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==Addons== | ==Addons== | ||
=== | ===FGComGui, an interface to FGCOM=== | ||
[[FGCOM]] is an external program which works hands in hands with | [[FGCOM]] is an external program which works hands in hands with FlightGear to provide radio communication, in particular for multiplayer users. | ||
The feedback on various forums and IRC shows that a lot of people, who are not specially at ease with command line usage, find it difficult to setup and launch | The feedback on various forums and [[IRC]] shows that a lot of people, who are not specially at ease with command line usage, find it difficult to setup and launch FGCom. This is where a new little piece of code comes to rescue. | ||
Tuxklok created [http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui | Tuxklok created [http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui FGComGui], a simple graphical user interace front end to fgcom, which aims on making FGCOM easy and friendly in use. | ||
The FGComGui is currently developed and tested under Windows and Linux environments, but it seems a Mac version is to be expected. | |||
[[File:fgcomgui.png|thumb|left|200px]] | |||
Once installed, the FGComGui does just what you would expect. Using your mouse and a few clicks, you can drive FGCOM painless, from initial setup, testing, to normal usage. You can even set a few options with nice menus, notably the audio volumes and the port used to talk to fgcom. | |||
FgcomGui docks as a tray icon (see the screenshot on the left), making it possible to monitor its status while flying, and easily stop it or restart it if needed. | |||
[[ | So if you feel FGCOM is a bit difficult to use from command line, or you are just willing an easier FG pilot life, do not wait anymore and [http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui try it]! Installation is described on the author's [http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui/ Google Code page], but it can be worth mentionning that so far the linux build is only optimized for Ubuntu users. Other distribution users can take a look at [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5746&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=24ffbc024ff4c0379fb8b0515aaa4a00&start=135 this forum] for some hints about how to build in their environment. | ||
Hopefully this will be a step towards a more generalized use of radio communications in networked flight, which are a great improvement for simulation realism. | Hopefully this will be a step towards a more generalized use of radio communications in networked flight, which are a great improvement for simulation realism. | ||