[Csantucci]

In ORNYMG 114 various small improvements have been added.
- The load now is related to tractive force and dynamic brake force; if the train is braking, the load is shown in yellow colour
- the background of the DP screen page is now transparent
- The UoM of the load can be defined in the .cvf control block, as in following example:

		ScreenDisplay (
            Type ( ORTS_DISTRIBUTED_POWER SCREEN_DISPLAY )
            Position (  164.4 286.5 136 52 )
	    Parameters (
                FullTable True
		LoadUnits KILO_LBS
	     )
            Units ( KM_PER_HOUR )
	    ORTSDisplay ( 1 )
	    ORTSScreenPage ( "2300-0" )
        )

Accepted LoadUnits are LBS, KILO_LBS, NEWTONS, KILO_NEWTONS and AMPS. If no LoadUnits entry is present in the .cvf control block, AMPS is used in metric systems, and KILO_LBS in non-metric systems. Also the Train DPU window (Shift-F9) uses the two latter UoMs.
- The Flow info has been removed, as it is not yet available in OR
- A scaling problem has been corrected.

All of this is foreseen to be added also to the Unstable release.


See the screenshot here below

[Borislav]

This is excellent!

On a different note. Is anyone experiencing problems with screenshots in ORTS? A lot of times when I create a screenshot the picture file cannot be opened. This has been going on for a while now, but the most recent versions seem to be affected more than before. I took me 4 times to create this screenshot.

https://i.imgur.com/bno8AkV.png

[Weter]

I use Shift+PrntScrn and then, paste information to graphic editor to crop and resize it, then save to some format.
But Pause key works not every time.

[akioyamamura]

Thank you Carlo, works great here, It's exactly how it works in real life.
The only point is that I would remove the Amps suffix to be more authentic, since we mainly use AC locomotives here. But if you understand that isn't a good choice, it's ok. The main idea is represented.
It keeps not working on 3d cabs?

[Csantucci]

 akioyamamura, on 09 January 2022 - 08:18 AM, said:

...
It keeps not working on 3d cabs?

My brain is thinking at it in background :). Maybe sooner or later a viable solution will come.

[ATW]

Great progress thank you Carlos.

Is it me or is the BC different on the leader in regular display vs DPU display?

[Csantucci]

Everything is now available also in Unstable release U2022.01.10-0937.
ATW, I see same BC data in F5 window, Shift-F9 window and in DP screen display.

[ATW]

Looking at Borislav post above I see two differences especially when independent brake cylinder is applied.

[Borislav]

 ATW, on 10 January 2022 - 02:28 AM, said:

Looking at Borislav post above I see two differences especially when independent brake cylinder is applied.

I hadn't noticed it myself until you mentioned it. I just did some testing and it appears that the BC value on DPU screen only changes when I apply/release the Automatic Brake. Moving the Independent Brake lever only affects the BC value on the Right (Main) Computer Screen.

[railguy]

About the screenshot issue--I've noticed it, too. OR saves a screenshot as a .png file, but it contains some artifact that won't let Photoshop open it. Oddly, the screenshot will open in Paint and if you save it as a .jpg file from Paint, Photoshop will open that file without issue.

Like many of us, I'm sure, I'm anxiously awaiting Borislav's release of his excellent ES-44 cab with all the DP screens available. I've yet to successfully try the "alpha" version, but I may try that again when I have a little extra time.