disable dangerous keyboard jogging!

andypugh wrote:

Indeed.  And yet...

There is someone out there who thinks creating an iSaw app so we can operate chainsaws with our phones is a fine idea.

spumco wrote:

andypugh wrote:

Indeed.  And yet...

There is someone out there who thinks creating an iSaw app so we can operate chainsaws with our phones is a fine idea.

I was able to cut myself with a moving chainsaw blade without a phone (I don't think phones existed back then in 1980)..... I think they deserve full attention,  a two handed grip and no distractions much less a phone

spumco wrote:

If there's one addition to the LCNC manual which might be helpful... a simple statement (somewhere) that keyboard controls are managed by the GUI, and are frequently located in some python file... not in an obvious front end setting.  Otherwise, each GUI dev or team will have to manage how, if at all, to discuss/document keyboard controls.

This will be of no value to you with your machine types but this is what we have in QtPlasmaC.
linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/plasma/qtpl...a:keyboard-shortcuts

We also have fairly restrictive keyboard focus dependent on which widget has focus. e.g. if the edit widget is opened then all keystrokes go to the edit widget so that jogging is not possible while editing.

Thanks again Phil.

I'm not married to PB, Axis, or any other GUI at this point.  I may wind up cooking up my own GUI, based on qtvcp or qtpyvcp... in which case the QTPlasmaC scheme will likely be valuable/

A issue with touchscreens is that not everybody is able to use them safely. Give my wife a touch screen device such as a phone or ipad and by just putting a finger near the screen everything goes bananas!!

Trouble is it is a random problem and does not happen every time even on the same device.

Machine tools need to be safe.  My drives are on a separate power supply and are turned off at boot.  Once the control panel is loaded I then start the motor supply, and to date have never had a problem with this way of working.

I suppose having a separate control panel as the Hass and other commercial machines is another option but is expensive.
 Not everybody has unlimited funds available.

Using a mouse only to control the machine is inconvenient  and  as long as you are aware of any dangers a keypad or keyboard can be used safely.

But each individual needs to find the best solution for themselves.

John

 

How about changing jogging keyboard shortcut to ctrl + arrow? That might eliminate a lot of unwanted jogging.