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# D.3 Version 4.0.3

Internationalization

Internationalization or the ability to localize XTrackCAD for use with various languages was adopted during this version upgrade. XTrackCAD is now available with balloon help and daily tips written in US English, Finnish and German. The XTrackCAD development team welcomes anyone who wishes to volunteer with translation of various support files. Let them know by submitting an offer to assist to the XTrackCAD Feature Tracker located at the XTrackCAD Fork Project Site or the XTrackCAD Wikka Wish List located at the XTrackCAD Wiki: WishList.

Minor Fixes and Enhancements

- Thanks to Martin Fischer, the Button Bar has a much cleaner and sharper look.

- Several selections within various Option Menus (Layout, Display, Command and Preferences) have been re-arranged. In some case the order or grouping of menu items changed. In other cases menu items were move to a different menu; still within the sub-set of Option Menus. Our hope is that we've made it easier to locate parameter settings that in past were difficult to locate.

- An new option that allows XTrackCAD to automatically re-open the last layout file has been added to the Options>Preferences menu. For detail refer to the ‘On Program Startup’ item found in Section 2.10.7.

- Significant updates were made to the Atlas N and HO scale parameter files. Diesel engine and freight car information is now contained in four separate parameter files; Atlas HO Scale Cars (atlascho.xtp), Atlas HO Scale Diesel Engines (atlaseho.xtp), Atlas N Scale Cars (atlascn.xtp) and Atlas N Scale Diesel Engines (atlasen.xtp).

- Twenty-one prototypes were added to the American Prototype parameter file (protoam.xtp). The additional prototypes are;

  - Diesel Engines
    - Dash 8-32BWH, Dash 8-40B, Dash 8-40BW, Dash 8-40C
    - FP7A
    - H15-44, H16-44, H15/16-44
    - RS4/5
    - RSD12
    - S1, S2, S3, S4
    - SD35, SDP35

  - Freight Cars
    - Caboose, NE-6
    - Flat, 42'
    - Tank, 55' and Tank, 65'
    - Reefer, 36'

- XTrackCAD users reported difficulty when attempting to activate grid lines in version 4.02. The problem was noticeable only on new installations. A default grid size of zero was found to be the cause of the problem. The default grid size has been changed to 1 thus eliminating the problem.

- A small bug preventing Zooms of less than 1:1 (Refer to Section 2.12.4 for detail.) was accidentally introduced in version 4.0.1. This problem has been corrected in version 4.0.3.

- When new scale definitions were added to XTrkCad 4.0.2, a small bug broke the file format for some scales (eg., N UK). This problem has been corrected in version 4.0.3.

- Some users of the Linux based application reported the Sticky Commands menu would exceed screen length. Spacing between Sticky Commands options has been improved in order to prevent this problem.

- We've no idea when certain demo's broke however thanks to the work of Mikko Nissinen, many broken demos are now fixed.

Name Change

With release of this version of XTrackCAD there's been a subtle change in the spelling and punctuation of the applications name. From this version forward, the application will be know as XTrackCAD. Please note the spelling and capitalization of the name.

Why was the name changed? This release gives XTrackCAD developers an opportunity to included a much sought after feature; Internationalization (Through i18n). On the surface this doesn't sound that big however having the ability to internationalize or localize the product has great advantages for all users. Not only is there great potential for the application to become available to a larger audience, our hope it that the developer pool will expand which should result in more features being added to the application.