step/continuous from keyboard

Hi folks,

Does anybody know if there is a way that I could toggle between step and continuous jog from my keyboard?

I find using an mpg and having to switch axis / step size is a bit cumbersome and almost alway use a combination of jog keys and mpg wheel to navigate around the part. I would really like to add keys for zero axis and divide by 2 as well, maybe there is a way to import keystrokes into hal and interpret them there?

Any help would be greatly appreciated ...

Cheers

Ian

I have all those written as xdotools shortcuts. I'll have them up on my site in a week or so.

I'd like that, please post a link when you're ready..

Thank you!

You can get started w/o my article.

Figure out how to install xdotools, then read the guides on how to use it.

Write a script that mousemoves and clicks and types and bind it to a shortcut via the built in Linux tool Keyboard Shortcuts.

I'll take a look!...

You can create Hotkeys in PathPilot to do that function. I have it programed as ALT_F12. PathPilot does have a few hotkeys already created but not that one.

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