Cockpit Tool Tips (Hints) improved visibility

What it does?

It does you good.

What else?

- font size increased

- Tool Tips background tranparency removed

- Tool Tips background color changed

- delay time decreased 6 times

RECOMMENDED MOD TO COMBINE WITH!!!

Tooltips with keyboard shortcuts by miguez form Leading Edge Training

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=36660&highlight=tool+tips+shortcut

direct download link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/zlnuxeneqyx/DCS%20BS%20-%20Keyboard%20shortcut%20tooltips.zip

Installation instructions:

1. Backup and replace your \DCSBS\FUI\Resources\DHint.res file with the one provided.

2. Install the Tooltips with keyboard shortcuts mod by miguez.

Additional information:

\fontcolor{0, 0, 0, 0}
\color{200, 200, 200, 255}		[b]-- background color[/b]

In both cases the format is {R, G, B, OPACITY} ; 0-255

The story:

The whole MOD is one of my blind folded shots. First I used the information from the miguez' mod that Tool Tips are actually called hints in all configuration files. At least in those I've seen. Unfortunatelly the file modified by his mod does not contain any font configuration lines so I had to find out which does. And there I found

\DCSBS\FUI\Resources\DHint.res

containing

\fonttype{font_tiny}

entry. So the only thing left was to find out a font used by DCS which I could replace the "tiny" with. The HUD font didn't work :D I found the info in

\DCSBS\FUI\Fonts.cfg

Still I would appreciate if devs/testers would share their knowledge on possible custom font setting.

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EDIT:

Both mods are now combined and available as ModMan package, DCS 1.0.2 compatible.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=911794#post911794 (post #4)

DCS_Cockpit_Tool_Tips_Hints_improved_visibility_by_Bucic.zip

Nice one Bucic!!!! Thanks!

I agree - a nice addition to the top mod of yours :thumbup:

Both mods for 1.02 version

Hi Guys,

This is great, I will learn alot for the things I need quickly like the weapons panel and the autopilot.

For 1.02 I found some changes needed.The original shortcuts mod causes you to start with no cursor and you have to hit lalt+c to get it. And the resource folder has changed.

So I updated the LUA script to suit the 1.0.2 patch, and set the folders up.I combined both your mods into a modman package for the 1.02 version I hope you don't mind :)

I find it easier this way. It's attached for others who want both mods and the cursor on by default.

Cheers

Enhanced Tooltip Mods.rar

I don't mind :)

Thanks, TAIPAN, for the ModMan package, and to miguez & Bucic for the original hard work - a very nice enhancement indeed. Rep inbound!

Thx to all three of you! Nice one!

Superseeded by Baal's mod http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=942149&postcount=43