Changing the openGL colors in the Axis GUI

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14 years 9 months ago #16426 by loboy
Hello,

Lately I have been hacking away at the "axis.py" and "axis.tcl" files trying to untangle and understand them a bit. I have successfully modified the interface, changing button sizes and fonts, etc.

I have dug deep into the "axis.py" file looking for a way to easily change the colors of the openGL plotter window. I have successfully used the file "axis_light_background" with the suggested xrdb merge technique.

However, this change is only temporary upon logging out and I am looking for a way to permanently make these changes. I also poked around some of the openGL code inside "axis.py". I still do not understand how the "axis_light_background" file is called, or where it should be located for a permanent change to the interface. I just do not understand the use of Togl, or how it is implemented.

Documentation on the source code of the Axis interface is near non-existent, and the comments in the code aren't very helpful. If someone could please enlighten me, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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14 years 9 months ago #16429 by cmorley
The authors of AXIS, Jeff Eppler and Chris Radek pretty much do not read the EMC forum.

So to get the best possible answer ask on the EMC IRC or dev mailist.

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14 years 9 months ago #16508 by KPA
Loboy,
I'd be interested in seeing a screen shot of your accomplishments. I've been tinkering along the sames lines, but not sure how much time I want to invest in unraveling Axis.

Jay

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14 years 9 months ago - 14 years 9 months ago #16754 by loboy
Hey Jay,

Here is a screenshot of my progress so far. I pretty much revamped everything...

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Still working on spacing out some things better, and trying to untangle the Notifications pop up box.
The buttons and text are much larger and easier to read. I removed some of the tabs as well, and I am going to implement the DRO differently.

I have been wanting to do this for a while, and I decided to dive way in.
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14 years 9 months ago #16764 by Rick G
Well that is neat new look.

Rick G

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14 years 9 months ago #16769 by BigJohnT
Neat! Gotta love open source software...

John

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