In-Game Scratchpad Mod Available - Works Great In VR!

[rwbishUP]

Yeah, I haven't been using SP long, just found it recently, but just noticed it didn't work after this update, for me

[Lange_666]

13 hours ago, Recluse said:

I must be doing SOMETHING wrong. @Lange_666 did get it working, I think, by using the Extensions version vs. the 0.61 version.

Correct!

[Recluse]

3 hours ago, Lange_666 said:

Correct!

Hmmmmmm... so what could it be for me? Another mod conflicting? I did try creating a brand new SCRIPTS folder and putting ONLY Scratchpad extensions in it.

 

Just to be 100% clear:

-  Extensions version is "installed" (Scratchpad and Hooks folders/contents)

- Desired Extensions are placed in the Scratchpad\Extensions folder

- Scratchpad is invoked in game with Hotkey

- Extensions (keyboard, etc.. are displayed.

 

I'm not missing some additional step?

ALL OTHER SCRATCHPAD FUNCTIONALITY WORKS FINE.

Edited November 1, 2022 by Recluse

[imacken]

2 minutes ago, Recluse said:

Just to be 100% clear:

-  Extensions version is "installed" (Scratchpad and Hooks folders/contents)

- Desired Extensions are placed in the Scratchpad\Extensions folder

- Scratchpad is invoked in game with Hotkey

- Extensions (keyboard, etc.. are displayed.

 

That's exactly what works for me.

[PX_RGR]

On 10/29/2022 at 3:00 AM, Binary said:

Fixed in https://github.com/rkusa/dcs-scratchpad/releases/tag/0.6.1

(The experimental extensions branch has also been updated: https://github.com/rkusa/dcs-scratchpad/archive/refs/heads/extensions.zip )

This works after banging my head against the wall for a couple of hours.  I don't see the SITREP button which is OK because you can copy and past the mission objectives into scratchpad.  Thanks Binary!

 

Edited December 2, 2022 by PX_RGR

[TKu]

I really want to say thank you for this extension. I have my F-16 checklists in text format over multiple pages. It is really helpful, slim, simple, moddable and works great VR, too

[imacken]

Checklists like that are probably easier/more accessible using the kneeboard, but whatever works for you is good!

[Draken35]

1 hour ago, TKu said:

I really want to say thank you for this extension. I have my F-16 checklists in text format over multiple pages. It is really helpful, slim, simple, moddable and works great VR, too

Take a look at
https://github.com/OpenKneeboard/OpenKneeboard

It is a fantastic companion tool for Scratchpad in VR

 

 

[Draken35]

Folks, I've been looking at adding some functionality to the base code to allow editing buttons . My goal is to simulate the "shift" and "caps" keys, but that piece of the code is still a bit beyond me. I used scratch pad as a virtual keyboard in VR (using copy and paste) from within DCS to key in passwords, F10 markers names, etc.

This is my current KB:
 

Of course, I would like to reduce the size with the shift and caps functionality ...

Another idea I have... Is it possible for Scratchpad to change flag values and populate in-mission scripts variables (sort of a buffer)... This integration with in-mission scripts would allow for an ad-hoc UI for scripts instead of using F10 menus or the F10 marker method) to input values (think of entering target coordinates for an artillery attack). 

 

Edited December 23, 2022 by Draken35

[Recluse]

Just a CODA and a Mea Culpa to my ScratchPad Extensions dilemma. I could NOT get the extensions to work, but I was intrigued enough by the new keyboard by  @Draken35  that I set out again to get it working.  What I discovered was that AT SOME POINT I had accidentally created a Scratchpad folder in the SCRIPTS folder of the DCS Open Beta GAME hierarchy in addition to the correct folder in the SAVED GAMES hierarchy. Once I deleted that, everything was working fine and I could use the Extensions including keyboards.

OPERATOR ERROR again 

[PhilSkyfire]

On 12/23/2022 at 4:02 PM, Draken35 said:

Folks, I've been looking at adding some functionality to the base code to allow editing buttons . My goal is to simulate the "shift" and "caps" keys, but that piece of the code is still a bit beyond me. I used scratch pad as a virtual keyboard in VR (using copy and paste) from within DCS to key in passwords, F10 markers names, etc.

This is my current KB:
 

Of course, I would like to reduce the size with the shift and caps functionality ...

Another idea I have... Is it possible for Scratchpad to change flag values and populate in-mission scripts variables (sort of a buffer)... This integration with in-mission scripts would allow for an ad-hoc UI for scripts instead of using F10 menus or the F10 marker method) to input values (think of entering target coordinates for an artillery attack). 

 

 

Hi Drakan! 

