Rename the variable type options

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Rename the variable type options #1120

Open DocMoebiuz opened 1 year ago

DocMoebiuz commented 1 year ago

In the output config wizard, the variable types have a very technical naming focusing on the connection type, which might be confusing to the user and it is also not consistent, with the options for input actions.

Describe the solution you'd like Rename the variable types as follows:

MSFS 2020, tooltip shows: using WASM module
X-Plane, tooltip shows: using X-Plane native interface
P3D / FSX (FSUIPC), tooltip shows: using FSUIPC
Mobiflight Variables

Describe alternatives you've considered Leave it the way it is, which reflectts the connection type

Context

for the input actions we also changed the labels emphasizing the fligth simulator

DocMoebiuz commented 1 year ago

Consistency issue

tigert commented 10 months ago

Maybe like this - nearly the same except added a tooltip for MF variable, and added SimConnect to MSFS interface tooltip.

MSFS 2020 - Tooltip: Using SimConnect and WASM module
X-Plane - Tooltip: Using X-Plane native interface
P3D / FSX (FSUIPC) - Tooltip: Using FSUIPC offsets
MobiFlight variable - Tooltip: Internal variable, not visible to simulator

I was pondering how much to explain but tooltips are not really a replacement for documentation - like could say something about using MF variables for internal logic, but I think we could have some tutorials (video or wiki) about different ways to do logic inside MobiFlight, because I feel many users do not even realize it is possible.

tigert commented 10 months ago

Re: your consistency issue - maybe the title for the form could be the same as the tooltip?

Variable type: ( ) MSFS2020  (x) P3D / FSX (FSUIPC)
.- Using FSUIPC offsets ---------------------------------.
|                                                        |
`--------------------------------------------------------'

..or just remove the whole frame/title?

JaimeLeon2 commented 10 months ago

It seems Fsuipc7 offsets for msfs2020 are being left out? There is a bunch of things that can only be obtained from Fsuipc for the PMDG 737, mainly because Mobiflight does not support the PMDG SDK. There is also the Fsuipc eventids. It is never clear if PMDG 737 for Msfs2020 is supported or not on Mobiflight.

DocMoebiuz commented 10 months ago

It seems Fsuipc7 offsets for msfs2020 are being left out? There is a bunch of things that can only be obtained from Fsuipc for the PMDG 737, mainly because Mobiflight does not support the PMDG SDK. There is also the Fsuipc eventids. It is never clear if PMDG 737 for Msfs2020 is supported or not on Mobiflight.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 -> that's via native interface FSUIPC Offsets -> that for any FSUIPC based variable in any sim

... and you are right, that would get lost in my original proposal.

DocMoebiuz commented 10 months ago

So maybe it has to be more nerdy than I first thought.

MSFS 2020 - Tooltip: using SimConnect and MobiFlight WASM module
X-Plane - Tooltip: using X-Plane native interface not XPUIPC
FSUIPC Offset - Tooltip: requires (unregistered) FSUIPC
MobiFlight variable - Tooltip: Internal variable, not visible to simulator