Chat Menu
Since v1.0.0 there's a Chat Menu in FlightGear. In this special menu are some prefabricated messages stored. They're ready to use. You don't have to write them first, just choose a message and press the corresponding number. The message is send like a normal chat messages, so all the pilots and ATCs will see it.
You can find the Chat Menu in the menubar under Multiplayer > Chat Menu (on older versions: View > Chat Menu or Network > Chat Menu). The Chat Menu can also be opened with a shortcut: - (minus).
Editing entries
To edit the entries in the Chat Menu you've to change this file: $FG_ROOT/ATC/chat-menu-entries.xml.
With these symbols you could add information that depends on the moment. So things like altitude, direction and aircraft type are automatically filled in at the places of the symbols.
| Function | Symbol | Discription |
|---|---|---|
| airport direction | ! | |
| airport distance | ^ | |
| aircraft type | % | (first word from /sim/description) |
| Callsign | # | |
| Current Altitude | $ | |
| Airport ID | * | |
| current runway | ( |
Here's an example:
<menu> <name>* Ground, #, request taxi instructions for departure.</name> </menu>
It'll looks something like this when using FlightGear:
KSFO Ground, F-WWDD, request taxi instructions for departure.
As you noticed in the example above I've placed some extra stuff. Every entry has to start with the <name> tag and close with </name>. One row in FlightGear is one <menu>...</menu> tag. Here's an example of the Formation menu:
<menu> <name>[Formation]</name> <menu> <name>Form up on my wing.</name> </menu> <menu> <name>Break left.</name> </menu> <menu> <name>Break right.</name> </menu> </menu>
A row extra could be formed with two <menu> tags. It'll looks like this:
<menu> <name>[ATC]</name> <menu> <name>[Ground]</name> <menu> <name>* Ground, #, request taxi instructions for departure.</name> </menu> </menu> </menu>
In the two examples above you see things like this [ATC]. The [ and ] are there to indicate that the text should not be included in the messages.
