[HUD Dev] Display speed in meters?

[pleiadian]

So I'm trying to figure out how to get the integer of the ship's current speed. Obviously that speed is measured in meters per second. Some HUDs do display that number and I downloaded two of them as example.

In the ExtraLarge HUD, I found this segment:

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data_source = "combatSpeed"; selector = "drawCustomText:";
// alert_conditions = 2; //uncomment if you want to see in green alert only
alpha = 1.0; height = 13; width = 15; x = 211; y = 82; y_origin = -1; },

I placed the same in my hud.plist, but slightly changed, like so:

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// SPEED IN M PER SECOND
{
	data_source = "combatSpeed"; selector = "drawCustomText:"; 
	alert_conditions = 14;
	alpha = 0.55; height = 13; width = 15; x = 0; y = 120; y_origin = 0; x_origin=0;
},

I do not see that number though. Later I checked if maybe the Javascript of ExtraLarge HUD (HUD Selector) contains a call for that, but also nothing. I'm a bit puzzled.

Can you give me some pointers regarding how to get that integer?

[spara]

Variable combatSpeed is from Combat MFD.

[Norby]

Yes, Combat MFD contain the calculations of speed including support for some speed-related addons like TorusToSun. You can make your HUD depending on Combat MFD by placing a requires_oxps block into your mainfest.plist.