FSX Toggle next waypoint leg activation

[DBushell]

Is there a simple way to toggle the next waypoint activation, I'd like to have a modeled button for next and previous - I don't mind if each leg activates as they are cycled through. I was hoping there would be toggle in the SDK for that, but cannot find it.

My non-working code is as follows, I'm sure this wouldn't work even if it did something because if the switch is 'on' it'll keep incrementing up the waypoints.

<Gauge Name="GPS Button">
<Element>
<Select>
<Value> (L:switch,bool)

if{ (C:fs9gps:FlightPlanActiveWaypoint) 1 + (>C:fs9gps:FlightPlanActiveWaypoint) 0 }
</Value>
</Select>
</Element>
</Gauge>

 

[DragonflightDesign]

Set a flag so that the code can't be re-run until the flag is reset. That way, if the toggle is held on, the code won't run. You could also try abusing the DirectTo method?

 

[COBS]

This is what I use

</Area>
<Macro Name="Button1">(L:VFDDAT mode,enum) 4 == (L:ChgWPt, number) (A:GPS FLIGHT PLAN WP COUNT, number) 0 &gt;
if{
    (A:GPS FLIGHT PLAN WP INDEX, number) -- (&gt; L:ChgWPt, number)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:directToActivateLeg)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanWaypointIndex)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanDirectToWaypoint)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanActiveWaypoint) }</Macro>
    <Area Left="383" Top="66" Width="41" Height="18">
    <Tooltip>Set PREV Leg</Tooltip>
      <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>
      <Click Kind="LeftSingle"> 12 (>G:Var6) @Button1</Click>
    </Area>  
<Macro Name="Button2">(L:VFDDAT mode,enum) 4 == (L:ChgWPt, number) (A:GPS FLIGHT PLAN WP COUNT, number) 0 - &lt;
if{
    (A:GPS FLIGHT PLAN WP INDEX, number) ++ (&gt; L:ChgWPt, number)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:directToActivateLeg)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanWaypointIndex)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanDirectToWaypoint)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanActiveWaypoint) }</Macro>
    <Area Left="432" Top="66" Width="41" Height="18">
    <Tooltip>Set NEXT Leg</Tooltip>
      <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>
      <Click Kind="LeftSingle"> 12 (>G:Var7) @Button2</Click>
    </Area>

The above mouse code is for PREV NEXT at lower right hand side of my autopilot . see following shot .

Cheers
Karol

 

[COBS]

With the PREV NEXT function provided in the previous post . these buttons increment or decrement by one waypoint per click .
that change will be from whatever leg that is currently being flown by the autopilot .
If you have a large flight plan . for example 80 waypoints , you might be flying to INDEX # 2 , and you want to take a short cut
to INDEX # 75 , you can see that it entails a very large number of NEXT clicks to enact the change .

I created the following gauge ,

at each of the two thumbwheel windows you create the required number , in this instance # 75 , then click the
SELECT button and 75 becomes the active .
The code is ,

<Gauge Name="SEQ SET" Version="1.0">
//By Karol Chlebowski @ 2012 **
<Update Frequency="18"/>
<Update>
(G:Var1) 0 != if{ (G:Var1) -- (>G:Var1) }
</Update>
<Image Name="SEQ_INS.bmp" ImageSizes="75,57,0,0"/>

  <Element>
    <Visible>(A:Circuit general panel on, bool)</Visible>
      <!--SCREEN-->  
    <!--SEQ   Flight plan legs-->
<!--SEQ - Active leg number - Total legs-->  
   
            <Element>
              <Position X="10" Y="8"/>
              <FormattedText X="55" Y="12" Font="Tahoma" FontSize="9" LineSpacing="12" Adjust="Center" Color="#349F34" Bright="Yes">
                <String>%SEQ   %((A:GPS FLIGHT PLAN WP INDEX, number))%!02d!% - %((A:GPS FLIGHT PLAN WP COUNT, number) 1 -)%!02d!%</String>
              </FormattedText>
            </Element>
               
<!--Thumbwheel text display TENS and UNITS-->      
            <Element>
              <Position X="37" Y="35"/>
              <Text X="10" Y="10" Bright="Yes" Length="2" Font="Arial" Color="0xCDCDCD" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="No">
                <String>%((L:F111_Leg_10s, number))%!d!%</String>
              </Text>
            </Element>
           
