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The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-up_display '''Head-up display'''] (HUD) is an important instrument in modern, mostly military, cockpits. FlightGear provides a XML-based system to relatively easily create HUDs for aircraft such as the [[F-14]] and [[F-16]]. | |||
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-up_display '''Head-up display'''] (HUD) is an important instrument in modern, mostly military, cockpits. FlightGear provides a XML-based system to relatively easily create HUDs for | |||
However, this article's focus is on FlightGear's default head-up displays. Those are available for any craft which does not include its own set. Have a look at [[#Further Information|Further Information]] if you're planning to create a HUD. | However, this article's focus is on FlightGear's default head-up displays. Those are available for any craft which does not include its own set. Have a look at [[#Further Information|Further Information]] if you're planning to create a HUD. | ||
Activate the HUD with the '''<tt>[h]</tt>'''-key. Pressing it repeatedly moves through the configured colours and turns it off again. To change the brightness, press '''<tt>[shift]</tt>+<tt>[h]</tt>'''. Press '''<tt>[shift]</tt>+<tt>[i]</tt>''' to go through the available HUD's. Press '''[i]''' to switch back to the first one at any time. Have in mind that some aircraft do assign one or more of those keys differently and therefore one or more function/s is/are missing on them. | Activate the HUD with the '''<tt>[h]</tt>'''-key. Pressing it repeatedly moves through the configured colours and turns it off again. To change the brightness, press '''<tt>[shift]</tt>+<tt>[h]</tt>'''. Press '''<tt>[shift]</tt>+<tt>[i]</tt>''' to go through the available HUD's. Press '''<tt>[i]</tt>''' to switch back to the first one at any time. Have in mind that some aircraft do assign one or more of those keys differently and therefore one or more function/s is/are missing on them. | ||
Some of the head-up display's options can be altered in the menu: <tt>View</tt> --> <tt>Adjust HUD [[Property_tree|Properties]]</tt> | Some of the head-up display's options can be altered in the menu: <tt>View</tt> --> <tt>Adjust HUD [[Property_tree|Properties]]</tt> | ||
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: the current speed relative to the ground "GS". | : the current speed relative to the ground "GS". | ||
== Further Information == | == Further Information == | ||
HUDs may be replaced or added by changing or adding their paths in <tt>preferences.xml</tt> or by setting the paths as command line options. To change the order of the existing ones the options would be: <code>--prop:/sim/hud/path[1]=Huds/minimal.xml</code> <code>--prop:/sim/hud/path[2]=Huds/default.xml</code> | |||
If you consider to create your own HUD have a look at [[Canvas HUD]] first. | If you consider to create your own HUD have a look at [[Canvas HUD]] first. | ||
The basic settings regarding to any HUD are set in <tt>$FG_ROOT/[http://mapserver.flightgear.org/git/?p=fgdata;a=blob_plain;f=preferences.xml;hb=HEAD preferences.xml]</tt>. Search the file for the <tt><hud></tt>-tag and you will find a list of properties. | |||
The basic settings regarding to any HUD are set in <tt> | |||
HUD | The setup of the default HUD is defined at <tt>[[$FG_ROOT]]/Huds/[http://mapserver.flightgear.org/git/?p=fgdata;a=blob_plain;f=Huds/default.xml;hb=HEAD default.xml]</tt> and documentation can be found at <tt>$FG_ROOT/Docs/[http://mapserver.flightgear.org/git/?p=fgdata;a=blob_plain;f=Docs/README.hud;hb=HEAD README.hud]</tt>. | ||