Post by Allan Lowson on Feb 8, 2017 23:08:38 GMT
That is basically the intent of the formula. We had some very odd forum discussions about time and how you could measure it some years ago. It got very esoteric, or just plain silly, at times so Tom Goodrick was kind enough to develop the timer to establish a standard that everyone could use.
In last year's forum Philippe kindly offered these details on adding the timer to a panel:
"Not a techie on this, but my own feeling is that it depends on the aircraft modelling. Some will allow placing additionals gauges anywhere (I'm using FSPS), some will only allow to put a gauge at an already existing gauge location (MJ's C-47 for instance, where part of gauges are "built-inside" the panel.
You can also create an additional window in your panel.cfg, to be called by a sequence Caps + a number, if however you have less than 12 windows in your panel...
For instance, my adding a new window to MJ's C-47 VC panel :
[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Fuel and Payload
Window02=Control Panel
Window03=Mini Panel
Window04=XGauge
Window05=Keys
Window06=Fuel Control
Window07=Start Icons
Window08=Clock Timer (<--- this is the one I am adding... window will open/close with Caps + 9)
..:..
//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window08]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=85,95 (<-- if I am not wrong, 85 is the width, 95 the height - resize as needed...)
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=6 (<-- will place the window in the left lower corner of your screen...)
visible=0
ident=10020
type=SPECIAL
gauge00=FP_Airbus_Clock9X_v3!FP_Airbus_Clock9X_v3, 0,0,80,90 (<-- the name of the gauge you want to place in the new window)
(this last window to be placed before the Vcockpit01 line)
//--------------------------------------------------------
[Vcockpit01]
../..
Being an additional window inside your display screen, it will remain opened whichever view is selected in you simulator (cockpit, outside, spot, etc...)
Hope this helps (and works at your side as it works on mine)
Philippe"
In last year's forum Philippe kindly offered these details on adding the timer to a panel:
"Not a techie on this, but my own feeling is that it depends on the aircraft modelling. Some will allow placing additionals gauges anywhere (I'm using FSPS), some will only allow to put a gauge at an already existing gauge location (MJ's C-47 for instance, where part of gauges are "built-inside" the panel.
You can also create an additional window in your panel.cfg, to be called by a sequence Caps + a number, if however you have less than 12 windows in your panel...
For instance, my adding a new window to MJ's C-47 VC panel :
[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Fuel and Payload
Window02=Control Panel
Window03=Mini Panel
Window04=XGauge
Window05=Keys
Window06=Fuel Control
Window07=Start Icons
Window08=Clock Timer (<--- this is the one I am adding... window will open/close with Caps + 9)
..:..
//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window08]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=85,95 (<-- if I am not wrong, 85 is the width, 95 the height - resize as needed...)
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=6 (<-- will place the window in the left lower corner of your screen...)
visible=0
ident=10020
type=SPECIAL
gauge00=FP_Airbus_Clock9X_v3!FP_Airbus_Clock9X_v3, 0,0,80,90 (<-- the name of the gauge you want to place in the new window)
(this last window to be placed before the Vcockpit01 line)
//--------------------------------------------------------
[Vcockpit01]
../..
Being an additional window inside your display screen, it will remain opened whichever view is selected in you simulator (cockpit, outside, spot, etc...)
Hope this helps (and works at your side as it works on mine)
Philippe"
