Docked HUDs OXP

[Wildeblood]

As I described a fortnight ago, here is my Docked HUDs OXP for anyone who might be interested.

http://wiki.alioth.net/img_auth.php/7/7 ... Ds_1.1.oxz

These are scripted HUDs only for use when docked, so you need to use them judiciously:
- If you don't have any HUD OXP and only use Oolite's default HUD, they'll just work without further ado.
- If you have a completely unscripted HUD, using a customized hud.plist file, they'll just work.
- If you have a HUD file with a name other than hud.plist then it must use a script, so you'll need to do some editing...

The relevant variable is worldScripts.Docked_HUDs.$flightHUD = "hud.plist" and there are two plausible ways to proceed: if you want Docked HUDs OXP to do the switching (when you launch your ship and need the in-flight HUD), set the name of your HUD file:-

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worldScripts.Docked_HUDs.$flightHUD = "MyReallyFancyHUD.plist"

-alternatively, if you want your script to do the switching, set it empty or null:-

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worldScripts.Docked_HUDs.$flightHUD = ""

(That is not reversible after the first launch, because the shipWillLaunchFromStation handler gets deleted if $flightHUD is empty.)

If you don't understand those instructions, I'm notoriously grouchy and that fellow over there looks eager to help.

[Smivs]

If you don't understand those instructions, I'm notoriously grouchy and that fellow over there looks eager to help.

[Wildeblood]

Just to clarify, I consider the above instructions to be a heads-up and fair warning to the makers of HUD OXZs. I will, in due course*, add Docked HUDs to the OXZ manager and then the complaints will start to come in.

* "In due course" being a coy way of saying, "Why isn't the comm log showing up!?"

Addendum: new in version 1.1, I added eight (8) MFDs, so it doesn't switch off your MFDs and make you have to reset them after each launch, which version 1.0 was doing.

[Cholmondely]

Can anybody explain - in English - what this OXP is supposed to do?

And is it still relevant for Oolite v.1.90?

[Reval]

I used to have Docked HUD installed, but find I no longer need it with GETTER HUD, whose colour scheme is far less obtrusive than the standard one.

Essentially, Docked HUD suppresses most of the HUD's elements while docked.

[commander_STyx2909]

And it is 1.90 compatible. I use it.

[Cholmondely]

New wiki page now up: http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Docked_HUDs

[Cholmondely]

Warning: this OXP may interfere with other OXPs which remember your MFD choices!