauge22=SimIcons!Kneeboard Icon, 635,229,17,14


Pete.

 

[Dangerousdave26]

Nick

I took your entries and added them manually to the Panel.cfg file and the gauges show up correctly.

I then looked at the panel in panel studio and they look correct. I am not sure why panel studio is not working for you. I would be interested in seeing the rest of your panel.cfg file.

Attached is my panel.cfg file for comparison.

View attachment Panel.cfg.txt

 

[jinx]

Dangerousslave,

I added your panel.cfg, and the simicons till do not show in my fs9 when I load the plane.
They do show in FS Panel studio, however, at the same postiong i had them.
I attach my panel cfg.
I have the icons to call up some windows I added, and I also deleted the original ito windows, as you will see.

One difference I see is that my cfg has:

//------------------------------------

such lines between the window entries. Yours does not. But these lines have worked ok in other panel cfg's for other a/c.


Nick

 

[Dangerousdave26]

And the plot thickens

When I put your panel.cfg file in the panel folder I see the icons and the NAV GPS switch you placed on the panel.

What operating system are you using and what is the install path of your root FS9 folder?

 

[Tom Clayton]

The one thing I would suggest, as obvious as it sounds, is to check your gauges folder for the SimIcons1024.cab file. It should be right next to SimIcons.cab, which is (I believe) a carryover from FS2002. If the 1024 version is there, then I can't think of any reason that they wouldn't show in the panel.

As for the window dividers, just remember that anything starting with // is treated as a comment by the Sim. And since the Sim's cfg's are actually based on inf syntax, the old legacy comment method of using a semicolon (;) works equally well.