Is there a way to print a message to AXIS?

Interesting.....As stated earlier:

1. I put my files (stopmessage.png and M112) in the following directory: /home/dave/emc2/nc_files.
2. My M112 files is this:
#!/bin/bash
eog /home/dave/emc2/nc_files/stopmessage.png
exit 0
3. I put "M112" in my .ngc program


Not sure how to make the M112 file executable. When I checked the files properties under Permissions, the check box is checked as being an executable.

Got it working!!

You were correct in that I had created the M112 file in Windows, but when I used Gedit to open (on my computer running Ubuntu) it opened and looked just the same as if I opened it with Windows.

I re-created it with Gedit and was able to display my message both in MDI and calling it from my Gcode. I had no doubt that it would be something very simple, but I had no way of knowing. This has/had been my first attempt to do anything like this.

I appreciate everyone sticking with me until I figured it out!!

Dave

I'm going to push my luck, now.

Is there a SIMPLE way of closing the message window by using the 'Enter' key instead of using the mouse and pressing 'x'?

Is there a SIMPLE way of closing the message window by using the 'Enter' key instead of using the mouse and pressing 'x'?

Alt F4

Using the enter key to close anything, assumes that there is a 'Close' button and that it has keyboard focus, neither of which pertain.

As I know nothing about programming (as obvious from all my posts on this subject), I don't think that it would be a good idea to try Python. I have looked through the documentation and really wish that I understood it more to give it a try. Would be really nice to be able to create custom panels. Maybe down the road.