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diff --git a/app/doc/managem.but b/app/doc/managem.but index 7996ef1..2a835c3 100644 --- a/app/doc/managem.but +++ b/app/doc/managem.but @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ The \f{Import} and \f{Export} buttons read and write a \e{Comma-Separated-Value \u000 -\dd \e{PurchPrice}, \e{CurrPrice}, \e{PurchDate} and \e{ServiceDate} - numeric values +\dd \e{PurchPrice}, \e{CurrPrice}, \e{PurchDate} and \e{ServiceDate} - numeric values - dates are in the form yyyymmdd, where yyyy is the year, mm the month, dd the day \u000 @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ This dialog is similar the the \f{Car Item} dialog except that the \f{Car Item I The middle section contains: -\dd The \f{Road}, \f{Reporting Mark}, \f{Number} and \f{Color}. You can choose a \f{Road name} from the list of known road names or enter a new value. If known, the \e{reporting mark} (road name abbreviation) is filled in. +\dd The \f{Road}, \f{Reporting Mark}, \f{Number} and \f{Color}. You can choose a \f{Road name} from the list of known road names or enter a new value. If known, the \e{reporting mark} (road name abbreviation) is filled in. These values control what label content is shown for Cars. If a reporting number is present the rep mark and the rep number will be used if the Cars Label Option is on in \K{cmdDisplay} \u000 @@ -358,15 +358,18 @@ If you modify a definition from a \e{XTrackCAD} Library parameter file, the new \S{cmdLayer} Layers Dialog -Each object is contained in a layer - which is a custom group of objects that do not have a particular visual order, but can be treated as a set for certain commands. Objects which are created independently of other objects (such as straight tracks (\K{cmdStraight}) or text (\K{cmdText})) are created in the current layer. Objects which are associated with other objects (such as tracks created by the \f{Modify} (\K{cmdModify}) or \f{Join} (\K{cmdJoin}) commands) are created in the same layer as the associated object(s). +Each object is contained in a layer - which is a custom group of objects that do not have a particular visual order, but can be treated as a set for certain commands. +Objects which are created independently of other objects (such as straight tracks (\K{cmdStraight}) or text (\K{cmdText})) are created in the current layer. +Objects which are associated with other objects (such as tracks created by the \f{Modify} (\K{cmdModify}) or \f{Join} (\K{cmdJoin}) commands) are created in the same layer as the associated object(s). The \f{Layers} dialog allows you to change various attributes of each of the 99 possible \f{layers}. -Attributes associated with a layout are stored within the associated layout file and apply only to the layout that's open at the time of a change. It is possible to apply attributes from one layout file to another using the \f{Load} and \f{Save} buttons. +Attributes associated with a layout are stored within the associated layout file and apply only to the layout that's open at the time of a change. +It is possible to apply attributes from one layout file to another using the \f{Load} and \f{Save} buttons. \G{png.d/dlayers.png} -The drop down list at the top of the dialog selects the \f{Layer} you are interested in. Non-empty layers are preceded by a \c{+}. +The drop down list at the top of the dialog selects the \f{Layer} you are interested in. Frozen layers are preceeded by a \c{*}, Module layers are proceeded by a \c{m}, non-empty layers are preceded by a \c{+} and empty layers by a \c{-}. The \f{Name} edit box contains the name of the \f{Layer}. This name is listed in the \f{Current Layer} drop down list on the \f{Tool-bar} (\K{mainW}). Also the \f{Name} is displayed as the balloon help for the corresponding \f{Layer Button}. @@ -378,10 +381,19 @@ The \f{Frozen} check-box indicates that tracks in that \f{Layer} can not be modi The \f{On Map} check-box controls whether the \f{Layer} is drawn on the Map (\K{cmdMap}) window. -The \f{Module} check-box controls whether the \f{Layer} is selected/deselected and so moved or rotated as a group - this can be used to denote a track module in a modular layout - allowing the modules to be positioned as units. Objects in a Module Layer can not be individually modified. One way of getting a modules in is to build a library with \f{Export} and then \f{Import As Module} - this creates one layer per module, names it and sets the \f{Module} check-box. +The \f{Module} check-box controls