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Every serious flight-simmer eventually ends up referring to charts for their

flying adventures. Whether it's a VFR sectional or more likely an approach
chart for self-study or while flying under virtual ATC services (e.g. in IVAO).

The best coverage and free source for those charts are PDF files available
for download. Unless these pilots have a second screen to render those charts
in heavyweight PDF-apps this means juggling the external application, fighting
for screen estate and struggling to have flight-simulator as well as chart
right at hand ... without getting into each others way.

Now - imagine PDFKneeboard - this flight-sim module renders PDF documents

right inside FS9. It remembers what part of the chart the pilot is looking
at (section, zoom, rotation - for each page), it lets FS9 keep the focus,
remembers opened charts and offers a kneeboard-toggle button.
When the important instrument approach chart is needed a simply joystick
button click brings it right back where the pilot needs it while staying
out of the way when not needed.

Author : Nils Meier

email : nils.meier@gmail.com
homepage: http://code.google.com/p/fscode/wiki/PDFKneeboard

Installation:
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This module comes in two versions - one for Flight Simulator 9/2004, the other for
FSX.
Please make sure to download the correct version and follow the exact steps below.

FS9/2004
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Copy the following file into the module-directory of your local Flight Simulator
installation (c:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Modules)

PDFKneeboard.dll

Note: previous releases also contained three more dlls

jpeg62.dll
freetype6.dll
zlib1.dll

these files are NOT provided NOR required anymore and can be deleted (optional)
from
the flight simulator directory (c:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator
9)

FSX
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Install FSX SP2 - otherwise the module might not work on first startup:

http://www.fsinsider.com/downloads/Pages/FlightSimulatorXServicePack2.aspx

Copy the following file into the module-directory of your local Flight Simulator
 installation (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator
X\Modules)

PDFKneeboard.dll

Then open this file in a text editor (e.g. notepad) - on Windows XP

C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX\dll.xml

on Windows Vista

C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\dll.xml

and add the following lines before the last line like so

....
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>PDFKneeboard</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>.\modules\pdfkneeboard.dll</Path>
<Commandline/>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

After starting Flight Simulator X confirm that you want to run PDFKneeboard.dll
and have FSX remember that decision.

Enjoy!

Uninstall:
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Delete pdfkneeboard.dll from the modules directory (see Installation).

How To Use PDFKneeboard:

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Find the kneeboard menu item in the modules/simconnect menu inside MS Flight
Simulator.

PDFKneeboard|Show Kneeboard - show kneeboard

PDFKneeboard|Hide kneeboard - hide kneeboard
PDFKneeboard|Open Document - open PDF document
PDFKneeboard|Close Document - close currently displayed PDF document
PDFKneeboard|Settings... - open settings

The following keyboard shortcuts are pre-defined by default and available while
the flight simulator window is active (can be changed in settings):

K - toggle kneeboard visible/hidden

Ctrl+O - open PDF document

Ctrl+W - close currently displayed PDF document

Ctrl+Shift+W - close all PDF documents

Ctrl+Tab - switch to next document

Ctrl+Shift+Tab - switch to previous document
 Page Up - prev page
Page Down - next page

Ctrl+= - zoom in
Ctrl+- - zoom out
Ctrl+0 - zoom to 100%

Use the following mouse actions to manipulate the kneeboard view:

Mouse Wheel Up/Down - prev/next page

Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Up/Down - zoom in/out
Shift+Mouse Wheel Up/Down - counter/clockwise rotate page

License:
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This Flight Simulator Module is Freeware. Copyright (C) Nils Meier.

You can distribute this archive in its original released form. NO
charge may be made for this archive whether as-is or repackaged in
another archive.

Disclaimer: PDFKneeboard should work and has been tested by the author
but use it at your own risk ... boilerplate follows:

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
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