11 Configuration
XCSoar is a highly configurable glide computer and can be cus-
tomised to suit a wide variety of preferences and user require-
ments. This chapter describes the configuration settings and op-
tions.
11.1 Scope of configuration
There are several ways XCSoar can be customised:
• Modifying configuration settings. This is the sort of con-
figuration most likely to be performed by users; and this is
given the greatest attention in this document.
• Changing the language, or even just to change the wording
of text in the user interface.
• Changing the button assignments and button menus. This
allows the content and structure of the button menu to be
changed as well as to change the
• Changing or adding actions performed when glide computer
events take place.
• Defining how long status messages appear and sounds to be
played when those messages occur.
Describing all of these is beyond the scope of this document; the
user is referred to the XCSoar Advanced Configuration Manual for
more details.
11.2 Modifying settings
There are a large set of configuration settings that may be cus-
tomised from the Settings dialog accessible from the menu under
CONFIG . Setup system
You are strongly discouraged from changing these settings dur-
ing flight. All changes to the settings should be performed on the
ground so that their desired effect on the programs behaviour can
be verified.
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