Gscreen - a GTK / Glade / Python based screen

awallin

Gscreen (actually gladVCP) has a pop up calculator that doubles as a entry widget.
If using a mouse you double click the entry widget if using a touch screen (with the cusor hidden) touch it once.

I didn't build a keyboard widget but I beleive Ubuntu 12.04 has a 'ghosted' keyboard for touch screens built in.
I remember seeing this but have never inverstigated it.

Yes that MACH screen is not for me either, It's the reason I won't bother making it fully functional.
It was the concept of widgets over image that I was interested in. I'm not an artists but if someone comes up with a nice design I will atempt to make it fully functional.

Chris M

I use 'fixed window' on top of the toplevel window.

This is why you can't resize the screen without the widgets being in the wrong place.

To make this easier I might try building a custom wodget that allows one to load an image on it.
Then I,d have to play with the fixed window widget so the image showed thru....

It seems 'onboard' is a on-screen keyboard available in 10.04 possibly event default - I didn't add it but its there.

it is even embeddable into gladeVCP it seems....

I added a DRO widget to master so building DROs on a gladevcp panel or custom Gscreen skin is easier.

cmorley,

I work at MPM Inc. and want to install this GUI on our G&L 4 axis machine. We have just upgraded it to Linux 10.4 and LinuxCNC 2.5 realese. Do you have an install guide for you new GUI?

Gscreen is not available for the 2.5 release - it uses many development changes that are only in master branch.

Using master is of course more risky for hidden bugs.
I do not have an install guide. There are sample configs though.
While I would love feedback from people using Gscreen please understand it is still in development and could have Bugs or be frustrating to get to work seamlessly it has had limited real-word testing.

What types of override/mpg real buttons do you wish to use?
Are you using linuxcnc now? If so what screen are you using?

Chris M

Hey is this Stuart S's shop?

I feel much better if it is, you guys understand what your getting into.

I will do what I can to help integrate any short comings.
But again only available in master.

Chris M

We are curently runing Axis and Touchy on different machines. I started here in the maintence department in April so LinuxCNC is still new to me. My bigest problem with LinuxCNC is the operator interface. From an operator stand point both touchy and Axis fall short. I have been working with Stuart and Kim Kirwin on the updates and to get this machine running. I was looking into different GUI's and ran across your gscreen and read the 30pages of posts. So, I have decided that we should use gscreen on the G&L. What will it take to make it work on 2.5?