Custom kneeboard pages are not shown

Kneeboard pages located in Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Kneeboard are not shown, only the frame is visible.

Thought it was an error on my part, as i also have same issue.

Same here. Pretty inconvenient thing but I guess fixing this should be no problem for LN considering how important the custom kneeboard pages are for the Viggen...

It's actually possible to get it working by using LNs procedure (works like a mod) as a temporary fix.

Go to:

DCS\Mods\aircraft\AJS37\Cockpit\scripts\KNEEBOARD\indicator\CONTENT

The init.lua file in the folder above scans this directory and executes all those lua-Files.

You can simply add your own lua, let's say z_custom.lua. You may just copy the contents of i_groundsettings.lua for example.

Take a look inside your new lua-File (open it with notepad++ for example). The first two lines are important, then there is some documentation.

Next comes the most important command - add_picture(...). Exchange the given image with your own image.

For multiple images, you need to create multiple of those lua-Files. (LNs system only allows one image per LUA, see init.lua for details).

It will display the images in the alphabetical ordering of the lua-Files.

You may delete all the remaining lines in the file, they are for adding custom text on that image (like LN does with their custom images).

So (without those comments) your file may look like this:

Works like a charm:

Thanks! :thumbup:

It's actually possible to get it working by using LNs procedure (works like a mod) as a temporary fix.

 

Go to:

DCS\Mods\aircraft\AJS37\Cockpit\scripts\KNEEBOARD\indicator\CONTENT

 

The init.lua file in the folder above scans this directory and executes all those lua-Files.

You can simply add your own lua, let's say z_custom.lua. You may just copy the contents of i_groundsettings.lua for example.

 

Take a look inside your new lua-File (open it with notepad++ for example). The first two lines are important, then there is some documentation.

Next comes the most important command - add_picture(...). Exchange the given image with your own image.

For multiple images, you need to create multiple of those lua-Files. (LNs system only allows one image per LUA, see init.lua for details).

It will display the images in the alphabetical ordering of the lua-Files.

 

You may delete all the remaining lines in the file, they are for adding custom text on that image (like LN does with their custom images).

 

So (without those comments) your file may look like this:

 

 

Works like a charm:

 

Why don't they scan and show the pics from the normal virtual path (.../user/saved games/DCS Version/kneeboard/AJS37/ )?

That is how every other module does it...

It's actually possible to get it working by using LNs procedure (works like a mod) as a temporary fix.

 

Go to:

DCS\Mods\aircraft\AJS37\Cockpit\scripts\KNEEBOARD\indicator\CONTENT

 

The init.lua file in the folder above scans this directory and executes all those lua-Files.

You can simply add your own lua, let's say z_custom.lua. You may just copy the contents of i_groundsettings.lua for example.

 

Take a look inside your new lua-File (open it with notepad++ for example). The first two lines are important, then there is some documentation.

Next comes the most important command - add_picture(...). Exchange the given image with your own image.

For multiple images, you need to create multiple of those lua-Files. (LNs system only allows one image per LUA, see init.lua for details).

It will display the images in the alphabetical ordering of the lua-Files.

 

You may delete all the remaining lines in the file, they are for adding custom text on that image (like LN does with their custom images).

 

So (without those comments) your file may look like this:

 

 

Works like a charm:

 

Thanks! :thumbup:

WTF?! Well, that is massively inconvenient!

Why don't they scan and show the pics from the normal virtual path (.../user/saved games/DCS Version/kneeboard/AJS37/ )?

That is how every other module does it...

+1. Hopefully it's on Heatblur's to-do list... :)

Thanks Zabuza, really helpful. :thumbup:

To save everyone else the hassle, attached are the kneeboards for the Viggen Campaign (which you will need to use them of course).

Drop the files into the DCS\Mods\aircraft\AJS37\Cockpit\scripts\KNEEBOARD\ indicator\CONTENT directory.

Use at your own risk, may not pass integrity check etc.

You can rearrange them by changing the file names, the order is alphabetical.

Cheers

Colin

Viggen Kneeboards.zip