Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-29 Thread gene heskett
On 2/29/24 04:05, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 17:14, gene heskett wrote: The Halshow "Watch" tab can be better for this. Sounds useful. is it covered by a manpage? https://linuxcnc.org/docs/stable/html/hal/tools.html#_halshow Bookmarked, thanks Andy. Cheers, Gene Heskett,

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-29 Thread gene heskett
On 2/29/24 04:03, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 21:29, gene heskett wrote: and I've copies of it in nc_files and in nc_files/subs, error msg claims EOF while searching for it. That isn't the most helpful message, it means that it hasn't found the subroutine in the current G-code

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-29 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 17:14, gene heskett wrote: > > The Halshow "Watch" tab can be better for this. > Sounds useful. is it covered by a manpage? https://linuxcnc.org/docs/stable/html/hal/tools.html#_halshow -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-29 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 21:29, gene heskett wrote: > and I've copies of it in nc_files and in nc_files/subs, error msg claims > EOF while searching for it. That isn't the most helpful message, it means that it hasn't found the subroutine in the current G-code file (and had got to the end of the

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On 2/28/24 16:27, gene heskett wrote: On 2/28/24 12:15, gene heskett wrote: On 2/28/24 08:02, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 11:59, gene heskett wrote: I often have as many as 8 open while developing code so I can see whats going on in real time and now I can't see things w/o

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On 2/28/24 12:15, gene heskett wrote: On 2/28/24 08:02, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 11:59, gene heskett wrote: I often have as many as 8 open while developing code so I can see whats going on in real time and now I can't see things w/o clicking on them, The Halshow "Watch" tab

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On 2/28/24 09:35, John Thornton wrote: I'm using Debian with the Mate desktop and I use the TraditionalOk theme. It's not perfect but better than the rest. I just went out and changed the apperannce theme several times with no noticable effect. buster yet, xfce4 desktop. Thanks John. JT

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On 2/28/24 08:02, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 11:59, gene heskett wrote: I often have as many as 8 open while developing code so I can see whats going on in real time and now I can't see things w/o clicking on them, The Halshow "Watch" tab can be better for this. You can build

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread John Thornton
I'm using Debian with the Mate desktop and I use the TraditionalOk theme. It's not perfect but better than the rest. JT On 2/28/2024 5:59 AM, gene heskett wrote: On 2/28/24 06:27, John Thornton wrote: That's probably the OS theme doing that. I ran into that with Debian a few years ago the

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 11:59, gene heskett wrote: > I often have as many as 8 open while developing code so I can see whats > going on in real time and now I can't see things w/o clicking on them, The Halshow "Watch" tab can be better for this. You can build a list, (and save the layout) and

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On 2/28/24 06:27, John Thornton wrote: That's probably the OS theme doing that. I ran into that with Debian a few years ago the theme updated then windows not in focus became very dim. It was so annoying I searched for a new theme that didn't do that. Do you recall which one fixed this?

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread gene heskett
On 2/28/24 05:03, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 01:14, gene heskett wrote: Some one since the last time I wrote some gcode on my g0704, has hooked the hal meter up to focus status I am not aware of any changes made to Halmeter recently. Chris has made some stylesheet changes to

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread John Thornton
That's probably the OS theme doing that. I ran into that with Debian a few years ago the theme updated then windows not in focus became very dim. It was so annoying I searched for a new theme that didn't do that. JT On 2/27/24 19:12, gene heskett wrote: Hey guys; Genuine show stopper here at

Re: [Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-28 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 01:14, gene heskett wrote: > Some one since the last time I wrote some gcode on my g0704, has hooked > the hal meter up to focus status I am not aware of any changes made to Halmeter recently. Chris has made some stylesheet changes to QtVCP but I wouldn't expect that to

[Emc-developers] got usability problem w/master

2024-02-27 Thread gene heskett
Hey guys; Genuine show stopper here at the Heskett den; Running an axis gui. linuxcnc master updated yesterday. Camera gone again. Has been gone for months. Minor, this project won't use it anyway. I've almost given up on ever having a dependable camera. Some one since the last time I wrote