Aceshigh Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Hello, not sure if this has been asked before.. The FTX mode icon on the desktop is always green, is there anyway of making it show on the desktop as green when in "On" mode and show as a red icon when in "off" mode. This way one could see what mode FTX is in at a simple glance from the desktop. A animated Icon or gif ? just a thought... thanks. Mark (Aceshigh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
}SkOrPn--7 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Yeah I was under the impression that when clicking that thing it too would change colour on your desktop and sure would make life easier if it did that. The amount of times I have loaded up FSX and started flying to find out the terrain looks like crap then realise FTX is deactivated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Actually, that was how the icon functioned during the AU BLUE beta. However about half the testers moved the icon away from their desktop to another location, and this broke the colour changing code because the app no longer knew where the shortcut icon lived. So in the interest of avoiding support issues we removed the colour changing code altogether. I wrote the original code in VBScript, and it's pretty easy to do it, but I am relunctant to release it because it may lead to more drama than it's worth if customers move their FTX Mode Icon off the desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceshigh Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Could it be made as an option ? let the user choose. I see your point but there must be a solution that keeps both camps happy? lol .. I mean its not the end of the world if I dont see the color change on the desktop icon but it would be a nice feature for those who do leave it on the desktop. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Ok welcome to beta testing.. ;D I just wrote this app quickly and it seems to work fine. Let me know if it works for you. Have not tested under Vista (you may need to run as Administrator). INSTALLATION 1. Run the FTXMODE_ICON_COLOR_SWAPPER_V100.EXE installer 2. After installation, the FTX Mode icon will change to blue to indicate the new application has been installed and is ready for testing 3. Click on the blue FTX Mode Icon to call the applet and press [Cancel] when the "real" FTX Mode application appears 4. The FTX Mode icon will then change to reflect the current status, either green for ON or red for OFF 5. From that time onwards, each FTX Mode status change will be shown in the icon color Enjoy! http://fullterrain.com/freebies/FTXMODE_ICON_COLOR_SWAPPER_V100.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
}SkOrPn--7 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Thank you so much John this works a real treat and makes it so much easier to see if FTX is active or deactivated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceshigh Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Thankyou, working like a charm. Now I can see if I have forgot to turn the mode "on" or off" as needed. I leave my FTX and FSX icons on the desktop so this really is very good for my situation. ( XP user. ) Hope it works for the Vista users. Thanks again. Really appreciate the great service you have for your products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josedav Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Another quick response by Orbx to its customer base...tremendous!! Thanks John, always going the "extra" mile- sure means a lot--- I know I speak for everyone in saying how much we all appreciate what you and your staff have accomplished, in bringing forth and standing behind such an outstanding product...We fully support you and will continue to do so! Long live FTX!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migar Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Just brilliant John. There seems to be no end to your talents. Thank you for ALL your efforts. Cheers Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Many thanks John. This little script made my life a bit easier Edit: and it works in Vista 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janber Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 A big THANK YOU,john XP SP2 FSX+SP1+AP+FTX Janber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennyson Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 It worked atreat on mine, too. Vista 64 bit Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Nice ! Thanks, works for me. Windows XP, servicepack 3,;FSX with acceleration. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricclar Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Have just installed AUGOLD, fantastic job. However I notice that my FTX Mode desktop icon, does not change colour when on or off. It was working Ok before the new installation. I am running Vista Ultimate 64 Bit. Any ideas why? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stian Rolandsen Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I guess it is because the FTX Mode switcher got replaced with a new(Updated for AU Gold) one after the install of AU Gold. I'm sure John will do his magic for you guys once he get the time for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaker Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 you could just try running the install program again. That seemed to work for me as I only installed it after I installed gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricclar Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hi Guys Yes, just reran the original install and all fixed. Thanks Now I can go back to enjoying the new region, spectacular !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Stian is correct - we don't use the color changing VBScript version for default installations, since in our experience many customers will move their FTX Mode icon off the desktop, which will "break" the color change script. Simply re-run the color swap application installer again and you will be all set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopperle Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Sorry for bringing up this post again, but after installing AUGOLD, the desktop icon doesn't change it's colour (blue/red) anymore. Can I install the swapper again or might there occur a problem. Otto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Hi Otto, did you try and run the "FTX_mode" switcher ? I cannot comment for others, but here at my end when FTX mode is activated it's green and when I run the mode tool to FTX_mode OFF the icon turns red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaker Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Yeah I had that issue when I first installed gold. Just run the mode swticher installer thingy program again and all will be fine. It will go blue though first as it is supposed to do, Just cycle the mode to something and you will have it all working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreddyG Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I had reason to reinstall FS-X. When I uninstalled FTX AU Blue and Gold all I got was that I uninstalled FTX mode button in both cases. FTX Blue and Gold could not be uninstalled, at least not from 'Programs and Features' of VISTA. Any Clues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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