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posted: 18 Dec 2010 07:47 from: BruceNordstrand
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Hi all Something that has bugged me for a long time is the name on the printed templates. I started my planning journey with a file that contained the templates I wanted to use, lets call that file "the starter.box", when I had finished some work I saved all named templates in a another file called, for example, "my templates.box". Whenever I restart Templot it asks to restore my last templates which I say yes to. So far all is well with the world. However, I now decide to print the templates. Lo and behold, the name on all the printed turnouts is the original name, "the starter" not "my templates". Why is this and can I force it to be "my templates" instead, makes more sense to me that it prints the name of the file in which the templates reside, not where they originally came from.... I await a knowledgable soul to point me in the right direction..... Cheers Bruce |
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posted: 18 Dec 2010 07:59 from: Dave Summers
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Bruce This issue has been dealt with several times before. Setting a name for the .box file doesn't change the project title. To do that, see: topic 16 regards, Dave |
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posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:08 from: Martin Wynne
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Hi Bruce, Templot doesn't use the Windows Document Model so the file name is irrelevant. The templates comprising your track plan can be loaded into the storage box from several different files. To change the project name printed on the templates, on the storage box click the edit > box title... menu item. Alternatively you can click session > project title... on the program panel, which does the same thing. That's actually the very first menu item on the very first window you see when starting Templot.  If you want to change it, make sure you have loaded your templates first -- it's saved and restored from the .box file when you do reload (but not add from file). Setting a file name when saving has no effect on it. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:15 from: BruceNordstrand
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Thank you both, answers my question exactly. Still getting used to the little idiosyncrasies that go along with Templot |
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posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:43 from: Martin Wynne
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BruceNordstrand wrote: Still getting used to the little idiosyncrasies that go along with TemplotHi Bruce, It's not really an idiosyncrasy, it's logical. A file name is a symbol used in the file system, it's not the title of the contents. It can't be that because several characters are disallowed in file names. By default, Templot takes enough of the title to be identifiable, removes disallowed characters, and then adds the date and time to make the file name unique. I just wish other programs did the same thing. If you really do want to overwrite a previous file, you can easily do so in the file dialog. But everything remains under your control. regards, Martin. |
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posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:01 from: BruceNordstrand
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Martin Don't take this the wrong way.... Logical to you as you are the developer of the product, idiosyncratic to me as I am used to the Windows document model being a developer of 4GL windows apps and a user of some Microsoft products. What you have to remember is that to a majority of Templot users Templot is totally unique in the software world and what is does in all aspects is different to the world of Microsoft style products. You have said yourself that while Templot runs on Windows it is not in any way associated with the "normally used" application model proposed by Microsoft ("normal" being used VERY loosely!!). To be blatantly honest, I couldn't care less what Templot does under the hood, as long as it plans out my layouts like I want them it has done it's job. As for this naming thing, now I know where to change it I will use it in the future. Cheers Bruce |
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