PYVCP - SCALE Widget - Set Initial value

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16 Aug 2015 13:25 - 16 Aug 2015 13:31 #61425 by Askjerry
I've created some really nice panels now... I usually include a SCALE widget to control the jog feed rate.

Typically this scale will go from 1 to 60... depending on the machine... and as such, will initially come up as 1. I always forget that... and click a jog button... then wonder why the machine "didn't move"... but it did... just VERY slowly. So I wanted it to start up faster than that.... a different initial value.

Here is the typical code I use...
<vbox>
<relief>RAISED</relief>
<bd>2</bd>
<label>
<text>"Jog Speed"</text>
<font>("Helvetica",10)</font>
</label>
<scale>
<font>("Helvetica",10)</font>
<halpin>"jog-speed"</halpin>
<orient>HORIZONTAL</orient>
<resolution>1</resolution>
<min_>1</min_>
<max_>60</max_>
</scale>
</vbox>

I wanted it to start off initially as 15 instead of 1... so I looked at the SPINBOX widget which has
<initval>15</initval>
So I decided to give it a try... the PYVCP document didn't say anything about it... but I figured it would probably work. ;)

It works!
(Just wanted to pass that info along to someone else who might need it.)

Here is the code I used if you want to tinker with it...
<vbox>
<relief>RAISED</relief>
<bd>2</bd>
<label>
<text>"Jog Speed"</text>
<font>("Helvetica",10)</font>
</label>
<scale>
<font>("Helvetica",10)</font>
<halpin>"jog-speed"</halpin>
<orient>HORIZONTAL</orient>
<resolution>1</resolution>
<initval>15</initval>
<min_>1</min_>
<max_>60</max_>
</scale>
</vbox>

Jerry B)
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Last edit: 16 Aug 2015 13:31 by Askjerry. Reason: Clarity / Add Link

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16 Aug 2015 19:00 #61431 by BigJohnT
I looked in the manual and initval is indeed in the scale description.

JT
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16 Aug 2015 20:35 #61440 by Askjerry
I just looked again... you are right... I must have missed it.
(2:00am programming caught up with me I guess.)

Thanks,
Jerry

Shall I delete this post?

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16 Aug 2015 22:02 #61442 by BigJohnT
That's up to you, if you edit the original post to just explain what you did it would be informative to others that search the forum.

JT

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16 Aug 2015 22:25 #61447 by Askjerry
I'll leave it... you are correct... it could help another coffee deprived programmer...

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