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You are missing the FlightGear scenery data for your location, or ATC-pie does not know where it is. Check out the ''Tower viewing'' feature note in this article. | You are missing the FlightGear scenery data for your location, or ATC-pie does not know where it is. Check out the ''Tower viewing'' feature note in this article. | ||
=== I cannot connect to my teacher as a student | === I cannot connect to my teacher as a student. === | ||
Using IPv4 addresses, this typically happens when the teacher is in a local area network behind a router. It is a common setup for home internet, in which the teacher's actual host address is not publicly accessible from outside his private network. | Using IPv4 addresses, this typically happens when the teacher is in a local area network behind a router. It is a common setup for home internet, in which the teacher's actual host address is not publicly accessible from outside his private network. | ||
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=== What nickname should I use for FlightGear multi-player? === | === What nickname should I use for FlightGear multi-player? === | ||
Choose any name you would like to be recognised by on the network. In ATC-pie, it will appear in the tooltip over your callsign | Choose any name you would like to be recognised by on the network. In ATC-pie, it will appear in the tooltip over your callsign for connected ATCs who see you. In a sense, this feature is more social than technical, but makes sense as typical ATC callsigns (e.g. "VHHHtwr") remain mostly anonymous over MP. Use this field so that other players can identify you. | ||
== Where is ...? How to ...? == | == Where is ...? How to ...? == | ||
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#* move the drawing files under <code>resources/bg-img</code>, adjusting the paths in <code>extract.lst</code> if you create subdirectories. | #* move the drawing files under <code>resources/bg-img</code>, adjusting the paths in <code>extract.lst</code> if you create subdirectories. | ||
# Post-editing (cleaning) | # Post-editing (cleaning) | ||
#: ATC-pie does its best to understand the objects in the sector and to group things together depending on their type. But not everything can be guessed automatically, so you get a lot | #: ATC-pie does its best to understand the objects in the sector and to group things together depending on their type. But not everything can be guessed automatically, so you get a lot of files and useless things. This last step is where you merge, split, delete objects, rename points, change colours, etc. to your liking. | ||
#: Each generated drawing block (point list under a colour) is automatically given a label, ending with the line number 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: | #: Each generated drawing block (point list under a colour) is automatically given a label, ending with the line number 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]+$//' file_to_clean</code> | #:: <code>sed -ri 's/ @[0-9]+$//' file_to_clean</code> | ||
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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 colours''', edit the <code>settings/colours.ini</code> file. Each line holds the paint colour for the corresponding object type in a typical <code>#RRGGBB</code> (red-green-blue) format. | To change the '''radar or strip colours''', edit the <code>settings/colours.ini</code> file. Each line holds the paint colour for the corresponding object type in a typical <code>#RRGGBB</code> (red-green-blue) format. While you are working on your colours, use the "reload colour configuration" menu option to avoid restarting after every change. | ||
Besides, ATC-pie is a Qt application and therefore allows you to customise all '''pieces of the GUI''' with ''stylesheets''. To change the general GUI looks, you may (either or both): | Besides, ATC-pie is a Qt application and therefore allows you to customise all '''pieces of the GUI''' with ''stylesheets''. To change the general GUI looks, you may (either or both): | ||