Another kneeboard viewer application for DCS
When using multi monitor setup the in-game kneeboard is always messed up and always loads kneeboard pages that I do not need. I was so frustrated with it and I wanted something really simple and I couldn't find anything that would suit me. So I mostly vibe-coded out-of-game kneeboard viewer.
I have a spare 10" monitor that I put in the portrait mode and is perfect for displaying kneeboards, but telling DCS to use it is really a pain and I had to edit game files to get the results I wanted. So, I made a viewer for this, here's what it can or cannot do:
- works only when joining a multiplayer server, it is aimed to be used with Retribution / Liberation, or whatever, as long as the server sends something
- automatically loads the most recent .trk file that server sent
- groups kneeboards into two groups: mission & pilot, first group is what server sent, second group is what you have in your Saved Games directory
- has support for global key bindings (can't remember if I actually tested this)
- has support for joystick buttons bindings so you can go crazy with HOTAS
- includes StreamDeck plugin that maps all the common actions of the viewer and you can flip pages with StreamDeck buttons
- by default works in the full-screen mode on the selected monitor
- has bugs
- was not tested with monitor in landscape mode, so I have no idea what happens in landscape, probably nothing good if resolution is too small to fit the whole kneeboard on screen
Perhaps someone will find this niche application useful. Installer and source code are on Github, hopefully no sensitive data was leaked. 😃