Can you give me a hint how you managed this? I'm a little stuck with layouting the keypad. I need it with another thing in mind, but can't get the layout to work. For me it could be not resizable. How does the .dlg and the hook code look like for the layout of the widget?

Thanks,
Skyfire

[Draken35]

9 minutes ago, PhilSkyfire said:

Hi Drakan! 

Can you give me a hint how you managed this? I'm a little stuck with layouting the keypad. I need it with another thing in mind, but can't get the layout to work. For me it could be not resizable. How does the .dlg and the hook code look like for the layout of the widget?

Thanks,
Skyfire

I modified one of the extension ( sorry, forgot who posted it original but full credits goes to the author, not me). I have not managed yet to modify the buttons after they are created, but that is just a cosmetic issue.
Attached is my current version of the full QWERTY keyboard. 
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KeyBoard_QWERTY3.lua

[PhilSkyfire]

Thanks for the quick one! Will search further up

The lua helped already a bit!

[Texas11]

How do I setup the hotkeyNextPage in the scrathcpadConfig lua file? Not sure of the syntax to use there.

 

[greyeagle787]

Hi All, have been away so just checking how the scratchpad is working after all the recent changes/updates to DCS?

[biotech]

42 минуты назад, greyeagle787 сказал:

Hi All, have been away so just checking how the scratchpad is working after all the recent changes/updates to DCS?

Works just fine in beta 2.8.3.37556

[Recluse]

Same here! All good! BOTH Scratchpad and ScratchPad Plus.

 

I did have a question about ScratchPad Plus's insert functionality  Works great for me (IN VR..... in 2D mode I think higher framerates mess up the insertions).

For the Hornet,. when I insert multiple WP's, it skips one (as detailed in the Readme) but then all subsequent WP's are in order.  For example, if I set my HSI to WP 0, the initial WP inserted is WP 2, but subsequent WP's are 3,4,5 etc.

In the Mirage, however, each subsequent WP skips one as well, so if I have BUT 01 selected, and I insert 3 new BUTs from ScratchPad Plus,  I end up with 3,5,7.

 

Wondering if anyone else experiences this?

Note: Not related to the new Open Beta or MT. IT was doing this before as well.

 

Edit: Still happening with the new 0.5 release

 

Edited June 11, 2023 by Recluse

[bellaevio]

I am present too!
I mostly use it for scripts like mist or moose or gws. it is very convenient to use in vr.
that's why I can ask for an extension
of buttons like clr.
full page copy
paste entire page
size highlighted
undo edit
revert change
i tried to use chatgpt but without success
maybe even a lua text control button
and bookmarks
Thank you

[Boneski]

Hello All,

 

Can someone tell me how do down load this.. When I got to that bloody awful gethub site... I can never find the download link...

I see download source code... is that what we have to get? Do we have to compile the source codes?????

 

Man they make it beyond difficult... Why not clear directions on what to click on and what to download...

You would think a download button would be simple!

 

Anyway thanks all

 

[speed-of-heat]

Click on the release link on the right hand side... Click on download source on the latest version of the file... It's not hard...

https://github.com/rkusa/dcs-scratchpad/releases

Lua does not need to be compiled... It is the release...

Edited June 21, 2023 by speed-of-heat

[Boneski]

Thanks I will give it a try. I do wish people would not use a tool like this get hub thing. It's the most confusing thing I have ever encountered. The directions make it seems like there are files and folders. But thanks I will see if I can make heads or tails out of the source code.

[actually_fred]

For the majority of GitHub projects, if you're not a developer, you want to look for the 'releases' box. It's a pity they don't offer an option to make it more prominent, though it could be worth adding a link to https://github.com/rkusa/dcs-scratchpad/releases/latest to the installation section of the README



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[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

1 hour ago, Boneski said:

Thanks I will give it a try. I do wish people would not use a tool like this get hub thing. It's the most confusing thing I have ever encountered. The directions make it seems like there are files and folders. But thanks I will see if I can make heads or tails out of the source code.

Fully agree with U, why that thing has become that popular is beyond me, but of course I'm not a developer

[Binary]

I've released a new version: https://github.com/rkusa/dcs-scratchpad/releases/tag/0.7.0

Changelog:

• Scratchpad can now be extended via extensions. A prominent use-case is to add a virtual keyboard. (no changes to extensions compared to the preview version posted in this thread a while ago)
• Set coordinate format for F-15E
• Add optional hotkey to reload pages from disk

Also uploaded to user-files: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3331783/ (not approved as of the time of writing; but should be up in the next couple of days)

Edited July 1, 2023 by Binary

[imacken]

Thanks for this.  It would be so good if you could incorporate the Insert function used in ScratchpadPlus that automatically inserts the coords directly into the Hornet as a waypoint.

Any chance of looking at that? At the moment, both versions are required.