Announcing MR SLAM Formatter version 1.04

I am excited that as of today, MR SLAM Formatter version 1.03 has been downloaded 99 times. That is amazing to me and I am thrilled that so many have taken time to download and give the program a try. I hope you are finding it useful. Based on feedback from users I have updated the program with new capabilities. I hope users will find the new version even more useful for formatting their JMRI created manifests and switch lists.

New Features in version 1.04

• The program now saves the state of the “Auto process files”, “open PDF after creation”, and “print PDF after creation” check boxes.
• As an optional way to execute MR SLAM Formatter, a Jython script that runs MR SLAM Formatter is now included in the download. The script may be run from the JMRI scripting window, attached to a button on PanelPro^TM, or set to run at PanelPro^TM startup.
• Time arrival/departure fields in manifests & switch lists are suppressed if all times in the csv file are 00:00.
• Train departure lines are now broken into 2 lines when in 2 column / page mode to better fit into the allotted space.
• At a user’s request, this version of MR SLAM Formatter will suppresses the “no work” comment on manifests if the location has a route location comment. This is to support passenger and other types of trains that need to stop at a location even when there are no locomotive or car movements.

Consult the manual for more details on these exciting new capabilities for MR SLAM Formatter.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug in 2 column mode if a train finished at the end of column 1 with insufficient space for the missing car report it errantly went to the next page instead of column 2 on the current page.
• Fixed a bug where the program would hang if the missing car report was larger than a single page. Now the program will handle a missing car report of any size properly.
• Fixed a bug where the text color for car movement lines was not displayed properly on the car preferences page.