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FlightGear Newsletter August 2012 (view source)
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==== ATC-FS ==== | ==== ATC-FS ==== | ||
[[Image:ATC-FS.jpg|thumb|ATC-FS radar screen.]] | [[Image:ATC-FS.jpg|thumb|ATC-FS radar screen.]] | ||
The Air Traffic Control tool [[ATC-FS]] got an update. The old radar screen was replaced by a radar screen, which can display fixes, navaids and ILS localizers. This new radar is resizable, so you can use your big screen more | The Air Traffic Control tool [[ATC-FS]] got an update. The old radar screen was replaced by a radar screen, which can display fixes, navaids and ILS localizers. This new radar is resizable, so you can use your big screen more efficiently. | ||
The next version is already being worked on, it will | The next version is already being worked on, it will re-implement ATC-FS using the new [[Canvas]] system (scheduled for FG 3.0) so that a fully custom drawn radar screen can be created in scripting space, including custom GUI widgets (e.g. for flight strips) - without depending on any hard coded instruments or dialogs any longer. | ||
This new design will eventually even make it possible to reuse ATC-FS for other purposes, or even include it in an AWACS aircraft that is multiplayer-enabled. | This new design will eventually even make it possible to reuse ATC-FS for other purposes, or even include it in an AWACS aircraft that is multiplayer-enabled. | ||