DroneSim Compact Toolbar (MSFS 2024)

Compact MSFS 2024 toolbar with a scale of 75% or 50%.

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Contents

• build_toolbar_mod.ps1 — working build script
• MSFSLayoutGenerator.exe — regenerates layout.json
• source/ — contains the source package
• target/ — contains the build output (created by the script)

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For MSFS 2024 Users

Install

1. Download the package with your desired scale factor (either 75% or 50%).
2. Extract and copy that into your Community folder.
3. Launch MSFS. The toolbar will be compact and the white annoying trigger line hidden.

Keep only one toolbar package in Community to avoid conflicts.

Uninstall

Delete the package folder from your Community.

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For Developers

Folder Layout

source/
  dronesim-compact-toolbar/
    cookedcomps/
      {GUID}.html
      {GUID}.json
    layout.json
    manifest.json
    MSFSLayoutGenerator.exe

# target initially empty, contents will be generated by the script
target/         
  dronesim-compact-toolbar/
    cookedcomps/
      {GUID}.html
      {GUID}.json
    layout.json
    manifest.json
    MSFSLayoutGenerator.exe

build_toolbar_mod.ps1
MSFSLayoutGenerator.exe

Usage

Basically, after each SimUpdate the {GUID} above might be regenerated. So for you - as a developer - it's impossible to guess, what the new {GUID} will be. In order to make it work, you as a developer need to do some steps before running the script.

1. Locate the cookedcomps folder of your MSFS installation. In my case it's located in C:\XboxGames\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024\Content\Packages\fs-base-ui\cookedcomps
2. Open this folder in a text editor or even better in an IDE (e.g. VS Code)
3. Search globally for the term name="Panel_Toolbar". You should only get one result.
4. Copy the HTML file itself (not the contents) that contains the term you just searched for. There's also a JSON file with the same file name prefix. For example: if your search gives you the filename {915F1AD3-9A3C-4592-82AA-7EB3AF70B5FA}.html, there is also a JSON file {915F1AD3-9A3C-4592-82AA-7EB3AF70B5FA}.json. Copy both of these files and paste them into source/dronesim-compact-toolbar/cookedcomps.
5. Run the script build_toolbar_mod.ps1. By default, the scale is set to 75%. If you wish to set it to 50% you can run the script with an argument build_toolbar_mod.ps1 -ScalePrefix 50
6. The script will scale down the neccessary heights and width for the toolbar. In the script output you should see the correct GUID you found in step 4.
7. After finishing, the target folder should contain the scaled down mod. Please take a look at the folder layout above and make sure that the contents match.
8. When done, copy the folder dronesim-compact-toolbar into your Community folder and enjoy.