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diff --git a/app/doc/managem.but b/app/doc/managem.but index 65a20c0..4a769db 100644 --- a/app/doc/managem.but +++ b/app/doc/managem.but @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ \# The "\u000" command is used to format the output. These commands causes a blank line to appear between "bulleted" or "described" items. \# \# The "\u00B0" command gives proper format to the degree sign. +\cfg{html-local-head}{<meta name="AppleTitle" content="Manage Menu" />} \H{manageM}\i{Manage Menu} @@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ The \f{Manage Menu} shows commands affecting the \f{Main Canvas} (\K{mainW}). \u000 +\dd \f{Layout Control Elements} - display the \f{Layout Control Elements} (\K{cmdContmgm}) dialog to manipulate blocks, turnout motors and signals. + +\u000 + \dd \f{Group} - creates a \f{Structure} or \f{Turnout} definition from the selected (\K{cmdSelect}) objects. See the \f{Group} command (\K{cmdGroup}) for details. \u000 @@ -290,6 +295,36 @@ The \f{New} buttons invokes the Car (\K{cmdCarpart}) dialog to create a new \f{C \rule +\S{cmdContmgm} Layout Control Elements Dialog + +This dialog is used to manage layout control elements (blocks, switchmotors, and signals). + +Control Elements are elements related to layout control: blocks (occupancy +detection), switchmotors (actuators to "throw" turnouts), signals, controls +(other actuator or output devices), and sensors (other sensor or input +devices). These elements don't relate to directly "physical" items on the +layout, but instead refer to the elements used by the layout control software. +These elements contain "scripts", which are really just textual items that +provide information for the layout control software and provide a bridge +between physical layout elements (like tracks or turnouts) and the layout +control software. These textual items could be actual software code or could +be LCC Events (for I/O device elements on a LCC network) or DCC addresses for +stationary decoders, etc. XTrackCAD does not impose any sort of syntax or format +-- that is left up to other software that might load and parse the XTrkCAD +layout file. All that XTrackCAD does is provide a unified place for this +information to be stored and to provide a mapping (association) between this +control information and the layout itself. + +\G{png.d/lcemanager.png} + +The main part of this dialog contains a list of the currently defined layout +control elements (blocks, switchmotors, signals, controls, and sensors), +along with the tracks they relate to. These elements are added to the layout +either from their Hotbar menus or from the Add menu. + +The \f{Edit} button allows for editing a control element. And the \f{Delete} button +deletes the selected element(s). + \S{cmdGroup} Group Dialog The \f{Group} command combines the selected (\K{cmdSelect}) Lines and Shapes (\K{cmdDraw}) to create structures (\K{cmdHotBar}). You can give the structure (\K{cmdHotBar}) a title consisting of Manufacturer, Description and Part Number on the \f{Group} dialog. |