Gscreen - a GTK / Glade / Python based screen

Oh cool! I think you'll like the touch screen.

I'd be interested on your comments for Gscreen with a touchscreen on an actual machine (careful though still pre-release)

I have just recently started using it with my little sherline test mill.
A few annoyances to tackle...
One big one is tooledit doesn't work after you load a program. the work around is to use gedit.

If i could understand TCL I would try to fix the tooledit script ( it is looking for something from AXIS)

I will probably have to build a new one which may make a good gladeVCP widget anyways

Chris M

command.load_tool)table() only tells linuxcnc to update its inntenal tooltable to whatever the file says.
This is what you must call if you use a regular text editor, because linuxcnc will not know when you finish editting otherwise.
the tooledit program automatically tells linuxcnc to update - I think.

on the preference page there is a quit button or if not in full screen the normal x button will close gscreen.

I set the current user system with a MDI command connected to a button ( it toggles thru them all)
not sure how AXIS does it beyond it uses a MDI command too.

I thought it might be handy to have the table independent from the main screen but maybe it doesn't matter.
I have not used a tool table so I have no opinion. Either way i need to build one for glade.
I kinda think there are rules about when it can update the table (eg you can't in the middle of a running file) ...

Chris M

press the + or - buttons (when is user system change mode) changes the user system.

I'm working on a tooledit table widget for gladevcp... pics to come

sample pic: