Re: [Opengc-devel] Info

[Damion S. <be...@cs...>]

Hi,

> I have some problem to view the ND (nav) of any aircraft type 
> (737-777) since in the list of available instrument I read:
<snip>
> I wonder if there is a mistake in my list or a problem with the 
> software it self.

The current binary distribution of OpenGC does not implement the ND 
display - the list of available gauges is misleading.

> One more question:
> I'd like to view the PFD and ND on one monitor and the EICAS on a 
> second monitor using a Matrox g550 dualhead, do you think it is a good 
> idea and is there any way to  control the instruments via-hardware 
> (external switch)  without having to switch the active windows betwin 
> the monitors?

I'm not sure this is possible yet - Windows is fairly particular about 
how it allows OpenGL hardware acceleration to take place; in 
particular, it is not always possible to split OpenGL client windows 
across multiple monitors. Whether or not this affects the Matrox card 
you have in particular I'm not sure, but it's an issue for my machine 
which has an AGP GeForce card and a PCI GeForce card. I'm not sure 
quite sure what you're asking in regards to "controlling the 
instruments"...

Cheers,
-Damion-

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