Jerry,
On 10 Jan 2019, at 4:53 PM, JerryG via Groups.Io <jerryg2003@...> wrote:
Clearly, my “preferences” get saved when I hit Save on the Preferences window.
Correct.
I also understand that different things get “stored“ when I “Store configuration only“ versus “Store configuration and panels“ from the File menu in the various Tools windows (I assume “Save” and “Store” are both supposed to be words indicating “Save to a more or less permanent file on a disk or in the cloud”). But what are the differences between these two choices?
What is the “configuration” information that gets saved
Turnouts, Signals, Sensors etc.
Into the specified file.
vs. the “panels” that get saved?
Control Panels, Layout etc. as well as Turnouts, Signals, Sensors etc.
Into the specified file.
Similarly, what gets stored (or doesn’t) when I select “Save panels“ from the File menu on a Layout or Control Panel Editor? Is some configuration information completely lost or just any changes since the last time?
Control Panels, Layout etc. as well as Turnouts, Signals, Sensors etc.
Into the specified file.
And while we are at it, when do my roster entries get saved since there does not appear to be a “Save rosters“ choice anywhere.
When a Roster Entry is open, there is a File->Save menu item. There is also a "Save to Roster" button on the Roster Entry pane.
Unlike panels, when you attempt to close a Roster Entry with unsaved changes, it will warn you and give you the option to "Save and Close"
Unrelated, if you have made changes and not written them to the decoder using your DCC system (as opposed to the roster file), you will get a different warning, so you will possibly see both.
If you change editable information in any row on the main DecoderPro roster page, that change will be saved as soon as you press Enter.
If you add or remove a roster entry to/from a Roster Group, that change will immediately be saved into the roster entry itself.
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Dave in Australia
