Gscreen - a GTK / Glade / Python based screen

Ok I pushed the mode button text and raised the entry widget to 10000 and the preference spinbox to 10000

The mode button is much better as I don't have to look elsewhere to determine what mode I'm in. I look at the button, then press it, then get instant feedback on the new mode

What does the Spindle button do? I can't seem to figure out what it is doing...

John

spindle button (in manual mode) allows you to select a direction and speed. using the fwd/rev buttons then the +- keys
After you pick a direction you can also directly enter the speed you want by entering it in the entry widget and pressing set-RPM

The vertical side buttons are fairly generic - by selecting an axis or spindle allows you to do specific things with the +- buttons for instance

In the other modes (MDI and Auto) I should de-sensitize the spindle button I guess.

Chris

Hi Chris,

the changes are looking good. I am frantically wiring things up so I can use this for real.

This is what the unmodified Gscreen displayed like



You can see the "G Codes Active" make a long line that pushes the right hand side of the screen out of view.

What I changed was the "width in characters" of that box. probably not the correct way of fixing it but it worked



Maybe I have something else set wrong if no one else is having these problems. I am using metric units if that makes a difference.
Thanks for the ongoing efforts.

Jayson.

If you set the width to -1 it will float with the screen size. That is one of the annoying things about Glade and Gtk.

John

cmorley wrote: spindle button (in manual mode) allows you to select a direction and speed. using the fwd/rev buttons then the +- keys
After you pick a direction you can also directly enter the speed you want by entering it in the entry widget and pressing set-RPM

The vertical side buttons are fairly generic - by selecting an axis or spindle allows you to do specific things with the +- buttons for instance

In the other modes (MDI and Auto) I should de-sensitize the spindle button I guess.

Chris

So if you changed the spindle button to the rpm button you would not need the link to the +- keys... just thinking out loud. It is somewhat confusing when buttons are multi-function to me. I understand the need to conserve on real estate on a touch screen.

John