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=== A new instrument: Vertical Situation Display === | |||
Omega95 has created an entirely new instrument type for FlightGear, a so called "VSD" (Vertical Situation Display). This was done entirely in scripting space using Nasal and XML animations. He's basically proven everbody wrong who ever claimed that complex instruments couldn't yet be created in scripting space. Apparently, he managed to create this instrument in less than 24 hrs, his first question related to this was about accessing trigonometric functions from Nasal, shortly thereafter he posted screen shots depicting his VSD. To read up on the whole discussion, please see [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=15200]. There's work ongoing to turn his project into a new tutorial for the wiki on creating complex instruments in scripting space: [[Howto: Implement a Vertical Situation Display in Nasal]]. | Omega95 has created an entirely new instrument type for FlightGear, a so called "VSD" (Vertical Situation Display). This was done entirely in scripting space using Nasal and XML animations. He's basically proven everbody wrong who ever claimed that complex instruments couldn't yet be created in scripting space. Apparently, he managed to create this instrument in less than 24 hrs, his first question related to this was about accessing trigonometric functions from Nasal, shortly thereafter he posted screen shots depicting his VSD. To read up on the whole discussion, please see [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=15200]. There's work ongoing to turn his project into a new tutorial for the wiki on creating complex instruments in scripting space: [[Howto: Implement a Vertical Situation Display in Nasal]]. | ||
[[File:Omega95-vsd-instrument.jpeg|200px|thumb|Omega95's VSD instrument]] | [[File:Omega95-vsd-instrument.jpeg|200px|thumb|Omega95's VSD instrument]] | ||
=== Heads up: Project Rembrandt === | |||
As many of you may have heard already, Fredb is currently making huge progress on adding shadows to FlightGear in [[Project Rembrandt]]. Now, F-JJTH ported the P92 to use the new system and posted a youtube video demonstrating [[Project Rembrandt]] at work. | |||
{{#ev:youtube|v02phoOqWHE|400|Project Rembrandt at work}} | |||
== Interview with a contributor (NAME) == | == Interview with a contributor (NAME) == | ||