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Layout Editor displaying block contents #blockvalues

 

I¡¯ve got what seems like a beginner¡¯s Layout Editor question, but I¡¯ve never run across this before: How best to display block contents on a Layout Editor Panel?

There seem to be (at least) two methods in use:

A) Place a Block Contents Label on the panel

B) Attach a Memory to the Block via the Edit Block window, then place a Memory Icon on the panel

Solution (A) seems the most straightforward to me. It¡¯s the one recommended in the documentation. But I¡¯ve been given some panels to work on that use (B).

Is there a reason to prefer one approach or the other? Is something else recommended now?

Thanks in advance.

Bob

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Bob Jacobsen
rgj1927@...
 

Bob,

The block contents label was introduced with JMRI 3.6. Prior to that the memory label approach was required. The help pages were updated later.

The block contents label has some quirks that make it hard to configure. A recent PR resolves those issues.

Solution A is the recommended approach since the data comes directly from the source.

Dave Sand

----- Original message -----
From: "Bob Jacobsen via groups.io" <rgj1927@...>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [jmriusers] Layout Editor displaying block contents
Date: Saturday, May 03, 2025 6:37 AM

I¡¯ve got what seems like a beginner¡¯s Layout Editor question, but I¡¯ve never run across this before: How best to display block contents on a Layout Editor Panel?

There seem to be (at least) two methods in use:

A) Place a Block Contents Label on the panel

B) Attach a Memory to the Block via the Edit Block window, then place a Memory Icon on the panel

Solution (A) seems the most straightforward to me. It¡¯s the one recommended in the documentation. But I¡¯ve been given some panels to work on that use (B).

Is there a reason to prefer one approach or the other? Is something else recommended now?

Thanks in advance.

Bob

¡ª
Bob Jacobsen
rgj1927@...

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