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{{Infobox Software
{{Infobox Software
| title                = FGx
| title                = FGx
| image                =  
| image                =  
| developedby          =  
| developedby          = Yves Sablonier, Pete Morgan, Geoff McLane
| initialrelease        =  
| initialrelease        = 2.2.0
| latestrelease =  
| latestrelease = 2.10.0
| writtenin            = C++ (Qt)
| writtenin            = C++ (Qt)
| os                    = Mac, CentOS, Fedora
| os                    = Mac, Windows, various Linux distributions
| website = http://gitorious.org/fgx/
| website = [http://fgx.freeflightsim.org fgx.freeflightsim.org]
}}
}}
'''Fgx''' is an Open Source graphical launcher application for [[FlightGear]] Flight Simulator that is built using Qt from Nokia. Development began in the first quarter of 2011 with the purpose of creating a fast and easy to use tool to manage your FlightGear preferences and to start the flight simulator application.
'''FGx''' is a cross-platform open source graphical launcher application for [[FlightGear]] using Qt. Development began in early 2011 with the purpose of creating a fast and easy to use tool to launch FlightGear on OSX/Mac hence the "x". While initial development targeted the Apple Mac architecture, the Qt development environment allows for cross-platform compatibility between Windows, Mac OS and various Linux distributions.  
 
While initial development targeted the Apple Mac architecture, the Qt development environment allows for cross-platform compatibility between Windows, Mac OS and various Linux distributions. At this time, it has only been tested on Mac, CentOS 5.5 i386 and Fedora 14 i386.
 
==Getting Fgx==
Fgx source code is available at [http://gitorious.org/fgx/ Gitorious].


===Building Fgx===
== FGx Project ==
# Install Qt 3 SDK
* Website at [http://fgx.freeflightsim.org fgx.freeflightsim.org].
# Use Qt Creator to open the project file fgx/src/fgx.pro
* Bugs & Source at [https://github.com/fgx/fgx/ github/fgx/fgx/].  
# In Qt Creator, use Build->Build All to build the project.


==Supported Systems==
== Supported systems ==
Note that Fgx has been tested using the prerequisites listed below and may actually work with different OSes and versions.  Feel free to update this list if you have additional information.
Note that FGx has been tested using the prerequisites listed below and may actually work with different OSes and versions.  Feel free to update this list if you have additional information.
* Mac OSX
* Mac OSX
* Fedora Linux 14
* Fedora
* Windows XP/Vista/7 (not tested)
* Ubuntu/Xubuntu and other debian distributions
* Gentoo
* Windows XP/Vista/7


==Related content==
== Related content ==
===Similar software===
* [[FGo!]]
* [[FGo!]]
* [[FGRun]]
* [[FGRun]]
[[Category:FlightGear front ends]]

Revision as of 17:26, 15 March 2015

Note  Update 03/2015: Please also see Integrated Qt5 Launcher for an integrated FlightGear GUI front-end based on Qt5, available in FlightGear 3.5+
FGx
Developed by Yves Sablonier, Pete Morgan, Geoff McLane
Initial release 2.2.0
Latest release 2.10.0
Written in C++ (Qt)
OS Mac, Windows, various Linux distributions
[fgx.freeflightsim.org Website]

FGx is a cross-platform open source graphical launcher application for FlightGear using Qt. Development began in early 2011 with the purpose of creating a fast and easy to use tool to launch FlightGear on OSX/Mac hence the "x". While initial development targeted the Apple Mac architecture, the Qt development environment allows for cross-platform compatibility between Windows, Mac OS and various Linux distributions.

FGx Project

Supported systems

Note that FGx has been tested using the prerequisites listed below and may actually work with different OSes and versions. Feel free to update this list if you have additional information.

  • Mac OSX
  • Fedora
  • Ubuntu/Xubuntu and other debian distributions
  • Gentoo
  • Windows XP/Vista/7

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