SOLVED: Unresponsive to UNPAUSE

[JHzlwd]

The cause and solution to this problem (which I posted 3 days ago) are so obvious it embarrasses me to write this but as I am sure from other messages here and elsewhere that others have been afflicted in the same way, here goes:

 

(1) It is vital to keep in mind there are always TWO profiles active ... one for the keyboard and one for the stick.

 

(2) Before loading a profile you must highlight either the KB column or the stick column (OPTIONS/CONTROLS) and then load an appropriate profile.

 

(3) It is all too easy to highlight the wrong column ... the simulation profiler will happily load a stick profile into the keyboard or vice versa. If you are in a hurry and don't check you might then end up with a bogus KB profile *in which PAUSE/UNPAUSE has been cleared* and therefore inoperative. It's a small design weakness in the sim that it doesn't determine which is which.

 

(4) So, be careful. If you are tweaking profiles a lot it's easy to get caught. I now make a habit when starting up the sim to take a quick look in CONTROLS and ensure everything is OK. If you messed up, just reload your KB profile, then highlight stick column and reload that.

 

It's a good idea to keep backups. I have inadvertently saved a stick profile under same name as KB profile and you then have to work back from the KB defaults which can be tedious if you did a lot of customization.

 

Best wishes,