            <Element>
              <Position X="53" Y="35"/>
              <Text X="10" Y="10" Bright="Yes" Length="2" Font="Arial" Color="0xCDCDCD" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="No">
                <String>%((L:F111_Leg_1s, number))%!d!%</String>
              </Text>
            </Element>
<!--Thumbwheel  SUM defined  for  resetting  active leg at last mouse button-->              
            <Element>
              <Position X="55" Y="3"/>
              <Text X="1" Y="1" Bright="Yes" Length="3" Font="Arial" Color="0x000000" Adjust="Center" VerticalAdjust="Center" Multiline="No" Fixed="No">
                <String>%((L:F111_Leg_10s, number) 10 * (L:F111_Leg_1s, number) + (&gt; L:F111_Leg_Sum, number))%!02d!%</String>
              </Text>
            </Element>
           
            <Element>
              <Position X="3" Y="31" />
               <Select>
               <Value>(G:Var1) 0 !=</Value>
                 <Case Value="1">
                    <Image Name="SEQ.bmp" Bright="1"/>
                 </Case>
               </Select>
            </Element>

    </Element>
   
<!--==== BOTTOM ROW BUTTONS====-->
<Mouse>

<Macro Name="Button1">(M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 == if{ (L:F111_Leg_10s, number) -- 0 max (&gt; L:F111_Leg_10s, number) }
        (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 ==  if{ (L:F111_Leg_10s, number) ++ 9 min (&gt; L:F111_Leg_10s, number) }
        (M:Event) 'WheelUp' scmp 0 == if{ (L:F111_Leg_10s, number) ++ 9 min (&gt; L:F111_Leg_10s, number) }
        (M:Event) 'WheelDown' scmp 0 == if{ (L:F111_Leg_10s, number) -- 0 max (&gt; L:F111_Leg_10s, number) }</Macro>
    <Area Left="32" Top="32" Width="21" Height="25">
  <Tooltip>Tens</Tooltip>
  <Click Kind="LeftSingle+RightSingle+WheelUp+WheelDown">@Button1</Click>
  <Cursor Type="Hand" />
  </Area>

<Macro Name="Button2">(M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 == if{ (L:F111_Leg_1s, number) -- 0 max (&gt; L:F111_Leg_1s, number) }
        (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 ==  if{ (L:F111_Leg_1s, number) ++ 9 min (&gt; L:F111_Leg_1s, number) }
        (M:Event) 'WheelUp' scmp 0 == if{ (L:F111_Leg_1s, number) ++ 9 min (&gt; L:F111_Leg_1s, number) }
        (M:Event) 'WheelDown' scmp 0 == if{ (L:F111_Leg_1s, number) -- 0 max (&gt; L:F111_Leg_1s, number) }</Macro>
   <Area Left="53" Top="32" Width="21" Height="25">
  <Tooltip>Units</Tooltip>
  <Click Kind="LeftSingle+RightSingle+WheelUp+WheelDown">@Button2</Click>
  <Cursor Type="Hand" />
  </Area>

   <Macro Name="Button3">(L:SACDAT mode,enum) 4 == (L:ChgWPt, number) (A:GPS FLIGHT PLAN WP COUNT, number) 0 &gt;
if{
    (L:F111_Leg_Sum, number) (&gt; L:ChgWPt, number)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:directToActivateLeg)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanWaypointIndex)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanDirectToWaypoint)
    (L:ChgWPt, number) (&gt; C:fs9gps:FlightPlanActiveWaypoint) }</Macro>
    <Area Left="5" Top="31" Width="23" Height="25">
    <Tooltip>Set SEQ No</Tooltip>
      <Cursor Type="Hand" />
      <Click Kind="LeftSingle"> 12 (>G:Var1) @Button3</Click>
    </Area>  

</Mouse>

</Gauge>

Cheers
Karol

EDIT
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scroll down to Reply # 11 , click to enlarge , see lower right .

Please find attached full instrument ,test with FltPln ,

 

[DBushell]

Thanks Karol, will take a look!