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Advanced throttles

• The Throttle menu in JMRI
• The Throttle Window itself
• The Throttle Window menus
• The Throttle Window toolbar
• The Throttle Window controls
• The Throttles List Window
• The Throttles preferences pane
  

• The Media and Function label panels in DecoderPro
• Jynstruments
• How to build a Throttle oriented JMRI

Introduction

• What is this tool?
• How to use this guide

Getting Started

• Where to find it
  • The Main Menu
  • The Throttles Sub-Menu

Open and Configure

• Open a New Throttle
  • Throttle Structure
• Configure Throttle
  • Assign Address
  • Control Panel
    • Keyboard Control
    • Mouse Control
      • The Slider Bar
  • Acquiring a Loco
  • Function Panel

Advanced Configuration

• Function Panel
• Menu Options
  • View Panels
  • Edit Properties

Saving/Opening Layouts

• Saving a Layout
  • Save Multiple Throttles
• Open/Load a Layout
  • Merging Throttles
• Close Throttle Window

Tools menu throttle entry

New throttle:

Create a new throttle window with one empty and available throttle inside.

Save throttle layout:

Save curent throttles windows layout, inner throttles as well, and throttle list window properties.

Load throttle layout:

Load a throttles windows layout, as defined above.
Will also load throttles layout from previous versions of JMRI. (<2.7.9)

Save as default throttle layout:

Save curent throttle layout as <JMRI Preferences folder>/throttleJMRI_ThrottlePreference.xml

Load default throttle layout:

Load <JMRI Preferences folder>/throttleJMRI_ThrottlePreference.xml if it exists.

Merging Throttle Windows

Throttle layout files can consist of a single throttle window (to control a single locomotive or consist address), or it can contain multiple throttle windows. In either case, when opening a throttle layout file, the program will check to see if any existing active throttle windows are already open. If none are found, then the file is opened just like a simple layout opening (explained above).

Figure 4-5: Merge Dialog Box

However, when one or more throttle windows are discovered already open on the screen, the program will open up a dialog box as shown in figure 4-5 on the right.

• Merge — leaves the currently active open throttle windows in place and opens the throttle(s) contained in the layout file being opened.
  
• Replace — closes down the currently active open throttle window(s) and opens up the throttle window(s) established in the saved layout file.
  
• Cancel — cancels the "open" request and closes down this dialog window.

Note: Do not confuse the action that is occurring here with any attempts to overwrite your saved throttle layout files. The above actions have no effect on the actual saved throttle layout files themselves. The only "merging" and "replacing" that occurs is simply on your screen.

Throttles preferences:

Open the throttles preferences pane.

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