whether the \f{Layer} is selected/deselected and so moved or rotated as a group - this can be used to denote a track module in a modular layout - allowing the modules to be positioned as units. +Objects in a Module Layer can not be individually modified. +One way of getting a modules in is to build a library with \f{Export} and then \f{Import As Module} - this creates one layer per module, names it and sets the \f{Module} check-box. + +The \f{No Button} check-box selects if the \f{Layer} has a button to hide/show it. You may choose not to have a button if the layer is empty or if it is a sub-layer controlled by another layer. + +The \f{Linked Layers} text box can contain a semi-colon-delimited set of layer numbers that will be shown and hidden along with this layer when its show/hidden state is changed. A blank means no layers are linked. The layers can have buttons or not. You cannot uncheck \f{Visible} or check \f{Frozen} for the \f{Current Layer}. +The \f{Load Settings} specifies a settings (.xset) filename in the XTrackCAD working directory that is loaded when this layer is made current. Only the values contained in the file will be set. +If this name is blank the default values (all those in use when any layer that has no Load Settings file value was last used) will be reloaded (or retained). The dropbox contains all the names of files in that directory. + The \f{Count} field displays the number of objects in the selected Layer. The \f{Save} button stores layer attributes in the \c{xtrkcad.ini} file so they may be loaded into an existing or new file. Once saved and unless reset to \e{XTrackCAD} \f{Default}, modified layer information is applied to each new file. @@ -390,7 +402,7 @@ The \f{Load} button reads layer attributes from the \c{xtrkcad.ini} file then ap The \f{Defaults} button restores layer attributes to default \e{XTrackCAD} settings. -The bottom of the dialog contains the \f{Number of Layer Buttons} integer edit box. This controls the number of \f{Layer Buttons} displayed on the \f{Tool-bar} (\K{mainW}). These buttons make it easy to switch between layers. The maximum number of \f{Layer Buttons} that can be displayed is 20. Therefore you should use layers one to twenty for objects which you will be showing and hiding frequently. +The bottom of the dialog contains the \f{Number of Layer Buttons} integer edit box. This controls the number of \f{Layer Buttons} displayed on the \f{Tool-bar} (\K{mainW}). These buttons make it easy to switch between layers. The maximum number of \f{Layer Buttons} that can be displayed is 99. Layers with "no-button" set do not count towards the Number of Layer Buttons. \G{png.d/blayer.png} @@ -414,6 +426,8 @@ Objects are drawn on the map window, if the Layer they are on has \f{On Map} che The \f{Parts List} command produces a list of all selected (\K{cmdSelect}) turnouts, sectional track and bench-work. It also computes total length of selected flex-track. +If no objects are selected, all objects are enumerated. + \G{png.d/partslist.png} The \f{Save As...} button opens a \e{File Save} dialog window that's used to name and save the parts list to a file. @@ -424,7 +438,9 @@ The \f{Close} button terminates the \f{Parts List} command. The \f{Parts List} dialog will list pricing for selected objects if the \e{Prices} check box is checked. Prices are set using the Price List (\K{cmdPricelist}) dialog. -Hint: use the \f{Parts List} command to measure the length of selected flex-track. +The \f{Parts List} dialog will list the index numbers of each type of named track in a comma delimited list on a new line if the \e{Indexes} check box is checked. This list can be used in the Select By Index (\K{cmdSelectIndex}) command. + +Hint: you can use the \f{Parts List} command to measure the length of selected flex-track. \rule @@ -602,7 +618,7 @@ The Parts List (\K{cmdEnum}) dialog lists prices for selected objects if the \e{ \u000 -\dd Turntables can be turned by using \e{Shift+Left-Click} on the endpoint you want the Turntable to move to. To turn the Turntable 180\u00B0, \e{Shift+Left-Click} on the endpoint again. +\dd Turntables can be turned by using \e{Shift+Left-Click} on the endpoint you want the Turntable bridge to move to. If you click on the Turntable where there is no endpoint, the Turntable will turn to the next endpoint beyond that point in the direction of the click relative to the nearest end of the turntable bridge. To turn the Turntable 180\u00B0, \e{Shift+Left-Click} on the current endpoint again. \rule |