John,
I generally run with an open console somewhere on the screen. I'll check it
now and then for odd messages. Particularly if I suspect issues and before
exiting, in case something did happen. While something could happen without
logging, that would be extremely rare.
I've found that resorting to manual (edit the file outside of JMRI) to
remove signal heads was seldom needed. But to clear out all the SSL, I've
found it the only true way a number of times.
But you must be very exact when doing that type of edit. One character left
in the wrong place can really mess up the file.
-Ken Cameron, Member JMRI Dev Team
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Ken Cameron