Snap view?

[Rubycat]

Is there a way for us non track ir users to get my Hat switch (whihc controls my cockpit look) to snap to the side i want to look through then come back to center once i let go?

 

the smooth movement is not at all helping with the HAT.

[ZoomBoy27]

KEYPAD_ZERO mapped with another KEYPAD_### is the way it's done Without a Hat-switch

[ouija]

Is there an internal padlock view?

[Kula66]

On a similar subject, is there a key combination for close up look at 15s radar display ... you have to look REALLY close to tell friend from foe in TWS! Preferrably something that doesn't use keypad ... since I've got a laptop!

 

UPDATE: Not to worry, programmed the HOTAS - Foxy is just great!

[Joe]

Is there an internal padlock view?

Yes. I can't remember the keypress, but you can find it in keycommands.doc in your \docs folder.

[Joe]

OK, here's the good stuff.

 

Rubycat:

Traditional snap views are CTRL plus numpad keys. These can be programmed to your joystick Hat. I use them, and prefer to toggle on "discrete steps mode". This is done by pressing ALT+z at the beggining of a mission, and lets you step through the views any way you want, but will not automatically return to center. It is simple enough to do by stepping back the the other way or recentering, though. In most sims, I have a joystick button that returns me to "cockpit view" (aka F1). In Lock On, though, if your view is off somewhere or you are padlocked, pressing F1 does nothing. So, in Lock On, I have that same joystick button programmed to press F1, break the padlock (I have this programmed to x), and recenter the view (numpad 5), all at the same time.

 

ouija:

Padlock is engaged by pressing numpad DELETE by default.

[Weta43]

Like he said - just map them in the controls screen to your hat switch & hold the CTRL key down.