Kneeboard Builder (windows app)

No. That is the problem. It just vanishes.

It sounds like you will need to use the 'Width Offset' option in the DCS Resolution panel. By entering -1024 in to the Width Offset it will restrict the kneeboard to your main screen resolution of 2560x1440.

Okay. I found that my aspect ration was wrong, which ties in with your comments. The size of the screen is set to encompase both of my screens. The aspect ratio was 1:1.7 recurring. I changed this to 16:9 to suit the main screen and hey presto, the kneeboard works.

Thank you for your response. I have the profile created and the kneeboard moved and nothing more. I haven't changed anything else and I'm missing information from the maps. Here is an image of the kneeboard map from the Viggen cold start mission. There should be a number of waypoints on the map.

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9vjwzEyBYe8JhBJeA

Hey Bones, I honestly have no idea about the waypoints. Are you certain they should be on that map section? Do they appear in that area of the map on the F10 tactical map?

Looks like the mission briefing kneeboard is causing a lua table overflow leading to a DCS hang/crash if the mission briefing is too long

2018-12-31 14:12:43.854 ERROR   Lua::Config: load error C:\Users\[username]\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\KNEEBOARD/002-missionbriefing-002.lua:table overflow.

Hey Bones, I honestly have no idea about the waypoints. Are you certain they should be on that map section? Do they appear in that area of the map on the F10 tactical map?

Yea they used to show up there and yes they are visible on the F10.

Thank you for your response. I have the profile created and the kneeboard moved and nothing more. I haven't changed anything else and I'm missing information from the maps. Here is an image of the kneeboard map from the Viggen cold start mission. There should be a number of waypoints on the map.

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9vjwzEyBYe8JhBJeA

Hi,

i found the Waypoint problem ... :music_whistling:

2019-01-01 12:42:22.851 ERROR Lua::Config: load error C:\Users\xxxxx\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Data/Kneeboard Builder Config/Custom Kneeboard Settings/AJS37/overlay_page.lua:can't open 'C:\Users\xxxxx\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Data/Kneeboard Builder Config/Custom Kneeboard Settings/AJS37/overlay_page.lua'.

after i copied the overlay_page.lua from the A-10C folder into the AJS37 folder...

all things are working fine

please have a look :thumbup:

Hi,

 

i found the Waypoint problem ... :music_whistling:

 

2019-01-01 12:42:22.851 ERROR Lua::Config: load error C:\Users\xxxxx\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Data/Kneeboard Builder Config/Custom Kneeboard Settings/AJS37/overlay_page.lua:can't open 'C:\Users\xxxxx\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Data/Kneeboard Builder Config/Custom Kneeboard Settings/AJS37/overlay_page.lua'.

 

after i copied the overlay_page.lua from the A-10C folder into the AJS37 folder...

all things are working fine

 

please have a look :thumbup:

Cool I'll give it a shot.

*EDIT*

WORKS! Thanks.

Hi,

I used kneeboard builder just to move the default kneeboard as I run multiple monitors. As of late when I try to apply the profile the app hangs and crashes.

I've tried deleting all the kneeboard files in my saved games directory and using a fresh copy, but it is still the same.

Would appreciate any ideas you might have.

Thanks

edit, and now the taskbar icon for switching profiles won't show up and I can't find the settings.xml file mentioned in the first post.

I just downloaded this program for the first time and viewed the tutorials on the main webpage. I have a basic kneeboard up and running for the Hornet, but no matter what I do to the size of the kneeboard it doesn't appear to take the changes to the size (the content I added does show up though). Any thoughts on why the size changes don't seem to be applying?

I just downloaded this program for the first time and viewed the tutorials on the main webpage. I have a basic kneeboard up and running for the Hornet, but no matter what I do to the size of the kneeboard it doesn't appear to take the changes to the size (the content I added does show up though). Any thoughts on why the size changes don't seem to be applying?

I have always had problems with this app saving the kneeboard size and location. So, I just use a mod to do that, and use this app for organizing all my kneeboard files.

I have always had problems with this app saving the kneeboard size and location. So, I just use a mod to do that, and use this app for organizing all my kneeboard files.

Hi,

Wasnt aware of this Mod, thanks for pointing it out :)

Cheers

Hi,

Wasnt aware of this Mod, thanks for pointing it out :)

Cheers

Yes, no problem!

You will have to EDIT the .lua to change the position and size x, y, w, h...

Here is mine for my triple screen.

dedicated_viewport = {4852,0,908,1076}

You will have to EDIT the .lua to change the position and size x, y, w, h...

Here is mine for my triple screen.

dedicated_viewport = {4852,0,908,1076}

OK, I just want to move it to the left side of my Monitor :)

I assume the (Integrity fail) means it is going to mess with your integrity check for multiplayer servers? If so, I'll have to pass.

