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* Errors can be detected on initial startup or at runtime. Both types of errors will be displayed in the terminal. | * Errors can be detected on initial startup or at runtime. Both types of errors will be displayed in the terminal. | ||
* One of the most common errors is including a character that makes XML choke. Such characters include<br>& < --<br>These characters will cause problems even if simply included in comments or within scripts. | * One of the most common errors is including a character that makes XML choke. Such characters include<br>& < --<br>These characters will cause problems even if simply included in comments or within scripts. | ||
* If your scripts contain any of these characters, you have to enclose the scripts in <script><![CDATA[...]]></script>. Alternatively, you can 'escape' the characters, ie "<" becomes "<". | * If your scripts contain any of these characters, you have to enclose the scripts in <script><![CDATA[...]]></script>. Alternatively, you can 'escape' the characters, ie "<" becomes "&lt;". | ||
* You can reload your edited joystick file without restarting FlightGear by selecting "Debug" > "Reload Input" from the main simulator window. | * You can reload your edited joystick file without restarting FlightGear by selecting "Debug" > "Reload Input" from the main simulator window. | ||
* You can find many examples of different ways to program joysticks simply by examining the joystick xml files that are packaged with FlightGear. See the directory FlightGear/data/input/joysticks | * You can find many examples of different ways to program joysticks simply by examining the joystick xml files that are packaged with FlightGear. See the directory FlightGear/data/input/joysticks | ||