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A way to tell from the map view if train stops are active if stop name consists solely of icons

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:56 pm
by Starbeamrainbowlabs
For my grid base, I've devised a train stop naming scheme based on the undocumented [item=item_name] syntax. Some of my train stops doesn't contain any text - only icons.

I've been developing my own train request system that involves in part dynamically enabling and disabling train stops with the circuit network. Unfortunately, I've discovered that there's no way to tell if a train stop is enabled or not in the map view if a train stop's name contains only icons. Here are a pair of images showing a disabled train stop with and without text:

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Perhaps a way of telling whether a train stop whose name contains only icons is enabled or not on could be implemented? i'd really like a quick overview of which train stops are active.

Re: A way to tell from the map view if train stops are active if stop name consists solely of icons

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:42 pm
by eradicator
Hm..like making the inner white circle of the station marker red too?

Workaround: encase your symbols in [] brakets, or start the stop names with some unsuspicious symbol like @.

Re: A way to tell from the map view if train stops are active if stop name consists solely of icons

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:59 pm
by Starbeamrainbowlabs
eradicator wrote:
Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:42 pm
Hm..like making the inner white circle of the station marker red too?

Workaround: encase your symbols in [] brakets, or start the stop names with some unsuspicious symbol like @.
Yeah, that would be perfect! I think it would really aid readability at a glance.

That's a good idea for a workaround. Certainly not ideal, but it'll have to do for now.