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FlightGear Newsletter August 2012: Difference between revisions
FlightGear Newsletter August 2012 (view source)
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* handling GUI events using osgGA | * handling GUI events using osgGA | ||
* multiplatfom copy/paste support using two new Nasal functions: [[Howto:Clipboard access using Nasal]] | * multiplatfom copy/paste support using two new Nasal functions: [[Howto:Clipboard access using Nasal]] | ||
Support for nested canvases will make it possible to also load canvas textures into other canvases, so that you can, for example, easily load an instrument into a GUI dialog, or even use GUI widgets in MFD instruments, which is a feature based on real avionics, i.e. as used in modern airliners like the A320 or the 787. | |||
Nested canvases also make it possible for people to easily implement GUI tools using the Canvas system, for example a GUI instrument or panel editor can be entirely implemented in scripting space now, without touching any C++ code. Similarly, GUI widgets could also be created in a WYSIWYG-fashion, too - so that even dialog editor or full GUI builders can be built using the Canvas system. | |||
In addition, Tom has now implemented support for window stacking. Check out the demo video below, which demonstrates how "nested" canvases and window stacking works: | In addition, Tom has now implemented support for window stacking. Check out the demo video below, which demonstrates how "nested" canvases and window stacking works: | ||