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How do I make ChartViews 2 transparent? |
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ChartViews 2 can be made transparent by clicking the "Make Transparent" link which is located in the menu. The amount of transparency can be set via the Settings which can also be found via the menu. The slider can be set between 150 and 255. 255 being opaque and 150 being highly transparent. These options get saved with your VEW file. |
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How do I change the charts being loaded? |
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The charts loaded into the different tabs, as well as the names of the tabs can be changed in settings. Settings is located via the Menu. Use the browse (...) button beside each File/Path to locate the file you want to load into the tab. Once you have chosen your charts use SAVE VIEWS to save this combination of charts.If you wish this view set to load up on startup set this as your Strtup View. You can load a different view set either by the LOAD VIEWS button in settings or via the menu. |
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How do I remove the titlebar? |
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You can remove the titlebar to make chartviews more viually appealing via the menu. The titlebar can also be turned back on with the same option. Note that you cannot move the program while the titlebar is off. It is best to position chartviews where you want it and then toggle off the title bar when in position. |
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| Troubleshooting |
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When I run ChartViews 2 I get a "Failed to load control 'Pdf' from pdf.ocx" error. |
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This problem can be due to a number of different things:
You have a certain version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or lower that is incompatible with ChartViews 2.
You do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed
You have recently downloaded Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 and are having problems.
You have a certain version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or lower that is incompatible with ChartViews 2
Some versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 and lower are incompatible with ChartViews 2. Most of version 5 will work with ChartViews and version 6 is found to be conpatible without any problems. To fix this problem download Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 which is fully compatible with ChartViews 2. Adobe Acrobat 6 can be downloaded here
You do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed
Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to run ChartViews 2 and is not supplied with ChartViews due to licensing laws. You can download Adobe Acrobat Version 6 here
You have recently downloaded Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 and are having problems.
Adobe changed the files used when they released version 7 and therefore ChartViews cannot find the Adobe Acrobat Reader components. I have an alternative version of ChartViews 2 that will run with Adobe Acrobat Reader 7, if you require this please email me on chartviews@xhytex.com with your name, order id, and request. I am currently working on a patch for download which can fix this.
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| Frequently Asked Questions |
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Do I have to convert PDF charts to BMP?
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| No, ChartViews 2 can view PDF files just as well as BMP or any other image (e.g. JPEG, GIF) |
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How can I view Jeppesen charts with ChartViews 2?
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| Unfortunately Jeppesen uses its own format for charts therefore ChartViews is unable to open these files. You can however take a screenshot of a Jeppesen chart and save it as a BMP or other format to be viewed with ChartViews 2. |
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Will ChartViews 2 work when flight sim is in full screen mode?
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| ChartViews 2 DOES NOT work when flight sim is in full screen mode as ChartViews 2 is a standalone program and only works when your flight sim is in window mode. This is similar to many flight sim utilities anyway so this may not cause a problem |
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