Open Rails not displaying Train List

[frliss]

Hi all,

I'm back with another keyboard problem. According to the help file (F1) by pressing Alt+F9 I should be able to see a list of all the AI trains in the activity. It doesn't happen. If I hit the Alt+F9 the NVIDIA software asks me if I want to record the activity on the monitor. When I use the Alt+F9 along with the FN key I still can't get the list. AS I mentioned last time, I have a Gamming computer and the learning curve is not as fast as I would like it to be.

I would appreciate any help with this problem.

Fred

[CSRX]

It's interesting that isn't popping up. I ended up showing the list with the same keys Alt F9. Out of curiosity have you tried both the left alt and right alt keys for this combo? I know sometimes one will work but not the other.

I've been running 1.6 and kind of bug testing along the way, and I have found a few issues so far. No answers as of yet as to why they are happening, such as being sent to desktop with an error log when trying to do anything in the F9 window, when using anything but the Key 2 or Key 3 views.

[geepster775]

I remapped the Nvidia app to record on Alt 9, instead of Alt F9

Open the GEForce experience, click on the triangle, then click on the gear icon, and select keyboard shortcuts

In open rails, I think Alt 9 allows the camera to cycle through the list of driveable trains, but you can individually select them anyway so that key combo is a bit redundant and wont be missed.

[frliss]

Thank you both for the information.

Using the NVIDIA app I disabled screen recording. Now Alt+F9 displays the train list.

I notice that Alt+9 is not currently used. If I choose to restore recording in the future, I can change the keyboard shortcut to Alt+9, for the train list, as suggested.

Fred

[CSRX]

It is interesting your computer was set up to record with Alt F9. Mine from day one was set up to record with the left windows key, left alt key, and R key combo.

[derekmorton]

It is the geforce experience app that is causing the problem.

It needs to be uninstalled.

[frliss]

Apparently, there are no standards for keyboard shortcuts. Every manufacturer has their own shortcuts.

And then there is tuning the video card for open rails. A few weeks ago, I never heard of half the terms that are adjustable. It's a good thing that the documentation has examples of when they should be used and how to make the adjustments. My first computer was a Packard Bell running Windows 3.1. I've cycled through most of the Microsoft operating systems up to Windows 11 without any issues. Then, along comes high end graphics cards and all of a sudden you need a Phd to set them up. It's going to be a long learning curve.

Fred

[geepster775]

It is the geforce experience app that is causing the problem.

It needs to be uninstalled.

That would be considered medical malpractice, Derek, telling people to cut off their arm to cure a hangnail.

There simply are two apps offering legitimate benefits competing for the same key combo. Just nudging one app to a different trigger is all that is required.

We should encourage more video capturing by users.

[derekmorton]

Unfortunately people who don't know other programs have capture set all of the time cause trouble for OR.
Those of us with an IT background can make a judgement, users don't understand.

I use fraps when needed so it doesn't disturb OR.

The geforce app tries to take over the machine, which I don't like.

[oper190]

Had a similar experience with OR, the key combo to take a screen shot was pulling up another option from my system. Simple solution was to change the key options in OR, real easy to do rather then messing with other programs I really don't know much about and screwing them up. I ended up changing several OR key options to better suite my needs.

[oper190]

We should encourage more video capturing by users.

I'll agree, so perhaps a separate Topic/Post for Videos, much like that for screen shots.