changing modes

so i have some buttons on my custom screen that run mdi commands when pressed, then it stays in mdi mode. How can i switch it back to manual or auto after the movement so the jog buttons will work again.

Post your files and i can help you sort it out.

i've tried some searches on google and on here , cant seem to find a working answer. the closest i've got is adding this code to the handler file and calling it right after the mdi movement

self.command.mode( linuxcnc.MODE_MANUAL )
self.command.wait_complete()

but i just get tracebacks saying command is not valid

Files?

not sure what files you want but heres the handler file and the error im getting when trying the above method found searching this forum

Change this:
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an alternative:
The code looks weird because gscreen has the reference to linuxcnc command a couple layers deep.
If you import linuxcnc in the handler file, you could use the more familiar coding.

Chris

Also to facilitate faster help this info is helpful as a start:
What version of linuxcnc
What Screen or screen building toolkit you are using.
What you expected to happen
What actually happened.
An exact description of the error message.
the relevant config files - usually easiest to zip up all of them and post that - unless you are very sure where the error lies.
In this case the error message and the handler file was all the info that was needed,

gscreen takes some time to get the hang of and it is a little hard to follow where the answers are.
In the future QtVCP is an improvement.

Chris

If you are wondering where I got this:
You can look here for other functions
github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/2.7/sr...een/emc_interface.py

Chris