I do not believe the file size would be an issue. That the file size will slow the loading of the images I agree? but I have my doubt they would not Drag & Drop.

I just snapped off a few pics of an engine .? Both end up as? 1.16mb files, 3072 X 2048, 72 dpi, 24 bit depth? JPG.??? Drag&Drop directly from the? mem card into Labels & Media.

Had no issue defining them as? Main and ICON of a roster entry.?? Only difference I see is a few micro seconds more to load? when I click on the roster entry for the image to show in window.
compared to the GIF @ 20kb. These show up instantly.

Win10. JAVA 1.8.0_231, JMRI 4.18,?

Must be something in permissions for the USER ID used.

Marc

Howdy all. I was thinking of sending an email to Dan, but decided to make this a topic and share my question.? I apologize in advance for boring/confusing anybody trying to slog their way through my explanation.

In Operations Automation, there is currently no Action for "Generate CSV Switchlists" although in the Switchlist Window, there is a button for that (and I use it).? I would like to have an option for an action that would merely "Generate CSV Switchlists", rather than having to use "Run Excel Switch List" and then canceling the printouts.? Any chance of getting that?

I was working on Automation as a possible way to help me get the correct trains built, printed, CSV Switchlisted, then Terminated in the actual order that I need. For an Op Session, I build/print/terminate the trains ahead of time, and I do them in sequential groups. The groups represent when cars are made available to other trains: that is, group B can get the cars made available by terminating group A trains.? Some trains do not get terminated until the next group so those cars (on trains that are not yet terminated) are not available to be assigned yet when building the next group of trains.? In this way, some cars are assigned to more than one train per Op Session.? So Automation may help me keep all this in the correct order.

Hmmm. The more I write, then more obfuscated it seems...? (So I deleted two paragraphs!)

In any event, thanks to all the various developers and contributors who have made this such an AWESOME suite of programs.

Phil in gorgeous Young Harris, Georgia, USA

The image file I use for the Main and Icon are one and the same. File size is 20kb and I make them all out to 500 x 350? gif? but I have used jpg in the past without issue.

Out of curiosity, try starting DecoderPro as "Run as? administrator " to see if it changes anything.

Marc

Mike,

I'm sure they will address it. Using File Manager reducing the time.

If you have file manager open to JMRI. You can see the default print file of out.ps
After you save the file (from the first print windows) you can open it and view it in File Manager and then print normally. .

I just tested it out and its 4 more clicks. That better than nothing for the moment.

Inobu

Steve
It will use the alternative if it cannot allocate the primary for any reason.
It will never unallocated another trains track, unless that train is terminated.
Steve G

I uncovered a minor problem with JMRI 4.18.? I upgraded from 4.16
successfully but have discovered a new bug.? This bug was not present in
4.16.

While Decoder Pro on 4.18 works fine, I noticed today that if Track
Power is off and I program an engine on the programming track, that
Track Power turns on shortly after I write the changes to the decoder.

The other interesting thing is that while I can control Track Power from
Decoder Pro, after I write the changes to the decoder, if I use Decoder
Pro to turn off the Track Power, it turns back on in somewhere between
30 and 90 seconds.? If I turn Track Power off with a DT 400, DT 402D or
DT 500D throttle, it stays off unless I make another write to the decoder.

I am using a Digitrax DCS210 command station with a Locobuffer USB to
connect to the computer.? The computer is a Windows 10 laptop with all
the latest fixes.

David Witman

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If all you want print is a roster it’s not much trouble to print to a file and then open the file and print it. However, I’m using JMRI Operation Pro and it is quite a job to print manifests and switch lists for a dozen or more trains for an Op Session. I’d really like to be able to print directly to a printer like I could on my old windows PC.

Thanks
Mike

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As ken has just mentioned file sizes may be playing into this. From my camera I have reduced each photo to around 2mb. Rick.

I want to say thanks to Swiss Chris and Mark as this is something i wanted to do for quite some time. I followed the instructions and it worked for me. I know this does not help Classicman but I did want to say thanks. HP Elite desk top windows 10 pro 64 bit, decoder pro 4.18, all photos from my files. Rick.

A word of warning about the images in the roster. Don't leave the resolution
higher than needed. Most phones or cameras today take a much higher res
picture than the little display in the throttle will be able to show. So I
recommend downsizing the resolution of the photos so the file size is around
100k. It takes a lot more time for the computer etc... to move around and
adjust a file that's 4M. Had a problem with one club that reimaged their
whole fleet and the roster was over 4G of data. After I resized all the
photos it was about 20M total.

-Ken Cameron, Member JMRI Dev Team
www.jmri.org
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That is not what I am eluding too.? I also use stock photos from the net.

What I mean't was? were the photos downloaded by you? (Window User).. If the file in question is under a different "USER"? ( folder wise )? it might not permit cut and paste of it.

On my Win10 Systems, I am the only USER, and I have ADMIN rights.

Did you setup JMRI for only you or for ALL Users when you did the install.

The only time I had media Cut & Paste issues was with a specific JMRI version and that was corrected in a follow up version.

Marc

Thanks Roger,

So JMRI makes it's own decision to take the alternate route in a transit if the primary route is occupied? Have you noticed whether it also chooses the alternative route a track that has been allocated by another train but not yet occupied the same way? or if the approaching train has a higher priority does it un-allocate a lower priority train's allocation for itself, or is the priority feature just when both trains are waiting for the same track? (sorry for piling on the questions...)
Cheers

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Many thanks but I got it running ok only this afternoon.

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Thanks for your help, yes I’ve had some success today, seems to work fine. I’m only using the free version ?but will get the other shortly coz I can see shortcomings with the free one.
Roy

Steve,

? ?I just started using the Alternate section in a Transit recently.? ?I have a passenger train coming into a station.? There are two parallel tracks available which diverge, then switch back together on the other side.? Both track sections must have common entrance and exits in the Transit.? If the main track is occupied the Alternate track will be selected if unoccupied.

Roger?

It looks like javaxp-.print.Printservice cannot find the printer in CUPS.

You can print the roster (or what ever) manually via the terminal.

For example.

Open Roster and select Print List.

Click Print to File -----this is what Bob S suggested?
Click Print.
Select a location. I selected /home/pi/Documents
and enter the file name I used out.ps.

(My file location will be)???? /home/pi/Documents out.ps

and save

Open and terminal
type

lpstat -d This will display your printer name. You can copy it from here to save typing it.

my response was
system default destination: Samsung_M332x_Series

Command to print your Roster.

lp -d Samsung_M332x_Series /home/pi/Documents out.ps

This will send out.ps to the printer.

Make sure to set the options before you save the file. The RPi is a European product so the default paper is A4 not Letter.?
You may have to make adjustments in order to get the perfect print but you can print.
Copy the command to a text file that way you can copy and paste. You can create a script button yourself to make it easier
until the printservice is ironed out.

Inobu

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Hi
Is there a tutorial or detailed? documentation on? setting up transits and sections for running auto trains in Dispatcher ? , I've had some luck so far with this, but I occasionally get "unexpected" behaviour when I want it to do something in a way? that it's clearly not designed to!? I'm sure it's possible, just a matter finding the right way of going about it. I'm starting again from scratch with a new layout and hope to design it with JMRI in mind at the outset rather than trying to shoe-horn it in later.
So far, the path logic looks good and I have SML all working correctly (simulated). This is the layout

/g/jmriusers/files/ProblemsBeingWorkedOn/SteveLAlternativeSectionsInTransits
Thanks

Steve



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Steve 009 in UK