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clipper · 02-16-2019, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skyeboy

In "true full screen" though, my anti-aliasing option gets greyed out.

I've tried using my nVidia control panel to add anti-aliasing; but it doesn't seem to have any effect. It's quite possible I'm picking the wrong .exe file? I've tried both "orbiter.exe" and "orbiter_ng.exe" but see no effect. Is there a file in the d3d9 module I need to pick instead for the control panel to over-ride?

AA doesn't work in True Full Screen mode at the moment. I managed to force it in the past using NVIDIA Profile Inspector (note that you should select the .exe in Modules/Server folder when using an external profiler to apply video settings) but it crashes as soon as you open a dialog window. As far as I know, this is a known issue and is not considered a bug.

Kyle_E · 02-16-2019, 05:47 PM

I can't say about the anti-aliasing but as far as the 2D panel, it is because the panels are stored as images and that is the highest resolution it has. If it were stretched by the D3D9 client, it would look squished. The XR series
https://www.alteaaerospace.com has an option for wide screens that extends the panel and adds extra MFDs.

skyeboy · 02-17-2019, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clipper

AA doesn't work in True Full Screen mode at the moment. I managed to force it in the past using NVIDIA Profile Inspector (note that you should select the .exe in Modules/Server folder when using an external profiler to apply video settings) but it crashes as soon as you open a dialog window. As far as I know, this is a known issue and is not considered a bug.

Thanks, for the info, clipper. At least I know there's nothing to be done about that on my end.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle_E

I can't say about the anti-aliasing but as far as the 2D panel, it is because the panels are stored as images and that is the highest resolution it has. If it were stretched by the D3D9 client, it would look squished. The XR series
https://www.alteaaerospace.com has an option for wide screens that extends the panel and adds extra MFDs.

The only option I've found in the configuration file is:

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Define the 2D panel resolution that the XR5 should use.
#
# 0 = Autodetect (default)
# 1 = Use 1280-pixel-wide panels
# 2 = Use 1600-pixel-wide panels
# 3 = Use 1920-pixel-wide panels
#
# The default value is 0 (autodetect).
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2DPanelWidth=0

In my case setting this to 3 makes no difference; as like you said there isn't a panel bitmap larger than this. However, is there some other configuration or 3rd party option I'm missing?

Thanks again...

Kyle_E · 02-18-2019, 04:58 PM

Sorry I can't say too much as I don't have a wide screen monitor, however the different panel sizes in the XR fleet should be included by default.

**dbeachy1** · 02-18-2019, 05:49 PM

You can set the Panel scale setting via the Parameters page of the Orbiter Launchpad to scale any ship's 2D panels to fit a given screen resolution. For example, setting Panel scale to 1.25 would make 2D panels 25% larger (the 1920 panel becomes 2400 pixels wide), and setting it to 2.0 is good for a 4k monitor (the 1920 panel becomes 3840 pixels wide).

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02-16-2019, 12:15 PM	#4831
clipper Orbinaut	Quote: Originally Posted by skyeboy In "true full screen" though, my anti-aliasing option gets greyed out. I've tried using my nVidia control panel to add anti-aliasing; but it doesn't seem to have any effect. It's quite possible I'm picking the wrong .exe file? I've tried both "orbiter.exe" and "orbiter_ng.exe" but see no effect. Is there a file in the d3d9 module I need to pick instead for the control panel to over-ride? AA doesn't work in True Full Screen mode at the moment. I managed to force it in the past using NVIDIA Profile Inspector (note that you should select the .exe in Modules/Server folder when using an external profiler to apply video settings) but it crashes as soon as you open a dialog window. As far as I know, this is a known issue and is not considered a bug.

02-16-2019, 05:47 PM	#4832
Kyle_E Orbinaut	I can't say about the anti-aliasing but as far as the 2D panel, it is because the panels are stored as images and that is the highest resolution it has. If it were stretched by the D3D9 client, it would look squished. The XR series https://www.alteaaerospace.com has an option for wide screens that extends the panel and adds extra MFDs.

02-17-2019, 08:47 PM	#4833
skyeboy Orbinaut	Quote: Originally Posted by clipper AA doesn't work in True Full Screen mode at the moment. I managed to force it in the past using NVIDIA Profile Inspector (note that you should select the .exe in Modules/Server folder when using an external profiler to apply video settings) but it crashes as soon as you open a dialog window. As far as I know, this is a known issue and is not considered a bug. Thanks, for the info, clipper. At least I know there's nothing to be done about that on my end. Quote: Originally Posted by Kyle_E I can't say about the anti-aliasing but as far as the 2D panel, it is because the panels are stored as images and that is the highest resolution it has. If it were stretched by the D3D9 client, it would look squished. The XR series https://www.alteaaerospace.com has an option for wide screens that extends the panel and adds extra MFDs. The only option I've found in the configuration file is: #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Define the 2D panel resolution that the XR5 should use. # # 0 = Autodetect (default) # 1 = Use 1280-pixel-wide panels # 2 = Use 1600-pixel-wide panels # 3 = Use 1920-pixel-wide panels # # The default value is 0 (autodetect). #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2DPanelWidth=0 In my case setting this to 3 makes no difference; as like you said there isn't a panel bitmap larger than this. However, is there some other configuration or 3rd party option I'm missing? Thanks again...

02-18-2019, 04:58 PM	#4834
Kyle_E Orbinaut	Sorry I can't say too much as I don't have a wide screen monitor, however the different panel sizes in the XR fleet should be included by default.

02-18-2019, 05:49 PM	#4835
dbeachy1 O-F Administrator	You can set the Panel scale setting via the Parameters page of the Orbiter Launchpad to scale any ship's 2D panels to fit a given screen resolution. For example, setting Panel scale to 1.25 would make 2D panels 25% larger (the 1920 panel becomes 2400 pixels wide), and setting it to 2.0 is good for a 4k monitor (the 1920 panel becomes 3840 pixels wide).