Screen Default [RM start-up option??]

[Chrissaf]

I have e-link with Pro pack and would like to set the start up default to full screen track plan,

i.e. top menu and bottom logo hidden.

Currently this is a manual function, but is this an option that can be added to the .ini file?

Appreciate any help, thanks

Martin

[Chrissaf]

There is nothing in the documented RM manual that indicates that this is possible. There are two lines in the manual that are relevant to your question - see extract below.

 

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The top highlight is the only reference to an option relating to the startup screen within Propack. The second highlight states that there are further undocumented optional features.

 

Now it may be that your requirement is possibly an 'undocumented feature'.

 

I suggest your best approach is to ask your question directly to HRMS [support@rail-master.com] and then report back their reply for the benefit of other forum members.

[Padders]

Thanks Chris, will do.

[96RAF]

I assume you have tried the obvious of setting to margins to hidden manually then closing RM to see if it saves and remembers the setting for next relaunch.

[Padders]

I assume you have tried the obvious of setting to margins to hidden manually then closing RM to see if it saves and remembers the setting for next relaunch.

Yes. I did, it reverts to normal screen on re-start so is not a parameter that's stored

[Padders]

Hi Chris/RAF

I've had feedback from RM support team -

"Dear Martin We will add this function to the INI file, as it sounds like a good idea. Regards

RailMaster Support"

Meanwhile I have asked if I can do this manually by adding the appropraite text to the .ini file, awaiting response.

 

[RDS]

@Padders

If the feature is not currently available in RM, then it would not matter if you were able to enter even the correct words in the .ini file, because RM has not (yet) been programmed to look for that feature.

[96RAF]

You can’t do it on an iPad but I was wondering if on a PC having set the top and bottom margins you then right clicked to view the associated source code from the context menu and transcribed that variable trigger phrase into the ini file - say the variable was set.margin.out=1. That obviously isn’t the correct code but it should be something like that.

 

RDS says the RM hasn’t been programmed yet to respond to the ini file, but it does responds to the set margin action on screen so it may be possible to invoke that from the ini file. If RM couldn’t find the phrase it obviously couldn’t action it. Any C+ programmers out there who could comment if I am on the right track or talking cobblers.

 

If trying this at home take a backup of your ini file before adding lines as above.

[Chrissaf]

Rob, I may be wrong, but are you not thinking of the 'right click, view source code' option that you have with a browser. I don't think that RM being an application has the same feature. But I'll be honest ... I haven't fired up RM to try it.

[96RAF]

That’s it Chris.

I have used it on the forum pages code to try to find how easy it should be to hide the blue button.

I haven’t tried it in RM either but possible its available.