Michael_Chang Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Hi! I'm building some manipulator buttons for the cockpit but I can't seem to find a dataref that corresponds to the FLCH or speed w/ climb mode in plane maker, is there a dateref I can use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Try this:http://www.xsquawkbox.net/xpsdk/mediawiki/sim%252Fcockpit%252Fautopilot%252Fairspeed_mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Russell Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 better yet, use commands not datarefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Ben, would I be correct in saying that it is best to use commands for the functionality of buttons, i.e. so that when you press them they interact with X-Plane, and that datarefs are best used for animations, i.e. showing to the user that the button has been pressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Chang Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Try this:http://www.xsquawkbox.net/xpsdk/mediawiki/sim%252Fcockpit%252Fautopilot%252Fairspeed_modeThanks for your help Kieran, I found a working one better yet, use commands not datarefs.I would if I could but I can't (yet?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Russell Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Using a command-button will generally be cleaner; - Who cares what the magic dataref values are.- Doesn't matter if they change in future.- Some things just have to be done that way. I think a lot of people simply forget that there's a sim/command system there, the fact that they have names that look exactly like datarefs doesn't really help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thanks Ben, makes sense now.You're welcome Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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