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Merge pull request #1085 from cjakeman/manual-updates
updates key commands for Train Operations window and also Daylight Offset
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Source/Documentation/Manual/driving.rst

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.. _driving-train-operations:
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F9 Train Operations Monitor
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Ctrl-Alt-F9 Train Operations Monitor
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The Open Rails Train Operations window is similar in function to the F9
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window in MSTS, but includes additional features to control the air brake
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Ctrl-Alt-F9 Train Operations Monitor
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F9 Train Car Operations Monitor
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This Open Rails Train Operations window has a vertical view of the entire train:
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This Train Operations window provides a vertical view of the entire train:
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.. image:: images/TrainCarOperations-01.png
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This window shows the whole train in vertical mode. Any car can be selected by clicking on the Car ID.
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Two arrows will then appear pointing to the selected car.
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By clicking on the selected CarId the "Train Operations Viewer" window will be displayed:
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By clicking on the selected Car Id the "Train Operations Viewer" window will be displayed:
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.. image:: images/TrainOperationsViewer-02.png
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From the "Train Operations Viewer" window, we can set all the available systems, as in the “Car Operation menu”:
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From the "Train Operations Viewer" window, we can set all the available systems, as in the “Car Operation Menu”:
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- FrontBrakeHose
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After a change in the braking system that keeps the train stopped, the CarID changes to a cyan colour.
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After a change in the braking system that keeps the train stopped, the Car ID changes to a cyan colour.
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In this way, it is easy for the user, to find out which car is stopping the train.
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A click on the right arrow hides all non-system brake symbols, inside the "Train Car Operations" window:
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While the "Train Operations Viewer" window is visible, we can modify the "Train Car Operations" window,
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but if we open the "Train Operations" window <F9> and click on any CarID, the "Car Operation Menu" will
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appear and it will point to the previously selected CarID in the "Train Operations Viewer" window.
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but if we open the "Train Operations" window <Alt+Shift+F9> and click on any Car ID, the "Car Operation Menu" will
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appear and it will point to the Car ID which was previously selected in the "Train Operations Viewer" window.
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The "Car Operations Menu" is updated from the "Train Operations Viewer" window.
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A click on the CarID in the “Train Operations Viewer” will close the window.
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A click on the Car ID in the “Train Operations Viewer” will close the window.
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If the train is very long and not all the cars are displayed in the "Train Car Operations" window, we can scroll by clicking on the white down arrow (vertical scroll bar) at the bottom right.
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Once the required car has been selected, it will remain visible on the last row:
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The adjustment for "Daylight offset (hrs)" is provided for convenience to advance the sun as it moves
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An adjustment for "Daylight offset (hrs)" is provided for convenience to advance the sun as it moves
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across the sky so that night time trains can be more easily observed in daylight.
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Use ``<Alt+Shift+=>`` to increase the offset and ``<Alt+Shift+->`` to decrease it.
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Additional Train Operation Commands
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Source/Documentation/Manual/physics.rst

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``ORTSBrakeShoeType`` - this defines a number of different brake shoe types and curves. To provide a more realistic representation of the braking force the default CoF curves are 2D, ie
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they are impacted by both the speed and Brake Shoe Force. Typically ``ORTSBrakeShoeType`` will have one of the following keywords included -
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``Cast_Iron_P6`` - older cast iron brake shoes, 2D as above, ``Cast_Iron_P10`` - newer cast iron brake shoes with increased phosphorous, 2D as above, ``Hi_Friction_Composite``
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``Cast_Iron_P6`` - older cast iron brake shoes, 2D as above, ``Cast_Iron_P10`` - newer cast iron brake shoes with increased phosphorous, 2D as above, ``High_Friction_Composite``
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- high friction composite shoe, 2D as above, ``Disc_Pads`` - brakes with disc pads, 2D as above, ``User_Defined`` - is a user defined curve
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using the ORTSBrakeShoeFriction parameter, 1D (ie, speed only, see above section for the parameter format).
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Source/Documentation/Manual/software-platform.rst

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- The Train Car Operations page has the same functionality as the :ref:`Ctrl-Alt-F9 Train Operations Monitor <train-operations-monitor>`.
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- The Train Car Operations page has the same functionality as the :ref:`F9 Train Operations Monitor <train-operations-monitor>`.
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Advantage of having this windows as a web page is that it can be shown outside the Open Rails main window.
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Even on another display like for instance a tablet. It has more or less the same functionality, more details
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to be found :ref:`here <train-operations-monitor>`.

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