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FS2004 Kollsman Gauge adjustment knob

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I have a panel with an altimeter and the kollsman gauge window in it in an aircraft but pressure is only adjustable by pressing the B key which is not realistic. I want to be able to "turn a knob" to adjust it but don't know how to write the code. The knob is on the gauge but it does nothing. I can use an invisible gauge, (black square bitmap I can name) it doesn't have to rotate just have + or - click spots and I can position it over the knob. Can I have someone help me write this in XML. The gauges in FS9 are all .gau so I can't open them to see what was done in even the default Cessna Altimeter. I looked here in the forum but could not find any thread. Help please?
 
This should do it, replace the Xs Ys with location values and evaluate.

Code: 
<Mouse>
      <Area Left="0" Right="X" Top="0" Bottom="Y">
         <Cursor Type="DownArrow" />
             <Click>(&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_DEC)</Click>
       </Area>
      <Area Left="X + 1" Right="X x 2" Top="0" Bottom="Y">
           <Cursor Type="UpArrow" />
               <Click>(&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_INC)</Click>
    </Area>
</Mouse>

Roman
 
Kollsman almost works

Thank you first of all for your help. I pasted this into the gauge copy below and it works but only increases there is no - "hand" to decrease the kollsman gauge. Please add to what I am sure I am missing. Thanks again.

<Gauge Name="kollsman" Version="1.0">
<Image Name="kollsman.bmp"/>
<Mouse>
<Area Left="0" Right="X" Top="0" Bottom="Y">
<Cursor Type="DownArrow" />
<Click>(&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_DEC)</Click>
</Area>
<Area Left="X + 1" Right="X x 2" Top="0" Bottom="Y">
<Cursor Type="UpArrow" />
<Click>(&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_INC)</Click>
</Area>
</Mouse>
</Gauge>

BTW I get "hand" cursors with "+" in them no matter where in the gauge I put the mouse and no "-" hands not up or down arrows.
 
If the bitmap was, for example 30 x 30 pixels one would write it as such -
Left side = down, right side = up.

Roman

Code: 
<Mouse>
      <Area Left="0" Right="15" Top="0" Bottom="30">
         <Cursor Type="DownArrow" />
             <Click>(&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_DEC)</Click>
       </Area>
      <Area Left="16" Right="30" Top="0" Bottom="30">
           <Cursor Type="UpArrow" />
               <Click>(&gt;K:KOHLSMAN_INC)</Click>
    </Area>
</Mouse>
 
Honestly, I find it far, far simpler to define mouse areas using x,y,h,w coordinates, since they all use pixel units:

Code: 
<Area Top="x" Left="y" Height="h" Width="w"/>

Supposing I had a knob that's 40 pixels in diameter.

Left half would be:
Code: 
<Area Top="0" Left="0" Height="40" Width="20"/>
and the right half would be:
Code: 
<Area Top="0" Left="20" Height="40" Width="20"/>
 
Thank you

Thanks for all your help, it works perfectly. I will study what you wrote so that I can learn more about XML.

Richard
 
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