Silver's Simple Site - Weblog - 2016 - March

Source: https://github.com/twpol/cz-plugin-input-keys

This plugin for ChatZilla lets you type most text formatting commands with keyboard shortcuts.

Shortcuts

• Control-B for bold
• Control-U for underline
• Control-K for color
• Control-O for reset (original)

Open Rails 1.1 has been released!

Download: http://openrails.org/download/program/

Manual: http://openrails.org/learn/manual-and-tutorials/

Summary:

• Refuelling from water troughs added
• Activity restricted speed zones added
• Switching control to another train (AI and static) added
• Auxiliary tender support added
• Blended dynamic brakes support added
• Improved sound cut-off distances
• Additional sound triggers added
• Multiple freight animations added
• Loading/unloading animations for freight animations added
• Join/split functionality with player and AI trains improved

Details:

• Code has been re-factored to ease future developments
• 3D cabs loaded by default when present
• Quick access to documentation from the menu
• Activity events can now dynamically change the weather
• AI trains can now get permission to pass signals at danger
• Super-elevation updated and harmonic-rocking improved
• Manual signalling mode can be engaged while moving
• Compressor information now shown in HUD
• Additional locomotive's brake status now shown in HUD
• Engine brakes extended to work with tender
• Keyboard commands for cutting off power and setting brakes off added
• EP brake partial release support added
• Brake pipe pressure propagation improved
• Bailoff on twin pipe airbrakes improved
• Engine and independent brakes improved
• 3D cab digital gauges improved
• Train lights condition for "service" improved
• Sound looping improved
• Stereo/mono cab sounds improved compatibility
• Gear cab view control added
• Projected speed cab view control added
• Friction braking cab view control improved
• Night-switching of cab view in tunnels improved
• "Variable1" in gearless diesels improved
• "Variable2" in electrics improved
• "Variable3" in diesels and electrics improved
• Multiplayer can now connect to domain names in addition to IPs
• Options to limit safe speed through curves, with penalties for breaches
• Options for improved weather visuals on supported systems
• Optimizated selection of track sounds
• Correction of faulty engine parameters added

Also:

• Activity event popup is larger and more responsive to lots of text
• Messages for AI trains improved
• Train Operations window updates at reversal points
• Signal lights reliability improved
• Save/Resume after train reversal improved
• Fuel consumption calculations improved
• Doors open correctly after reversal
• "Include" directive for content improved

Important notes:

• Open Rails develops features and bug fixes in public at http://launchpad.net/or
• Open Rails is distributed under the GNU GPL v3 free software license