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=== Tools === | === Tools === | ||
[[File:Fg_submission_form.png|thumb|250px|FG scenery submission tool]] | [[File:Fg_submission_form.png|thumb|250px|FG scenery submission tool]] | ||
Added | Added on December 2011, 15th, a useful webtool to ease the insertion of shared models positions within the FG scenery database. We hope this will make the number of positions increase! | ||
The steps are very easy to follow : | The steps are very easy to follow : | ||
* Place the object within FG. | * Place the object within FG. | ||
* Take the data and copy/paste it within the form (please double check the content of what you're inserting!). | * Take the data and copy/paste it within the form (please double check the content of what you're inserting!). | ||
* Add a small kind comment for Martin, telling him what you're doing. | * Add a small kind comment for Martin, telling him what you're doing. | ||
* Give the captcha what it wants (sorry for this, but it's to avoid unwanted automated robots). | * Give the captcha what it wants (sorry for this, but it's to avoid unwanted automated robots). | ||
* Click submit. | * Click submit and the request is done! | ||
The data is inserted in the database as soon as the reviewer has checked it. It may take a few days to see it appear through Terrasync. | |||
More improvements (mass import, edit, delete) are to come, so [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14671&p=144878 follow the forum thread] if you're interested. | More improvements (mass import, edit, delete) are to come, so [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14671&p=144878 follow the forum thread] if you're interested. | ||