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* The UI for creating new view windows works by cloning the current view, or using eye/target points from two earlier views. This seems to be a convenient way of creating new view windows without having to open a dialogue box or similar. | * The UI for creating new view windows works by cloning the current view, or using eye/target points from two earlier views. This seems to be a convenient way of creating new view windows without having to open a dialogue box or similar. | ||
* Extra view windows can be resized but they do not (currently) respond to mouse/keyboard. | * Extra view windows can be resized but they do not (currently) respond to mouse/keyboard. | ||
* Extra view windows can clone Pilot, Helicopter View or | * Extra view windows can clone Pilot View, Helicopter View, Chase View or Tower View. | ||
* Closing extra view windows sometimes | * Closing extra view windows sometimes closes Flightgear down because the code thinks the main window has been closed. | ||
* One can create an extra view window that keeps two aircraft in view with one in the foreground. E.g. see this video from 2020-9-6 (prior to getting textures working): http://op59.net/fg-cv-demo3.mpeg | * One can create an extra view window that keeps two aircraft in view with one in the foreground. E.g. see this video from 2020-9-6 (prior to getting textures working): http://op59.net/fg-cv-demo3.mpeg | ||
* One can create an extra view window that uses the eye points from two recent views as eye and target. For example this allows a window to show a view from one aircraft to another. | * One can create an extra view window that uses the eye points from two recent views as eye and target. For example this allows a window to show a view from one aircraft to another. | ||
* After creation of an extra view window, the main window needs to be resized, otherwise menus etc don't appear properly. | * After creation of an extra view window, the main window needs to be resized, otherwise menus etc don't appear properly. | ||
* There doesn't seem to be any noticeable speed penalty if no extra view windows are opened. | * There doesn't seem to be any noticeable speed penalty if no extra view windows are opened. | ||