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You can also decide to do without the Visual Dispatcher, if you want to control everything
yourself.
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File Handling
The complete data of your model railroad layout is stored in one single file on the hard
disk on your computer. This file is called layout file. You can create as many layout
files as you like. This is for example useful if you have different model railroad layouts
or if you want to try and store several variants of the same layout file.
The layout file contains the complete description of your layout, i.e. all track diagrams,
routes, trains and all data specified for automatic control of the layout, if any. Please
note that all data of the same layout is to be stored in the same layout file.
Layout files are created, opened and stored through the Railroad menu of the software.
Whenever a session is terminated by closing a layout file or by terminating the complete
software then an additional file is automatically created called status file. The
status file contains the current status of your model railroad layout, i.e. the current state
of all switches and signals, the status and positions of trains, or the current time of the
clock, etc. The status file is loaded again when the program is started the next time. Using
the content of the status file the software is able to start with the status of the model
railroad valid at the end of the previous session.
Window Handling
Normally you will open several windows within the same layout file. If you want to
split the track diagram of your layout into two or more switchboard windows or if you
want to control different trains with different train windows then you can open additional
windows within the same layout file.
Additional windows (switchboards, trains windows, clock, etc.) are created and destroyed
through the Window menu of the software. Each window can be closed or
made invisible, respectively, at any time without loss of data.
The main window always contains a switchboard. Each additional window can be
docked to the frame of the main window. In this case it is always moved or resized with
the main window. Alternatively it is possible to place each additional window independently
from the main window at arbitrary positions on the computer screen.