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# 2.10.3 Display Dialog

The Display dialog is invoked from the Options (Section 2.10) menu

The Display dialog contains items which control the display of objects on the Main window.

  Auto Pan - if enabled, dragging near the edge of the Main Canvas (Section 3.1) will cause the canvas to move to follow the mouse.

  Car Labels - controls the grouping and display of Cars on the Hot Bar (Section 2.7) during the Train (Section 2.9.8) command. This can be a combination of Prototype, Manufacturer, Part Number and Item.

  Color Tracks - when set to layers, tracks are drawn with color of the layer (Section 2.9.5) they belong to and not the normal track color. This can be disabled in the Layer dialog for each Layer by unchecking the Use Color checkbox.

  Color Draws - when set to layers, non-tracks (lines, table edges and structures) are drawn with color of the layer (Section 2.9.5) they belong to rather than based on thier own object setting. This can be disabled in the Layer dialog for each Layer by unchecking the Use Color checkbox.

  Constrain Drawing Area to Room Boundaries - when Zooming and moving the Main Canvas (Section 3.1) may show areas beyond the boundaries of the room. Setting this option constrains the Main Canvas to minimize these areas (the grey area).

  Dont Hide System Cursor - when XTrackCAD substitutes a specialized cursor to show actions that will occur (or are occuring) it will normallly hide the System Cursor. This option suppresses this behaviour and leaves the system cursor in place.

  Draw EndPts - when to draw endpoints between connected track: never, only for turnouts or for all tracks.

  Draw Unconnected EndPts - how to draw unconnected endpoints; normally, with a thick line or with a thick line in the exception color.

  Draw Ties - how to draw ties under the rails when the drawing Scale is smaller than half of the Two Rail Scale. Note that Section 2.4.7 can be used to hide ties for selected tracks.

  Draw Centers - enable or disable drawing of center markings (ie. crosshairs) for curved track.

  Draw Tunnel - how to draw hidden tracks (Section 2.4.5), either not at all, as dashed lines or as normal solid lines (which might be faster).

  Hide Trains On Hidden Track - controls whether trains (Section 2.9.8) on invisible layers (Section 2.9.5) or hidden tracks (Section 2.4.5) (if hidden tracks are not drawn) are displayed.

  Hot Bar Labels - controls the format of titles for objects on the Hot Bar (Section 2.7).

  Label Enable - individual control over whether to display various types of labels. You may want to turn some of these off if your layout is too cluttered.

  - Cars - Reporting mark labels on cars - the content shown on the Cars label is either the Repmarks (if the Rep Number is set), or the car index number (with a "#" before it). See the Car Part dialog Section 2.9.1.2.
  - EndPt Elevations - Elevation markers attached to endpoints.
  - Lengths - Length of flex-track attached to ends of turnouts all the way to the next turnout.
  - Track Descriptions - Title of each turnout and sectional track, optional details of each piece of Flexible Track. These can be shown or hidden using the Move Description Section 2.2.10 command.
  - Track Elevations - Computed elevations at the center of each track.

  Label Font Size - controls font size for Labels on layout.

  Layout Labels - controls the format of titles for Turnouts and Structures displayed on the Layout.

  Label Scale - the program will draw labels only when the drawing Scale is smaller or equal to this value.

  List Labels - controls the format of titles for turnouts and structures displayed in lists (such as the Parts List (Section 2.9.6)).

  Live Map - if checked then the Main Window (Section 3.1) will be updated as you drag on the Map Window (Section 3.2.2). Note that this can be slow.

  Map Scale - scale of the Map (Section 3.2.2) window. Increase this value to make the Map window smaller when working with large layouts. Note: you cannot make the Map window larger than the screen.

  Train Update Delay - number of milliseconds between updates in the Train Simulation (Section 2.9.8) mode. A lower value will generate a smoother display but reduces system responsiveness.

  Two Rail Scale - draw tracks using two lines when the drawing Scale is smaller than this value.