Possible to enter session rules with programmer's editor?

[hkoster1]

Dear Trainzers,


Is there a way to enter session rules in a programmer's editor (like
ViM) using the keyboard?


I'm asking, because I get very tired (literally: shoulders, neck, wrist)
entering them in Surveyor with the mouse or trackpad. Many of the rules
I need are also repetitive, like Check Trackside at various locations,
for which copy and paste in an editor would speed things up.


Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[shaneturner12]

Not that I'm aware of, although if it's the exact same each time, look into creating a schedule library then use Copy Commands From.

Shane

 

[hkoster1]

Thank you Shane. Those repeated command sections differ only as to triggers, junctions or signals -- so it would seem that some sort of template would be handy. Is that what a schedule library provides (once made)?

Henk

 

[Pendolino]

If you use TS12+SP1 or later versions, you can right-click on a rule and copy-and-paste it (and its child rules). Of course, you will have to change the parameters of the copied rules, but in my opinion this is a very handy addition for session creators.

 

[hkoster1]

Thank you Carlo, that seems to be what I was looking for. I'm using mostly TS2 for Mac (avoiding Win 8.1 as much as possible), but there isn't much difference in running Surveyor between TS12+SP1 and TS2 for Mac.

 

[RoysTrainz]

Henk,

i think i told you when I tried the session rules change stuff and i did use copy paste everywhere i thought you used that too! Small world.
Yes copy paste speeds up things a lot and much less cumbersome typing en editing.

Roy

 

[hkoster1]

Still learning new tricks every day...