Q279394: Combat Flight Simulator 2: Cannot Exit Padlock View

Article: Q279394
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbhw kbui kbimu kbHardware
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you press the ACCENT (`) key on your keyboard or button 2 on your game
controller in Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2, you may experience any of the
following symptoms:

- You may not exit Padlock view as you expect.

- You may unexpectedly switch to Virtual Cockpit view.

- The enemy aircraft that you targeted may be displayed on the tactical display
  as a white dot instead of a yellow dot.

NOTE: If you press SHIFT+ACCENT (`) or TILDE (~), you may not be able to cancel
the padlock on the targeted aircraft.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Combat Flight
Simulator 2.

MORE INFORMATION
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Padlock view targets the closest enemy aircraft and displays yellow brackets
around the aircraft for easy identification. The target also appears as a yellow
dot on the tactical display.

To target a different enemy aircraft, press the TAB key or button 3 on your game
controller. To cycle backward through the enemy aircraft that are in range,
press SHIFT+TAB.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs2 targeting locked

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Keywords          : kbenv kbhw kbui kbimu kbHardware 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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