Hats and datastrip possible?

[Poor Old Spike]

Hi guys, I bought X-Plane 10 Global last week, it runs perfectly and I'm wading through the manual, great fun..

Can I just ask a couple of questions?-

 

1- are joystick hats catered for, I can't seem to find an option to use mine?

2- Is there any way to display a small text datastrip in a corner of the screen to give a  height / speed / heading readout when flying in external views?

Thanks

 

PS-can i squeeze in one more question?- When I download new aircraft, must I make sure they're for XP10 only, or will aircraft for earlier versions also work okay in XP10?

Edited April 21, 2014 by Poor Old Spike

[Cameron]

Hi there,

Welcome to X-Plane and X-Pilot!

1. Yes, hat switches are accommodated. You may simply set them up in the buttons section of the joystick menu within X-Plane.

2. Yes, you can do this in the data output menu. You'll find tons of info you can display to screen here!

3. For the most part everything that works in 9 also works in 10. You shouldn't find many issues here running older aircraft.

[Poor Old Spike]

Thanks, I've set my hat up..

Tried the data menus but I run at 1920 native reso and their onscreen text readouts are almost too small to read (gave me a headache).

Is there any way to enlarge their text without dropping to a lower reso?

[Cameron]

Is there any way to enlarge their text without dropping to a lower reso?

 

I don't believe there is a way to accomplish this, no.

 

Wish I could be more of help here!

[Poor Old Spike]

It's okay, I found an XP10 plugin on the net called 'Scenic Flyer' which puts a small instrument panel in the corner of your screen when in external views, with airspeed/ altitude/ heading dials..