Fuel QTY select switch to test not working from bound control

[Nightstorm]

While you can still bind a control to the FUEL QTY momentary TEST position, it no longer works from control and only works when it's left clicked.  This used to work a few patches back.

[Willdass]

+1
Did you ever figure away to bind it?

[LeCuvier]

@NineLine: I tested, and it's not working. Normally you should be able to switch to the test position either using the CW/CCW vommand, or using the button input for "Test".
Both methods fail. This is clearly a bug and should be reported.

If somebody really needs this function, e.g. in a sim pit, I found a work-around by creating a new command. This requires a dedicated pushbutton input for the "Test" position.
I added the following line of code into the file "default.lua": 

{down = fuel_commands.FuelQtySelSwTEST,	pressed = fuel_commands.FuelQtySelSwTEST, up = fuel_commands.FuelQtySelSwTEST, cockpit_device_id = devices.FUEL_INTERFACE, value_down =  0.1, value_pressed = -0.1,	value_up = 0.1,	name = _('FUEL QTY SEL Knob - TEST Button Special'), category = {_('Instrument Panel')}},

The new command appears as "FUEL QTY SEL Knob - TEST Button Special" and you need to bind it to a pushbutton or equivalent.

This command works in 3 steps. From any switch position, when you depress and hold the pushbutton, the switch will first go to the "Normal" position and then immediately to the "Test" position. This happens so fast that you hardly see the stop at "Normal".
When you release the pushbutton, the switch goes to the "Normal" postion.
I had to implement this 3-step approach, because there is currently no way to make the switch go directly to "Test".

[Red Dog]

bumped into this issue as well

the FUEL QTY TEST keybind seems to emulate the FUEL QTY NORM position however they may have different keypress declared in the controls.

It works fine in the UI - control options. 
Moving the rotary switch to TEST shows test and moving it back to NORM shows the keybind for NORM. All other position works equally fine

But in 3D it is different
QTY TEST cannot be emulated, rotary remains to NORM
NORM works as all other positions (RSVR, INT WING, EXT WING, EXT CENTER)

- using the declared keystroke for QTY NORM moves the switch back to NORM => OK
- using the declared keystroke for QTY TEST moves the switch back to NORM => not OK

It is easily checked by placing the rotary to INT RES (any position except NORM) for instance and using the keyboard to type the keystroke for TEST => knob goes back to NORM

Thanks LeCuvier for your work around, I'll implement it right away. 

 

 

 

Edited February 17 by Red Dog