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134 APPENDIX D. HOW TO FILE A BUG REPORT (accessible via Plane Maker) that indicate speed, saying “speed Indicator” does not really isolate what instrument is being discussed. The second reason is that you have not really given a checklist of steps that you took to find yourself with the apparent bug. For example, it may take certain conditions for the airspeed indicator to not work, conditions you may cause without thinking about based on your airplane selection, weather, etc. In the Corvette analogy above, the proper report to GM would be: 1. I got in my car. 2. I hit the starter button, the engine started, and I put the transmission in first gear. 3. I hit the gas and turned the wheel and drove until I hit a tree, which stopped me. 4. The speedometer in the instrument panel indicated zero. 5. I included a picture I took on my digital camera here, showing both the speedometer indicating zero and the car actually stopped. In the X-Plane world, a proper checklist for the report would look like this: 1. I renamed my preferences file so I did not have any odd settings that may cause this that we might not know about. 2. I fired up X-Plane on my computer running [some operating system]. 3. I went to the File menu and opened the “Austin’s Personal Transport” aircraft. 4. I noticed the EFIS airspeed indicator stayed at zero, no matter how fast I flew. 5. I included a screenshot of X-Plane showing the panel here, with the actual speed of the plane shown using the Data Output screen to show my real speed. The difference between the five-lined report above and the one-liner at the top is that you have actually told us what you are doing. You are starting by resetting the preferences so that we can do the same as you (a first step toward solving the problem!). You are telling us what aircraft you are opening (so we can do the same). You are choosing one of the planes that come with X-Plane (so we can do the same as you), and you are listing which of X-Plane’s dozens of speed indicators you are referring to, so we can see what the problem really is. To summarize, be sure to give a complete checklist to duplicate the issue, starting with deleting the preferences and choosing an airplane that comes with X-Plane so that we can go through the same steps as you. We must be able to mirror your actions, step by step, to duplicate the bug on our computers, as this is the first step to solving the problem. Another common mistake, though, is to say something like, “I flip a switch and hit a button and an indicator goes to 56%.” The problem with this is that it doesn’t tell us what the issue actually is. What do you think the indicator should go to? And, above all, prove it. In almost all filed bug reports, the report lacks any sort of proof that the value being cited as wrong is actually wrong. Since we sometimes get reports from people that think a Cessna cannot roll, an airliner cannot take off without flaps, or a helicopter cannot turn without pulling collective (all incorrect assumptions on the part of the “bug” reporter). We need proof that a characteristic that is claimed to be wrong actually is. Segments of pilot’s operating handbooks are typically just fine.
So, be sure to include proof that a characteristic of the simulator is wrong if you believe it to be so. Another very common error is for people to install plug-ins that modify data in the simulator, third-party scenery packages that don’t quite follow the standards, or third-party airplanes that may have problems, and then report it as a “bug” when something does not work correctly. We won’t be able to duplicate the problem if it is due to third-party modifications. So, be sure that starting from a freshly installed copy of X-Plane with the preferences (and any plug-ins) removed is the first item in your step-by-step walkthrough for recreating the problem. Build up from there as needed, including each step in the checklist so that I can go through it and see the same thing you see. Use only scenery and planes that come with X-Plane if possible, so that I can duplicate the bug. Once again, be sure to: 1. Use a checklist to explain what you are doing, starting with renaming the preferences. 2. Include every step in the checklist that you send in your bug report. 3. Use proper terminology. If you do not know the name of an instrument, then go into Plane Maker and click on it with the mouse. The X-Plane instrument name will be displayed at right. Alternatively, you can get the real name of the instrument by turning on the instrument instructions option (by going to the About menu, clicking Instructions, and checking the to get the Show instrument instructions in the cockpit box). 4. Explain why you think the result you are seeing is wrong. Provide proof if you think the simulator is not doing what the real plane would do. Remember, a bad report would say, “The pressure gauge does not work.” (Which pressure gauge? Why do you think it does not work? What do you expect it to show? What plane are you even flying?) A good report would say, “On a Mac running OS X Lion, I renamed the preferences and opened [an aircraft included with X-Plane] via the File menu, then I set the controls as follows, then I observed the manifold pressure gauge to indicate manifold pressure of zero as I advanced the power, though in the real plane I would get 25 ′′ of manifold pressure in this plane, as I know from the following excerpt from the plane’s pilot’s operating handbook.” That report indicates what type of computer you are using, what you do to get the problem (in a way that lets us perfectly mirror it), what you think the problem is, and it gives proof that what you believe about the plane is in fact true. That is enough info for me to work with! Also, be sure to send the log.txt file! This lists what type of computer you have. Hardly anyone even thinks to mention whether they are on Mac, Windows, or Linux! 135
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