Fix elevation bug for jetways

Thanks to Martin Herweg (d-laser)

Nasal/jetways/jetways.nas

@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ var scenery = [];
 var UPDATE_PERIOD = 0;
 var LOAD_PERIOD = 10;
 var LOAD_DISTANCE = 50;				# in nautical miles
-var LOAD_JETWAY_PERIOD = 0.05;
+var LOAD_JETWAY_PERIOD = 0.25;
 var NUMBER_OF_JETWAYS = 1000;			# approx max number of jetways loadable in FG
 var runtime_files = NUMBER_OF_JETWAYS / LOAD_PERIOD * LOAD_JETWAY_PERIOD;
 runtime_files = int(runtime_files) == runtime_files ? runtime_files : int(runtime_files) + 1;
@@ -735,9 +735,22 @@ var load_airport_jetways = func(airport)
   var airline = jetway.getNode("airline", 1).getValue() or "None";
   var lat = jetway.getNode("latitude-deg", 1).getValue() or return;
   var lon = jetway.getNode("longitude-deg", 1).getValue() or return;
-  var elev = jetway.getNode("elevation-m", 1).getValue() or 0;
+  
-  var alt = geo.elevation(lat, lon) + elev;
+  # elevation offset from XML will be ignored! 
+  #var elev = jetway.getNode("elevation-m", 1).getValue() or 0;
   var heading = jetway.getNode("heading-deg", 1).getValue() or 0;
+  
+  # probe the terrain where the jetway-wheels are
+  var ep = geo.Coord.new();
+  ep.set_latlon(lat, lon);
+  #geo.put_model("Aircraft/ufo/Models/sign.ac", ep);
+  #print_debug ("before lat:" ~ ep.lat() ~ " lon:" ~ ep.lon() );
+  ep.apply_course_distance(360-heading, -12.0);
+  #print_debug ("after lat:" ~ ep.lat() ~ " lon:" ~ ep.lon() );
+  #geo.put_model("Aircraft/ufo/Models/cursor.ac", ep);
+  var alt = geo.elevation(ep.lat(), ep.lon()) ;
+  print_debug ("probed elevation under wheels:" ~ alt);
+ 
   var init_extend = jetway.getNode("initial-position/jetway-extension-m", 1).getValue() or 0;
   var init_heading = jetway.getNode("initial-position/jetway-heading-deg", 1).getValue() or 0;
   var init_pitch = jetway.getNode("initial-position/jetway-pitch-deg", 1).getValue() or 0;

Nasal/jetways_edit/jetways_edit.nas

@@ -403,13 +403,29 @@ var export = func
   print("jetway definitions for airport " ~ airport ~ " exported to " ~ file);
   }
  };
-var convert_stg = func
+ 
+ 
+ 
+
+#  var report = func(n) { print("file ", n.getValue(), " selected") }
+
+
+var convert_stg = func()
 {
- fgcommand("dialog-show", props.Node.new({ "dialog-name": "file-select" }));
+	var selector = gui.FileSelector.new(
- setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/file-select/path", "");
+             convert_stg2,                 # callback function
- filedialog_listener = setlistener("/sim/gui/dialogs/file-select/path", func(n)
+             "choose stg file",          # dialog title
+             "open",                 # button text
+             ["*.stg",],     # pattern for displayed files
+             "/",                 # start dir
+             "input.stg");          # default file name
+    selector.open();
+
+    # selector.close();
+}
+ 
+var convert_stg2 = func(n)
   {
-  removelistener(filedialog_listener);
   var path = n.getValue();
   if (path == "") return;
   var stg = io.readfile(path);
@@ -481,8 +497,8 @@ var convert_stg = func
    };
   settimer(loop, 0);
   jetways.alert("Creating " ~ size(jetway_array) ~ " jetways for airport " ~ airport);
-  }, 0, 1);
   };
+ 
 var flash = func(jetway)
  {
  if (!contains(jetway, "_flashnum") or jetway._flashnum == -1)