Another Approach
IF you have a second monitor it could be used to separately display the MiniMap while you work on the route using the deluxe monitor. As an example, when using the various pathway management tools they ask for signal numbers, marker names, junction/switch IDs, etc. Yes you can easily switch to the MiniMap but you have that loss of focus which, for some, may be disconcerting. If all you have to do is quickly glance to one side to get the identifier of pathway point it is more "convenient".
I had an old TV which also had "monitor" capabilities. Plugged it in (HDMI) and adjusted it with the nVidia control panel. It is a 19 inch screen but that is adequate to see a portion of the MiniMap displayed route since you have to zoom in to be able to read the text. As I move the prescribed pathway along a route I can easily scroll/position the map on the second display.
BUT, there is one key point - you need to run a separate "instance" ( silicone valley jargon for another copy) of TRAINZ or TANE. Since you are not in the "race for FPS", but editing, there is little, if any, impact on that activity.
AND, it allows me to watch the Grand Prix of Monaco on the bigger screen while doing editing on the smaller during adverts.
IF you have a second monitor it could be used to separately display the MiniMap while you work on the route using the deluxe monitor. As an example, when using the various pathway management tools they ask for signal numbers, marker names, junction/switch IDs, etc. Yes you can easily switch to the MiniMap but you have that loss of focus which, for some, may be disconcerting. If all you have to do is quickly glance to one side to get the identifier of pathway point it is more "convenient".
I had an old TV which also had "monitor" capabilities. Plugged it in (HDMI) and adjusted it with the nVidia control panel. It is a 19 inch screen but that is adequate to see a portion of the MiniMap displayed route since you have to zoom in to be able to read the text. As I move the prescribed pathway along a route I can easily scroll/position the map on the second display.
BUT, there is one key point - you need to run a separate "instance" ( silicone valley jargon for another copy) of TRAINZ or TANE. Since you are not in the "race for FPS", but editing, there is little, if any, impact on that activity.
AND, it allows me to watch the Grand Prix of Monaco on the bigger screen while doing editing on the smaller during adverts.
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