Alias/autotext

[GIORGIO Tresoldi]

- The autotext messages are using aliases to allow changing them

 

How does it work autotext? For me also if an aircraft has /t/ doesn't work....

 

In aliases is there a variable like $arr to show up the SID like for example $sid or one to see thew scratch pas like $scratch or to see temp altitude like $tempalt or similar... Is there a list of all this?

[Gergely Csernak]

When you have an AC with /t as communication type, you have enabled the autotext feature in the settings dialog and you give some instruction for that AC using the TAG popup menus (like temp altitude [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ignment) the the proper "Climb to FLXXX" message is copied to the command line and you only have to press the FREQ message button to send it to the right plane.

 

You can find the the autotext aliases in http://www.euroscope.hu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Editing_And_Function_Keys. When you set the temporary altitude for a text only plane for descending ES copies .autodescendlevel or .autodescendaltitude to the command line and extracts it like any other aliases.

[Graeme Florance 906409]

Can these be edited ? and if so where are the autotext commands located?

 

Cheers

 

Graeme

[Ross Bristo 1010003]

Can these be edited ? and if so where are the autotext commands located?

 

Cheers

 

Graeme

 

Hi,

 

The autotext commands (as far as i know) are stored in the alies file. In my file i have them at the bottom and have changed the phraseology to match UK phraseology.

 

 

.autoproceed Route direct $1.
.autoclearedils Turn $1 heading $2 to intercept the localiser runway $arrrwy($arr). When localiser established, descend with the glidepath.
.autoclearedvisual Make a visual switch onto runway $deprwy($arr).
.autoclimblevel Climb FL$1.
.autoclimbaltitude Climb to altitude $1 ft, QNH $altim($dep) mb.
.autodescendlevel Descend FL$1.
.autodescendaltitude Descend to altitude $1 ft, QNH $altim($arr) mb.
.autospeed Speed $1 kts.
.automach Fly Mach number $1.
.autonospeed No ATC speed restriction.
.autoturnleft Turn left heading $1 degrees.
.autoturnright Turn right heading $1 degrees.
.autocontact Contact $1 on $2. Bye.
.autosquawk Squawk $1.

[Graeme Florance 906409]

Ross

 

Thank you for your reply, i don't see them in the Alias file. Can you send me yours so i can compare. Changing for US phraseology s what i want to do also

 

Cheers

 

Graeme

[Ross Bristo 1010003]

They're not automatically in the alies file, you need to just copy mine and paste it in to your alies file.

[Graeme Florance 906409]

well they are currently working so must be located somewhere already ????

[Ervins Reinverts]

BTW, is there a similar keyword for "Contact me ..." message?

[Todor Atanasov 878664]

BTW, is there a similar keyword for "Contact me ..." message?

# HOME

 

If the command line is not empty then it is the good old HOME key that moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. But if the command line is empty then it places the .contactme command to the editor. Important, if there is an aircraft which TAG is in detailed mode (the mouse is over it) then the command is executed immediately.

 

http://euroscope.hu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Editing_And_Function_Keys

[Graeme Florance 906409]

Still haven't found where the default alias files are, so that i can edit the content

 

Any Help ??

[Todor Atanasov 878664]

I missed that,

The default alias are inside ES, you can overwrite them by putting them in your alias.txt file and simply change them.

[Graeme Florance 906409]

I have found the general alias txt docomeent

 

what i dont see are the default alias commands that go out to text aircraft when you edit say the alt in the data tag

[Todor Atanasov 878664]

As I said, there are not there, the default are build-in ES. You have to copy the

    .autoproceed Proceed direct to $1 
   .autoclearedils Cleared ILS approach RWY $1 
   .autoclearedvisual Cleared visual approach RWY $1 
   .autoclimblevel Climb to FL $1 
   .autoclimbaltitude Climb to altitude $1 ft by QNH $altim($dep) 
   .autodescendlevel Descend to FL $1 
   .autodescendaltitude Descend to altitude $1 ft by QNH $altim($arr) 
   .autospeed Speed $1 KT indicated 
   .automach Mach number $1 
   .autonospeed Resume normal speed 
   .autoturnleft Turn left heading $1 
   .autoturnright Turn right heading $1 
   .autocontact Contact $1 on frequency $2. Have a good flight and landing. Bye. 
   .autosquawk Set squawk $1 

inside the file you found, and simply edit the part after the ".autospeed", for example, with whatever you want.

[Graeme Florance 906409]

Ok will give it a try thanks

[Graeme Florance 906409]

Ok tried that but didnt seem to work.

 

I guess i dont understand why i cant just edit the .auto functions that are already in the system. They must be in there somewhere to edit ??

[Todor Atanasov 878664]

Ok tried that but didnt seem to work.

 

I guess i dont understand why i cant just edit the .auto functions that are already in the system. They must be in there somewhere to edit ??

Because they are build-in, they are not in a file, they are in the code of ES. To overwrite (edit) them you have to put them in the alias file, then all autotexts found will be used from the file, not the source code. To use it you have to select a text only aircraft (it has to have /t) and to activate the feature from the settings menu.

[Graeme Florance 906409]

OK Makes Sense

 

One more question, I have two Alias files, one created by euroscope and one created by my ARTCC I [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ume the only one active is the one I have loaded which is the one i use for my facility. I would add these commands to the end of that file or the one created by euroscope.

 

Thanks

Graeme

[Todor Atanasov 878664]

Yes the active file will be the one you have loaded in ES.

[Ervins Reinverts]

BTW, is there a similar keyword for "Contact me ..." message?

# HOME

 

If the command line is not empty then it is the good old HOME key that moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. But if the command line is empty then it places the .contactme command to the editor. Important, if there is an aircraft which TAG is in detailed mode (the mouse is over it) then the command is executed immediately.

 

http://euroscope.hu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Editing_And_Function_Keys

 

Lol, sure I know that, the question was if there is similar alias to all those .autoclimblevel etc aliases which would change the default contact me message. Yes I could edit it in the editor, but what I want is to change the default message without typing it each time I issue a .contacme .

Too many newbie pilots that reply in private to it lately, so I want to add the part that many controllers already have - "Do not respond to this message, use frequency instead" or somesuch.

[Jonas Eberle]

+1

(also wants to change contact me and add "Do not reply via private message, use the freq instead")

[Todor Atanasov 878664]

I'm pretty sure that was discussed in the beta, but I'm not 100% sure if it was implemented already or was dropped for further on.

[Gergely Csernak]

No, there is no alias to replace the default contact me command. If we add this feature we have to use all such messages, like busy and so on.

[Eugene Koryagin 1107493]

What command can display the time of flight points, airport arrival and callsign aircraft?

[Gergely Csernak]

"Toggle route prediction points draw". It is [Mod - Happy Thoughts]igned to the Altitude indicator in the default Mathias TAG.