Could you eventually make it possible for users, to add customizable OFP layouts? This would make it a lot easier for virtual airlines, real ops users and aviators to customize the SimBrief OFP layout to their own needs.
You could add a preview window on the right and some checkboxes and formular fields on the left, where you can make changes and rename different parts of the OFP.
This editor would be similiar to Microsoft Word or something like that, where you can live edit your OFP and then save it, if that is technically even possible.
It is possible to fetch a users latest OFP as JSON, or XML. It is a bit of work, but SimBrief offers all you need to build you custom briefing. Of course this is not the Word like UI you are requesting, but maybe a place to start for you.
I would second the ability to create a custom OFP format as that is what is stopping me from using SimBrief to plan a flight. I still use PFPX for this reason.
I had a look at that link, but when I tried to type in my own, it just says no flight plan on file for the specified user. Do you have to have a flight plan filed in order to set it up.
If I have something to work with, I’d probably be able to figure it out. Otherwise I wouldn’t even know where to start. Probably also won’t help if you want to do something like try to import it into the PMDG Flight Tablet for their aircraft.
Your username is your Navigraph Alias. You can find it either on the Navigraph Profile page or on the SimBrief Account Settings page. I’m not sure if this necessarily matches your forum name.
I should clarify, I was responding to the part of “If you’re not a programmer, this won’t be very useful to you.” I’m certainly not a trained programmer, but if there’s a base for me to start with, I can usually figure things out. With PFPX, I could at least pull up a flight plan format, see how to set it up, and figure out how to customize it to my own format.
I’m doing just that right now, it is a ton of work but ChatGPT does wonders nowadays if you prompt it right.
I usually just copy paste it the section of an OFP I’m working on, upload the JSON file and tell it where to look for the variables. It helps to have the JSON file opened in Firefox or Chrome (tick the “pretty-print” box) to give it little hints where to look and where to figure things out. Also, it is pretty smart when it comes to flight planning, it gets the hang and suggests things like grouping NOTAMS or Alternate airports in a certain way. But often times its first attempt at code doesn’t work, I usually find that pointing that out usually makes it re-write its code to a working one.
What OFP layout are you trying to replicate? A LIDO one?