By the way, small world, I'm from the same town as you! Welcome neighbor.

I have always had problems with this app saving the kneeboard size and location. So, I just use a mod to do that, and use this app for organizing all my kneeboard files.

The kneeboard builder doesn't remember all of the groups I had selected from last time. When I add an extra page, all of the selected groups become un-selected so I have re-select all of them again.

Is there a way of fixing this?

I assume the (Integrity fail) means it is going to mess with your integrity check for multiplayer servers? If so, I'll have to pass.

 

By the way, small world, I'm from the same town as you! Welcome neighbor.

The integrity chech Fail is very annoying for such a minor, non-combat, change. It wold be very helpful if it could be incorporated under \Saved Games\ changes or excluded from the integrity check altogether.

I assume the (Integrity fail) means it is going to mess with your integrity check for multiplayer servers? If so, I'll have to pass.

 

By the way, small world, I'm from the same town as you! Welcome neighbor.

Yes, it's dumb, but that change fails the MP Integrity check.

I just downloaded this program for the first time and viewed the tutorials on the main webpage. I have a basic kneeboard up and running for the Hornet, but no matter what I do to the size of the kneeboard it doesn't appear to take the changes to the size (the content I added does show up though). Any thoughts on why the size changes don't seem to be applying?

KBB doesn't look at the pages you have added for your customer KB to determine the window size. That wouldn't really be possible, because you could add pages of various sizes, and KBB only has a fixed sizes window.

So you have to so some home work in setting up a customer KB in insuring all the pages you include have the same dimensions. Also, you should consider that the standard pages added by DCS automatically --the maps and airfield info pages-- already have their own standard size. If the window you define doesn't match those pages, their display will be stretched and/shrunk to fit your window while in the mission.

To determine the window size and position you wish to use, you have to options -> kneeboard profiles -> modify. Add a profile for the aircraft you will be flying fitting to the KB pages you will be adding. Activate it through right clicking the KBB icon in the system tray and selecting the prifile. It will remain active for that aircraft, even from session to session, until you select a different profile for that aircraft, or set it to default thru options -> kneeboard profiles -> restore defaults.

Kneeboard images

Hi all, i have started to use this excellent kneeboard builder, but i am having problems with the size of the images. After converting the pdf then attaching to the kneeboard, i go to fly open the kneeboard in DCS and the images are almost impossible to read. I am using Chuck Owls brilliant tutorials, but i can hardly read them after convertion. is there a correct size these if so how do i achieve it.

Really appreciate some help and guidance please.

Many thanks

Raymin

Chuck's tutorial pdfs are landscape when converted for the Kneeboard Builder are small. The text is hard to read.

If you really want to try and make it work, I suggest editing the files that the KBB extracted and putting two on a page, stacked on top of each other. And then resize your kneeboard as large as you can make it. I did this with one of his tutorials, and it is readable on my triple screen. But it might take up too much space on just one screen. I don't use the one that I made anymore.

I wanted to try and use one Profile for All my aircraft today and so I right-clicked on the KBB icon in the SysTray and selected Profile-->All-->My Profile and received this error message:

 

Value cannot be null.

Parameter name: path

 

I checked and edited that profile and tested it several times in my Stock game and the Alpha with the same results.

 

Both copies of KBB throw that error and then crash ever time. Attached is my Event Log for this error. Thanks. ;-)

Thanks. Several users are reporting experiencing that problem.

Just started experiencing this exact same thing - seems to have coincided with the last few OB updates but that may just be coincidental.

Tested making a size and position profile for an individual airframe and it didn't throw any errors.

Any thoughts?

I gave up using KBB for placing & sizing the kneeboard. It does everything else fine for me. I use my mod that I posted above.

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I gave up using KBB for placing & sizing the kneeboard. It does everything else fine for me. I use my mod that I posted above.

 

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Thanks Snako, I'll give it a look-in if all else fails...

The only rub for me is that it's stated the mod fails multiplayer IC checks, wherein the method used by KBB does not.

And up until very recently, the KBB method worked seamlessly (for my use case at least).

Out of curiosity - what were the problems you were having with KBB? Same error message never went away?

Are you sure KBB didn't fail integrity Check when moving/resizing the kb? AFAIK they change the same line of code.

I haven't used KBB for that in months..

I used to get random crashes on loading KBB. It would work fine for weeks, then start crashing on load, or when selecting a profile from the systray. Since I stopped using it to size/move the kb from the systray I've had no problems.

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Chuck's tutorial pdfs are landscape when converted for the Kneeboard Builder are small. The text is hard to read.

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Hi Snacko, are you sure about the extracted pages being "small".

When I check the original document in Adobe Reader -> File -> Properties it says that the pages are "960.0 x 540.0 pt", but the PNG files, which KBB extracts are "2000 x 1125 pixels (2.25 MPixels) (16x9)" according to IrfanView Image properties.