PFD Popup Won't "Pop Up"

Ramjett53 · **Joined:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:04 am **Posts:** 11

I have the B777 PFD and 737 ND installed in the 2d panel of one of my freeware add-ons. The panel I'm using is very complex so they are difficult to read. When I click the hotspot in the center of the PFD or ND I get the larger "popup" window, but they are blank (and so is the 2d PFD/ND as soon as I click the hotspot). I tried this with "WN" as the 5th parameter, without, with "Popup", without. Funny thing is, I have the Smith's FMS in brown also placed on the 2d panel beside the throttle and when I click it the FMS opens as a popup. I can see no difference between the two window parameters, yet one pops up and the other doesn't. I do have the FMS-2 Open button installed on the panel, but I don't even have to click it, just click in the center of the Smith's gauge on the panel.

Any ideas why the PFD or ND don't display in the black popup?

Here are applicable excerpts from my Panel.cfg

Quote:

// This Panel.cfg file created by FS Panel Studio panel editor utility - http://www.fspanelstudio.com
// Built Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 16:19 FSPS Build:22767

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main_Panel
Window01=FUEL PANEL
Window02=OVERHEAD
Window03=RADIOS
Window04=GPS_PANEL
Window05=THROTTLES
Window06=ISG1 HW_EFIS_CTRL
Window07=ISG1 MCU
Window08=ISG SMITHS FMS
Window09=ND
Window10=PFD

Quote:

gauge73=747RT.Stallwarning, 569,613,78,56
gauge74=74SP_altalert, 352,486,38,23
gauge75=isg1!B777_PFD_NB, 155,492,133,108,Boeing 757
gauge76=isg1!HW_B737_ND_NB, 153,638,147,149
gauge77=AChS-1!AChS1_master, 336,703,90,83
gauge78=isg1!VNAV, 635,353,27,26
gauge79=isg1!LNAV, 634,325,29,27
gauge80=FSC.ATR.ap!crs_knob, 1115,359,40,39
gauge81=ML-Bae146FS2K2!AP_NAV_Select, 1101,334,76,31
gauge82=732nc_WCnav11, 423,343,45,18
gauge83=700RMI, 1138,639,70,89
gauge84=74SP_altalert, 1160,482,38,23
gauge85=isg1!FMS2_OPEN, 98,757,35,42
gauge86=isg1!MCU_OPEN, 27,757,35,42
gauge87=isg1!EFIS_CTRL_OPEN, 62,757,35,42
gauge88=ISG1_TCAS!Logic, 1,1,1,1
gauge89=757-767_Oil, 1250,646,67,133
gauge90=RP_1_EGT111, 1257,531,72,73
gauge91=RP_1_N1, 1260,475,73,64
gauge92=isg1!SMITHS_FMS_BR, 499,782,173,313

Quote:

[Window08]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=197,271
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=7
visible=0
ident=4012
window_size= 0.370, 0.710
window_pos= 0.600, 0.280

gauge00=isg1!SMITHS_FMS_BR, 0,0,197,271

//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window09]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=312,271
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=4
visible=0
ident=4011
window_size= 0.309, 0.304
window_pos= 0.004, 0.423

gauge00=isg1!HW_B737_ND_NB, 0,0,311,271, popup

Note the window entry for the PFD is identical to the ND above, except the Ident=4023

I'm using FSPanel Studio (kinda obvious from the header above the WindowXX list, but I thought I'd mention it just in case).

Randy

ErnieAlston · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:41 pm

You need to use the 'WN' parameter for popup windows.

gauge00=isg1!HW_B737_ND_NB, 0,0,311,271, WN

This tells Isg whenever the popup version is open, and prevents the main and popup version from drawing at the same time impacting your FR's.

Regards
Ernie.

Ramjett53 · **Joined:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:04 am **Posts:** 11

So the fifth parameter "WN" goes in the fifth position in Window09, not in the gauge entry for Window00. Got it. That was the one combination I didn't try. I was placing "WN" in position 5 of the gauge line in Window00.

And that makes sense because I was wondering how I could have "myplaneid" and "WN" both in the fifth position of that line

Once again, thanks Ernie.

Randy

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