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

Wildeblood wrote:

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

Smivs wrote:

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.

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

And is it still relevant for Oolite v.1.90?

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.

And it is 1.90 compatible. I use it.

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

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