Track Viewer - Activity Editor

[twpol]

To use the dispatcher window in single-player you need to do the following:

- Make sure you're running in windowed (not fullscreen) mode.
- Have enabled the dispatcher window in Options > General.
- Press Control-9 once in game.

It will then appear as a new window, minimised (Windows 7 will group it to the main Open Rails window, Windows XP usually wont).

There is also a brand new experimental option in X2114 for "Fast full-screen alt-tab" which may enable you to use the dispatcher window when running in fullscreen mode, but you'll need to switch focus all the time as the dispatcher doesn't float on top currently.

[OTTODAD]

To use the dispatcher window in single-player you need to do the following:

- Make sure you're running in windowed (not fullscreen) mode.
- Have enabled the dispatcher window in Options > General.
- Press Control-9 once in game.

It will then appear as a new window, minimised (Windows 7 will group it to the main Open Rails window, Windows XP usually wont).

There is also a brand new experimental option in X2114 for "Fast full-screen alt-tab" which may enable you to use the dispatcher window when running in fullscreen mode, but you'll need to switch focus all the time as the dispatcher doesn't float on top currently.

Thanks a lot, James !

Yes, I have downloaded the latest X2114 yesterday, having noticed it being mentioned top right of the ORTS menu screen.

Have not before noticed the Dispatcher box in the ORTS General Options. Thanks for pointing my nose to it !

[bprice]

Otto,
The Dispatcher window is not a separate icon on your task bar. Once you have pressed CTRL+9 it becomes minimised as a child of the Open Rails icon on the task bar. Hovering the mouse over it makes the selection possible, just like multiple explorer windows.

Or. ALT-TAB to the viewer. This is especially helpful if running full screen.

[OTTODAD]

Below are pictures of it running on my WIN-7 64-bit computer.

The previous I have shown are running ORTS on my WIN-XP SP3 computer which shows both ORTS tabs separately, easy to toggle between them, whereas the WIN-7 task bar shows them in one tab and what Baldwin said is correct.

One has to open that WIN-7 single tab to see what it contains.

There is much in WIN-7 and WIN-8 users have found not to work as convenient as in WIN-XP !




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[slipperman]

Hi Otto,

One has to open that WIN-7 single tab to see what it contains.

You can set the taskbar to show separate buttons, like XP, as follows :
Right-click on the Taskbar and select Properties; against the 'Taskbar buttons' entry, select "Never combine" (or "Combine when taskbar is full" if required) then click on the Apply button.

Cheers,
Ged

[OTTODAD]

Hi Otto, you can set the taskbar to show separate buttons, like XP, as follows :
Right-click on the Taskbar and select Properties; against the 'Taskbar buttons' entry, select "Never combine" (or "Combine when taskbar is full" if required) then click on the Apply button.

Thanks, Ged !

Just shows that even I having worked with Windows since 1985 and have hard-copy manuals for WIN-98, WIN-XP, WIN-7 and their Registries, I don't know all of what they can do.

The Taskbar can be prevented from Auto-hiding and Locked to always show at the bottom when running ORTS 1024x768 in windowed mode.

Works in all to date versions of Windows.

Train in motion shown in the Tracks Viewer at the same time as its cab view at the bottom.






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[smiljacc18]

The new xperimental v.2116 I run full screen ,fast alt tab selected in options,after ctr-9 just do alt-tab and trackviewer pops up and stays open with game still running, leave both open or minimize trackviewer(I can't do that in TS2014).Also contrib trackviewer can now place start points as well as end points for paths plus more stuf.

[James Collins]

Hmm I selected a path and the path below is what I get. Its a yellow line and it stops not very far from where it starts, when actually it should run another fifty miles, or so. I see options for waiting points and uncouple points which is cool. The "draw path until here" is what Im thinking lets me set my path? To be honest, Im lost at how to set a path and have it go where I want and wondering what the yellow arrows are? Just makes me wonder whats still wip and what works and whats just my ignorance, which at this point seems to be a lot.

[scottb613]

Hi James,

See my post number 6 above...

[lindsayts]

To use the dispatcher window in single-player you need to do the following:

- Make sure you're running in windowed (not fullscreen) mode.
- Have enabled the dispatcher window in Options > General.
- Press Control-9 once in game.

It will then appear as a new window, minimised (Windows 7 will group it to the main Open Rails window, Windows XP usually wont).

There is also a brand new experimental option in X2114 for "Fast full-screen alt-tab" which may enable you to use the dispatcher window when running in fullscreen mode, but you'll need to switch focus all the time as the dispatcher doesn't float on top currently.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................

I only run in fullscreen mode, just tried version 2114, still did not work. Dispacher window enabled in options, Control 9 pressed, alt tab brought up nothing. Did not have "Fast full-screen alt-tab" checked though will give it another go tomorrow.

Lindsay

[smiljacc18]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................

I only run in fullscreen mode, just tried version 2114, still did not work. Dispacher window enabled in options, Control 9 pressed, alt tab brought up nothing. Did not have "Fast full-screen alt-tab" checked though will give it another go tomorrow.

Lindsay

I was referring to v.2116 from j rosss's page of automatic updating OR experimentals if u read my post look at the version number referred to.U need fast alt tab selected in options

[OTTODAD]

Hi Lyndsay !

Although CTRL-9 works using the ORTS Options Full Screen Video settings you have to use the ORTS Experimental Options and tick it's fast full-screen alt-tab box to see it's button in the Task Bar, but the Track Viewer not being movable so that you can see the Task Bar again it has to be minimized.

I am using the X2116 ORTS Options windowed Screen Video settings of 1024x768 which is a virtual Full Screen still showing the Task Bar all the time, having set it to not Minimize !

Anyway, all this is still W.I.P. and am sure that the team will polish it to work perfectly !