A lot how you want to use a panel determines which editor is the better fit.
Having more than one pane, using different editors, isn't unusual. Some use
drawings or even photos as background and then just place a few things, like
signals, over them. The key thing about Layout Editor is that it builds a
database of what connects to what or what is placed next to what. Other
tools then use that information. Example: if you use signal masts, there is
a signal mast logic builder that will use that information for creating
logic to drive them.
-Ken Cameron, Member JMRI Dev Team
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Ken Cameron