Researching feasibility.

[Mork_417]

Hey guys, i am looking into doing a project with my SHIII, and if it works, i would love to use it for SH4 too. I've only been reading up on this for about a week now, and I am trying to figure out if it is possible to do the following...

Can these:

(Commands_en.cfg)

[Cmd334]
Name=Set_TDC_bearing
Ctxt=1
----------------------------------------------------------
(Dials.cfg)

[Dial11]
Name=Sol_Bearing
Type=24; DIAL_SOL_BEARING
Cmd=Set_TDC_bearing
Dial=0x3B0D00FF
CrtVal=0x3B0D0001
NewVal=0x0
DialVal=0,360
RealVal=0,360; degrees
Circular=Yes
CmdOnDrag=Yes
SndStep=5
SndList=1,Menu.TDC.Bearing,360

be adjusted so that instead of, or in addition too, the mouse being used to set the values, that i can use two keys to increment the value -1/+1 at a time?

Example: Key "<" = TDC_bearing -1 / Key ">" = TDC_bearing +1


When i was testing earlier today, I tried the following method...

[Cmd334]
Name=Set_TDC_bearing
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x59,s,"Y"

...and all it did was reset the dial/value to 0.


Any assistance or reference material you can point me to will be GREATLY appreciated. FYI, I have no code programming experience what so ever, and the only scripting knowledge i have is batch configuring networking devices, LOL.

Thanks in advance!

[TorpX]

This sounds like a good idea.

I had often thought that it would be nice if we were able to use the mouse scroll wheel to make fine adjustments to instrument settings, like setting the course on the gyrocompass, or setting depth on the depth guage. However, I have no idea how, or even if such a thing is possible.

[Mork_417]

I thought so too Torp, but looks like we are the only ones.

I'll keep researching it, but without community help, it doesn't look good.

[TorpX]

Alas, if the Devs had spent a little time playing the game, and working out navigation/manual targeting problems as we do, I think many of these flaws would have been eliminated at the outset.

[Mork_417]

Well, I'm actually looking at the ability so i can add some tactile enhancements to the game for me personally. Not really from a flaw standpoint, as you mention. I am building a console to interface with the game, and would like to see if I can make some rotatory encoders work with the TDC settings. This way I can make a TDC panel on the console, and manually input my TDC values by turning the knobs on the panel. I know, probably sounds goofy right?

But, i wanna give it a go.

[TorpX]

Do you mean an actual physical console apart from what you have in the game, or a worked over in-game item?

In any case, it sounds like a pretty ambitious project. It really doesn't seem goofy to me. I've always thought the limits in the way the dials, guages, and machinery works leaves something to be desired.

[palatum]

Hehe, no problem :-)
Patience is a virtue...

[Mork_417]

Well my parts for testing came in day before yesterday. But, work has been heavy this week with a new zone buildout, so I haven't had any time to mess with it. If i don't have to travel this weekend, i'll start working on assembling the panel. Shouldn't take too long, as this will be just for testing, so it won't be pretty.


Funny story: I had just stepped out of the shower, when our dane started barking. I walked over to the window, and seen the postal truck at the foot of our drive way. I started to smile as i figured it was my parts, and usually the postal worker will knock, and leave the package at the door. Then, i saw him walking back to his truck, still holding my package. WAIT!!! I screamed, knowing he couldn't hear me. I grabbed my pants and was trying to put them on while going down the stairs, which didn't end well. I jumped back up, finish putting the pants on, flung open the front door, and ran down the drive way. As he started to drive off, he caught a glimpse of me, looked over, and stopped the truck. I gasped, "You have a package for me right?". He replied, "um, yes sir, you'll need to sign for it."

So, i signed for it, and the guy pulled away to continue his route. As i made it back into the house still trying to catch my breath, I heard my phone going off. Had a text message from a neighbor friend that read, "Man, that must be some package!!! LOL". It was then, that i had realized, I had ran outside in thirty degree weather, half naked, waiving my arms like a kid chasing down Santa Claus.

To add insult to injury, my girlfriend (who was at work) sent me a text a few minutes later saying, "Hey, someone just informed me that a half naked old fat man is chasing the mail man through our neighborhood! Just thought I'd warn you."

[Anvar1061]

SSS
Hehe!All of us with strangenesses.LOL

[palatum]

Good one! A package well worth chasing (and earning a reputation for)

Keep us updated!

-Palatum

[Mork_417]

Well, I finally got some free time earlier today to make a little progress on the testing panel. Here are some pics, but keep in mind I threw this together to test with, and to get an idea of setting up the software.

I'm pooped, and going to get some shut-eye before work tonight.