... to an answer to your question- it is not the best/ perfect/ complete solution- but I hope it might be a starter for 10. I have had a go at coming up with what I think would address my concerns about interface and data entry and I have chosen as an example a plain turnout. My thinking is that as soon as you insert a new new turnout in plain track, or by (say) right clicking when the control is a turnout a dialogue box like this would open:- 1129_151121_550000000.jpg My thinking is that this would be a modeless dialogue- it would stay open and on top, until the user closed it and I envisage the displayed data (like crossing angle) updating dynamically. Just to get the unpleasantness out of the way (so that we can then be friends again!) There are NO options in there to change colours/ reset font size/ choose a new font style...(all of which take up real estate) these are MY Colours and Fonts set system-wide ...