Kneeboard page order/sequence control

[evilnate]

Hi All,

 

I have a multiplayer mission where I am choosing to have multiple mission specific kneeboards for pilots to use.

 

There is a overview page, theater reference page, and then specific pages that correspond to the various waypoints. 

 

The issue is that I can't seem to control or influence what order or sequence the kneeboard pages appear for the clients. I've tried alph-numeric file names ( 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg, kb-1.jpg, kb-2.jpg, etc.) and see no changes. 

 

How are the files ordered?

[Rudel_chw]

8 minutes ago, evilnate said:

... How are the files ordered?

 

Alphanumeric order, like this:

 

 

Within DCS the pages show up on this same order.

[evilnate]

Shouldn't this work?

[Rudel_chw]

Not sure .. most likely it will be shown in the sequence kb-1, kb-10, kb-11, kb-2, etc

Edited July 10, 2021 by Rudel_chw

[Sedlo]

It should work in alphabetical order... I would recommend maybe re-naming the numbers lower than 10 to incorporate a leading 0.  (eg. 01, 02, 03)

[evilnate]

Thanks for opening my eyes @Rudel_chw and @Sedlo! Two digit numbering format is what fixed it!

Edited July 11, 2021 by evilnate

[shu77]

Its alphabetical in display order which is why I use a 4-digit format for my kneeboards. i.e. 7001-7199, that was 7010 is behind 7009. I can recommend the Microsoft PowerRename app as a way to do these quickly and also convert .PNG extentions to .png

 

[markturner1960]

Quick question regarding this: I am making a master kneeboard folder with several sub folders, so that depending on my requiremnts for each flight, I only have the pages I need to avoid scrolling through the whole lot. So I have the following sub sections: AA, AG, Avionics, Boat Ops, Formations & Turns, HARM & RWR, MDC, Plates, Checklists start/shutdown

 

When you say its alphabetical in display order, can you clarify, what it reads first, the letters or the number? I get that with the number if you have a lot of pages, they need to be a 2 or 3 digit number. I want the pages to display in a set order, say the order I listed my sub folders above. Could I have for example KB_AA_001, KB_Form_004, KB_Checklists_002 - which order would they display in? 

[greyeagle787]

Not sure I'm in the right place but 1 question. Anyone know how to fast cycle through the kneeboard pages? Holding down [ and ] doesn't work. Thanks!

[Rudel_chw]

39 minutes ago, greyeagle787 said:

Anyone know how to fast cycle through the kneeboard pages? Holding down [ and ] doesn't work

I use the Hotas’ software to achieve that effect.

[greyeagle787]

Thanks, are you using the Thrustmaster Warthog? I hear some complaints about that software.

 

[greyeagle787]

I will research the software, but don’t completely understand how it would work if the keyboard controls won’t do it. Also, will the software mess with my existing DCS controller settings? Thanks!

Edited September 10, 2021 by greyeagle787

[Rudel_chw]

 

2 hours ago, greyeagle787 said:

Thanks, are you using the Thrustmaster Warthog? I hear some complaints about that software.

 

Hi, no, my hotas is a Thrustmaster cougar, it uses an earlier software.

 

1 hour ago, greyeagle787 said:

I will research the software, but don’t completely understand how it would work if the keyboard controls won’t do it. Also, will the software mess with my existing DCS controller settings? Thanks!

 

 

The Thrustmaster software allows the hotas to behave like a keyboard. That way you can press a hat button and it will generate a series of ] keystrokes as long as you keep the button pressed. On my case it does not mess with dcs as it uses the exiting keyboard keybinds.

[greyeagle787]

Many thanks, I’ll give it a try!