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While working on the new radio/atis implementation, Torsten rediscovered the internal httpd (aka web-server) to browse the property tree. It's much easier to have multiple browser windows open and point to various locations in the property tree than to reopen the internal property browser and navigate to the locations after each sim restart. After a while, I got disappointed by the functionality, look, and feel of the http property-browser. So I had a look at the code to see if it could be improved. I quickly realized, that the implementation was simple but not scale-able. I looked for alternatives already available on the GPL market. I found Mongoose as a well maintained, feature rich and yet simple implementation of a web server and started to embed that into FlightGear. | While working on the new radio/atis implementation, Torsten rediscovered the internal httpd (aka web-server) to browse the property tree. It's much easier to have multiple browser windows open and point to various locations in the property tree than to reopen the internal property browser and navigate to the locations after each sim restart. After a while, I got disappointed by the functionality, look, and feel of the http property-browser. So I had a look at the code to see if it could be improved. I quickly realized, that the implementation was simple but not scale-able. I looked for alternatives already available on the GPL market. I found Mongoose as a well maintained, feature rich and yet simple implementation of a web server and started to embed that into FlightGear. | ||
<ref>[http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/32068663/ Initial motivation]</ref> | <ref>[http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/32068663/ Initial motivation]</ref> | ||
'''''FI''''' = Flight Instructor (you sure know that), or FlightGear Interface. In Deutsch (my native language) the spoken '''''FI''''' sounds like the Greek letter Phi. And I like the uppercase letter of Phi for it's symmetry. It's vertical bar reminds me of the projector screen in a simulator, watched from both sides: the trainer and the trainee. For the less philosophical meanings of Phi, check out {{wikipedia|Phi}} and pick the one that suits best ;-) | '''''FI''''' = Flight Instructor (you sure know that), or FlightGear Interface. In Deutsch (my native language) the spoken '''''FI''''' sounds like the Greek letter Phi. And I like the uppercase letter of Phi for it's symmetry. It's vertical bar reminds me of the projector screen in a simulator, watched from both sides: the trainer and the trainee. For the less philosophical meanings of Phi, check out {{wikipedia|Phi}} and pick the one that suits best ;-) | ||