User manual
XCSoar User Manual
11.12 Appearance
This page defines various display styles used by symbols and In-
foBoxes.
Default map zoom :
Final glide bar : Two styles are available.
Landable fields : Two styles are available: WinPilot style (green and purple
circles) or a high visibility style.
North arrow : Two styles are available. Normal, or with a white outline.
Inverse InfoBoxes : If true, the InfoBoxes are white on black, otherwise black
on white.
Colour InfoBoxes : If true, certain InfoBoxes will have coloured text. For ex-
ample, the active waypoint infobox will be blue when the
glider is above final glide.
Infobox border : Two styles for infobox borders are available: ‘Box’ draws
boxes around each infobox. ‘Tab’ draws a tab at the top of
the infobox across the title.
Terrain contrast : Defines the amount of phong shading in the terrain render-
ing. Use large values to emphasise terrain slope, smaller
values if flying in steep mountains.
Terrain brightness : Defines the brightness (whiteness) of the terrain rendering.
This controls the average illumination of the terrain.
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