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What Exactly Does 'Update Frequency=...." Mean?

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Hey guys,

Just curious. (Another question from the Kindergardner...)

* What exactly does < Update Frequency="6"/ > mean?

* Can I control the gauges 'smoothness' of animation?

* Will this also effect frame rates in the grand scheme of things?

* Should I have this at the front of the gauge (top) instead of in sections?


Many thanks,

Bill
LHC
 
Hi Bill,

maybe I can help you with this. When you are programming in C, you have to set a parameter for the refresh rate of the makros.

MAX_DEG_PER_SEC
Determines the refresh rate for the macro. Gauges are refreshed 18 times per second, so a value of 0 means update every cycle; a value of 6 means update every third of a second. You trade off gauge display quality versus frame rate—lower numbers give smoother display but worse frame rate.
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I guess that your update frequency means the same. If this guess is right:

* yes, this variable have an effect on the smoothness of the gauges.

* yes, by increasing the frequency, it will have an impact on the performance of your cockpit.

* Another guess is, that if you don't type it on top of your gauge, the FS will take its default param, which, I assume, will be 18 1/s.


But maybe I am totally wrong.

regards
Vitus
 
Thanks for the heads up Vitus.

I'll have to play around and experiment with that and see what all it can do.

So much to learn.



Bill
 
Bill,

<Update></Update> is a pure scripting area within a gauge.
<Update> supports some additional commands like Frequency and Hidden.

Frequency="n" tells the gauge to process its elements at a given amount of cycles/sec. The default freq, as stated above, is 18 times/seq. Now, Update="1" is a one time/seq, 3 is 2 t/s, 6 is 3 times/sec, etc until 9 is same as default. Notice that <Update> scripting area is always processed at 18 times/sec, despite Frequency="n" being present or not.

Hidden="Yes/No" , tells the gauge not to process its elements when it is not visible -ie panel container is oculted.

Tom
 
Hidden="Yes/No" , tells the gauge not to process its elements when it is not visible -ie panel container is oculted.

Tom
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Ahhhhh....!

This is very good news then! That small key will keep my PFD mini map window from taking resources with it being off when hidden.

:D

Thank you Sir! Thanks for the excellent info on that subject.



Bill
LHC
 
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