Driver Information widget - Description

Overview


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Car Number
By default, the car number is retrieved by parsing the "VehicleName" field provided to the plugin by rF2. Indeed the "VehicleName" finish by "# ".

In some circonstances, like custom skin, it will be useful to override the rF2 value. To do so, you can create a driver mappin file and reference it in the plugin ini file

Now on the mapping file you can specify the car number for a driver. Create as many ini section as driver. The section name is the rF2 driver name (account name)

Driver name
By default, the driver name is the rF2 driver name.

If you want to override it, you can use the driver mapping ini file.

On the mapping file you can specify the name of a driver.

Additionally you can specify the avatar ID to use for this driver

Place
This is the place of the driver. The plugin provide three display for this information:
 * for the first place (example: Black text on a yellow rectangle image)
 * for the first place in the category (example: White text on a green rectangle image)
 * for other place (example: white text and no image)

Team name
By default, the team name is the "pitGroup" provided to the plugin by rF2 (same as team name unless pit is shared)

If you want to override it, you can use the driver mapping ini file.

On the mapping file you can specify the team of a driver.

Category
The category display is composed of an image and a text. By default, the category is the "VehicleClass" field provided to the plugin by rF2.

In case of multi categories race, it will be useful to override the rF2 value. To do so, you can create a vehicle class mapping file and reference it in the plugin ini file

Now on the mapping file you can specify the category name and image for a vehicule class. Create as many ini section as vehicle class. The section name is the rF2 vehicle class. Additionally you can create a default category that will be used it there is no section for the vehicle class (useful in mono category but using a multi category UI)

NOTE: The category.group is used to group cars inside a category for best lap, first place, etc... If you don't set the category group, it will be equals to category.name.

Class Name
The class name display is composed of a text. By default, the class is the "VehicleClass" field provided to the plugin by rF2.

In case of you need to override this value, you can add a "classname" key in the vehicle class mapping file. (see Category for more detail)

Now on the mapping file you can specify the class name for a vehicule class. Create as many ini section as vehicle class. The section name is the rF2 vehicle class. Additionally you can create a default class name that will be used it there is no section for the vehicle class. Do not specify it, to avoid overriding the rF2 value.

Logo
The logo to display. By default, the logo is the one in the DriverPanel ini file (ex: an empty logo).

To override this value, you can add a "class.logo.id" key in the vehicle class mapping file. (see Category for more detail)

Now on the mapping file you can specify the logo id for a vehicule class. Create as many ini section as vehicle class. The section name is the rF2 vehicle class. Additionally you can create a default logo id that will be used it there is no section for the vehicle class. Do not specify it, to use the one defined in the Driver Panel ini file.