Display Dialog

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# 2.10.3 Display Dialog

The Display dialog is invoked from the Options (Section 2.10) menu

The Display dialog contains items which control the display of objects on the Main window.

  Auto Pan - if enabled, dragging near the edge of the Main Canvas (Section 3.1) will cause the canvas to move to follow the mouse.

  Car Labels - controls the grouping and display of Cars on the Hot Bar (Section 2.7) during the Train (Section 2.9.8) command. This can be a combination of Prototype, Manufacturer, Part Number and Item.

  Color Layers - when set, tracks and/or non-tracks (lines, table edges and structures) are drawn with color of the layer (Section 2.9.5) they belong to.

  Draw EndPts - when to draw endpoints between connected track: never, only for turnouts or for all tracks.

  Draw Ties - how to draw ties under the rails when the drawing Scale is smaller than half of the Two Rail Scale.

  Draw Centers - enable or disable drawing of center markings (ie. crosshairs) for curved track.

  Draw Tunnel - how to draw hidden tracks (Section 2.4.4), either not at all, as dashed lines or as normal solid lines (which might be faster).

  Hide Trains On Hidden Track - controls whether trains (Section 2.9.8) on invisible layers (Section 2.9.5) or hidden tracks (Section 2.4.4) (if hidden tracks are not drawn) are displayed.

  Hot Bar Labels - controls the format of titles for objects on the Hot Bar (Section 2.7).

  Label Enable - individual control over whether to display various types of labels. You may want to turn some of these off if your layout is too cluttered.

  - Cars - Reporting mark labels on cars.
  - EndPt Elevations - Elevation markers attached to endpoints.
  - Lengths - Length of flex-track attached to ends of turnouts.
  - Track Descriptions - Title of each turnout and sectional track.
  - Track Elevations - Computed elevations at the center of each track.

  Label Font Size - controls font size for Labels on layout.

  Layout Labels - controls the format of titles for turnouts and structures displayed on the Layout.

  Label Scale - draw labels only when the drawing Scale is smaller or equal to this value.

  List Labels - controls the format of titles for turnouts and structures displayed in lists (such as the Parts List (Section 2.9.6)).

  Live Map - if checked then the Main Window (Section 3.1) will be updated as you drag on the Map Window (Section 3.2.2). Note that this can be slow.

  Map Scale - scale of the Map (Section 3.2.2) window. Increase this value to make the Map window smaller when working with large layouts. Note: you cannot make the Map window larger than the screen.

  Train Update Delay - number of milliseconds between updates in the Train Simulation (Section 2.9.8) mode. A lower value will generate a smoother display but reduces system responsiveness.

  Two Rail Scale - draw tracks using two lines when the drawing Scale is smaller than this value.