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topic: 2081Track background in diagram-mode
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posted: 15 Oct 2012 10:52

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Martin Wynne
 
West Of The Severn - United Kingdom

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click member name to view archived imagesview images in gallery view images as slides 		I have added a new track background feature in the next update. :)

This applies only to output in diagram-mode, and is intended primarily for use on the sketchboard. The idea is to display a coloured band behind the track outlines, to represent the area inside the railway fence:

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This feature is optional, and off by default:

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For the wider areas between the tracks in goods yards etc., as above, the space can be filled by adding a rectangle or freehand patch of the same colour, and there is a new button to match the colour: 

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Another method to create a blank area of the colour would be to create a dummy centre-line-only template.

This feature is also available for exported image files, so the settings are in the output menu. These new settings are included in your program preferences:

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There are other new features for exported files -- the background colour can be set for bitmap images, and the PDF page size can be set to the trim margins:

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• Note that the coloured track background is not available in detail-mode, or in exported PDF files* or on printed output*. For construction templates it would use far too much ink, and risk cockling the paper.

*except in PDF files exported from the sketchboard and on printed sketchboard pages.

regards,

Martin.


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