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A last possible altitude adjustment is available from the location options: "Altitude adjustment for FlightGear views". It applies the given offset to all traffic rendered by the views.
A last possible altitude adjustment is available from the location options: "Altitude adjustment for FlightGear views". It applies the given offset to all traffic rendered by the views.
=== Phone lines have broken, choppy or dragged out sound ===
You and the other parties must adjust microphone sensitivity. Toggle the phone squelch adjustment box from the system menu and tune the spinbox next to the "call" button in the ATC coordination panel. Lower values will decrease the threshold for sound pick-up and likely break the sound less, but can generate more lag in the communications. The right balance depends on your local configuration, so a few test calls with other connected ATCs will be necessary to decide on the best acceptable value.


=== I cannot connect to my teacher as a student. ===
=== I cannot connect to my teacher as a student. ===
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=== Can I draw SID and STAR procedures on the radar? ===
=== Can I draw SID and STAR procedures on the radar? ===
Yes, and virtually anything else, using background images. To learn about those:
Yes, and virtually anything else, using background images. To learn about those:
* see the corresponding [[ATC-pie_user_guide#Background images|user guide section]];
* see the corresponding [[ATC-pie_installation_guide#Background images|installation guide section]];
* read the <code>CONFIG/bg-img/Notice</code> file;
* read the <code>CONFIG/bg/Notice</code> file.
* examine the (otherwise useless) packaged KSFO example.
 
'''If you have a sector file''' of the ".sct" format used in VATSIM/IVAO, you should try to import it with the provided drawing extraction tool. It will extract most of the contents for the open location and current map range, including SID/STAR procedures, and translate them to ATC-pie's native drawing format. It is generally the best solution if you know your procedures are included.
# Run the "extract drawings from sector file" option (''System'' menu) and select the file to extract from. This generates the following files in the <code>OUTPUT</code> directory:
#* <code>ICAO.lst.extract</code>, a menu file for the generated drawings;
#* <code>bg-ICAO-*</code>, the extracted drawings in the native ATC-pie format;
#* <code>bg-extract.err</code>, a log of the errors detected in your sector file (do not be alarmed as they often contain many).
# Import the results:
#* move or copy-paste lines from <code>ICAO.lst.extract</code> to <code>CONFIG/bg-img/ICAO.lst</code>;
#* move the desired drawing files under <code>CONFIG/bg-img</code>, adjusting the paths in the <code>.lst</code> menu as you organise subdirectories.
# Post-editing (cleaning)
#: ATC-pie does its best to understand the objects in the sector file and to group things together depending on their type. But not everything can be guessed automatically. This last step is where you filter, merge and split objects, rename points, change colours, etc. to your liking.
#: Each generated drawing section (point list under a colour) is automatically labelled with the line number where it was sourced from in the sector file so you can easily trace it (<code>@nnn</code>). A tool like ''sed'' will help you get rid of all these unwanted suffixes once you have sorted and renamed your objects:
#:: <code>sed -ri 's/ +@[0-9]+$//' file_to_clean</code>
 
Tip: You can check your image configuration without restarting the program, by reloading from the ''System'' menu or pressing <code>Alt+F12</code>.
 
NB: ATC-pie does not package or source from sector files directly because their data is not free. Besides, a lot of it is usually redundant with the airport sources (GPL).


=== How do I assign SIDs and STARs to aircraft? ===
=== How do I assign SIDs and STARs to aircraft? ===
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=== How do I customise the GUI and colours? ===
=== How do I customise the GUI and colours? ===
To change the '''radar or strip drawing colours''', edit the <code>CONFIG/colours.ini</code> file. Each line specifies the paint colour for an object type, in a typical hex <code>RRGGBB</code> (red-green-blue) format or as an SVG colour keyword name like "white". To customise the '''main session window''', place a ''Qt stylesheet'' named <code>main-stylesheet.qss</code> in the <code>CONFIG</code> directory. ATC-pie will apply it to every session window. While you are working on your look and feel, use the reload feature from the "System" menu to avoid restarting after every change (<code>Shift+Alt+F12</code>).
To change the '''radar or strip drawing colours''', edit the <code>CONFIG/colours.ini</code> file. Each line specifies the paint colour for an object type, in a typical hex <code>RRGGBB</code> (red-green-blue) format or as an SVG colour keyword name like "white". To customise the '''main session window''', place a ''Qt stylesheet'' named <code>main-stylesheet.qss</code> in the <code>CONFIG</code> directory. ATC-pie will apply it to every session window. While you are working on your look and feel, use the reload feature from the "System" menu to avoid restarting after every change (<code>Shift</code>+<code>Alt</code>+<code>F12</code>).


Send us screenshots and share your files if you find a setup looking really cool! :-)
Send us screenshots and share your files if you find a setup looking really cool! :-)
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