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Need help with gauges, please!

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Sorry all, I write here because anyone can answer me about this question...

After MOBO changed, some panels such as Flight 1 ATR 72 causes me headaches; for example, with resolution of 1920x1080 (windowed), FS9 now stretch me image of panel (native 1024x768) but don t stretch so good the PFD and ND gauges. Pratically, the gauge change his size, but always mantaining his ratio (ex. 4:3) and not following window ratio (ex. 16:9) :( Someone know something about this?

Thank you in advantage!!!
 
The panel.cfg file is designed for 4:3 ratio. All values for background bitmap, and all gauge dimensions are calculated for 4:3 ratio.

The only solution is to redesign the entire 2d panel system for 16:10 ratio.
 
Thank you so much for your response!!! Sorry, I've explained so bad my problem.

In fact, with old pc, original and my custom panels for atr 72 were OK: all the design for a 4:3 ratio was stretched into my 16:9 window.

Now, with default aa/cc all it's OK, but with ATR, all gauges except two mentioned above it's OK: PFD and ND doesn t scratch correctly. They stay attached to left side of gauge container, but they fill only half part of their containers, remaining square instead of a 4:3 object into 16:9 window view, according to which would become rectangles.

Tomorrow will post a picture of what I'm saying, hopefully you can help me undestanding what's happening... :(
 
Here a picture of what's happening... Thank you again!!!

gaugeproblem.jpg
 
Actually, there are (at least) three gauges affected: PFD, MFD and TCAS. I don't own the ATR, but I suspect that those three displays are vector drawn using GDI or GDI+, which do not "stretch" since they will always use absolutely defined x and y coordinates.

In other words, you will need to adjust the rest of the panel to scale properly to 4:3 ratio. There's no way I would accept that stretched out panel with oval gauges.

Grab the right edge of the 2d panel and drag it to the left until the display is normal, then fill in the blank area on the right with the radio stack or something...
 
Thank you very much for you interest with this problem... I remember in old PC aspect ratio of entire panel was adjusted by itself... But now I remember one thing: you've the reason, all panel is horrible stretched... Could be the video drivers? Because in old pc was installed original ATI driver, instead of this new one, in which I have yet to install... At moment, I've installed the microsoft compatibility drivers of my video card...

Now I'll try to update video driver with the ATI ones and retry. I'll say something later about test... Thank you!!!
 
The video driver really doesn't matter. What you are seeing will happen to everyone using a panel designed for a 4:3 ratio montor who's now using a 16:10 wide-screen monitor.

That is the reason why all of the a/c I have anything to do with feature two panel systems, one for 4:3 monitors and another for wide-screen monitors... :D

However, since there aren't that many folks who even have a 4:3 monitor anymore, I've since been designing strictly for wide-screen! ;)
 
Yeah, all you say it's true! In fact, for some reason, in my old pc with old drivers FS9 windowed simply maximized the window at resolution of 1024x768 automatically, with native res of 1920x1080 (I can't explain why all this). Now, instead of first one, it mantain native resolution, and if I change res from control panel, at resolution of 1024x768, it looks like as in my old pc...

Finally, I can use a stretched panel (a little bit horrible to look), changing manually the res (instead of my old pc), or design new wide panels... I think, when I'll have a little bit of time, to re-design all my custom panels for a wide res!!! We can close this thread now, bye and thank you all!!!
 
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