FSUIPC 3.135 and FSNavigator

[dickparker]

I am using a registered version of FSUIPC 3.135 downloaded 12/19. Three observations. (1) I cannot open FSNav with the F9 button unless the AdvDisp (2.123) window is docked. (2) Sometimes the AdvDisp window is displayed on top of the FSNav window -- I cannot pin down yet if there is a series of events that causes this to happen. (3) Sometimes the AdvDisp menu (right click) is hidden behind the AdvDisp window and cannot be seen well enough to make a selection.

Thanks.

[Pete Dowson]

I am using a registered version of FSUIPC 3.135 downloaded 12/19. Three observations. (1) I cannot open FSNav with the F9 button unless the AdvDisp (2.123) window is docked. (2) Sometimes the AdvDisp window is displayed on top of the FSNav window -- I cannot pin down yet if there is a series of events that causes this to happen. (3) Sometimes the AdvDisp menu (right click) is hidden behind the AdvDisp window and cannot be seen well enough to make a selection.

Why mention FSUIPC 3.135 in this? It is not involved. AdvDisplay is a separate (free) module.

AdvDisp doesn't have any hotkeys (at present) so it isn't doing anything with F9, and docked or undocked AdvDisp is doing the same thing, merely sitting there. Probably you have left it with the keyboard focus (blue title bar or whatever? Just click on the Fs window to make sure it has focus.

The AdvDisp indow will appear if (a) it is docked to a currently active panel part, or (b) if it is locked, or © is it is neither docked nor locked but is active. It is supposed to be on top of other FS windows, else it would be useless. So, if FSNav is "another FS window", it should be on top of it.

None of this has changed for years.

As for AdvDisp menu's getting hidden behind its own window, I've never seen that, but all the menu and window handling is standard Windows functions, so it may be a Windows problem. Are you using Windows XP? Is it fully updated?

Regards,

Pete

[dickparker]

Hi, Pete. Thanks for the response. I mentioned FSUIPC because I thought it was necessary for AdvDisp to work with applications such as Radar Contact.

You were right about my loss of "focus". I changed mice and that seemed to solve the problem. Bad switch?

A minor request regarding AdvDisp if possible. In the next release, would it be possible to start the text one space from the left margin of the display. That would make it look a little more like a cockpit instrument.

Thanks.

[Pete Dowson]

A minor request regarding AdvDisp if possible. In the next release, would it be possible to start the text one space from the left margin of the display. That would make it look a little more like a cockpit instrument.

Okay. I'll make a note to do that.

Regards,

Pete