On Dec 29 2016 8:14 AM, Jim Craig wrote:
> replies are Inline below.
>
> On 12/29/2016 8:52 AM, EBo wrote:
>> I will also inline as below...
>>
>> On Dec 29 2016 6:42 AM, Jim Craig wrote:
>>> See my replies below inline.
>>>
>>> On 12/28/2016 7:59 PM, Chris Morley wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> When I entered a value the cursor moves down to the next tool 
>>>> rather
>>>> then the next axis of the same tool.
>>>>
>>>> I would think this is not what you wanted?
>>> This is what I wanted. It is the way most spreadsheets work. If the
>>> group does not like enter moving down then we can remove that
>>> functionality or put it in as optional. Then the programmer using 
>>> the
>>> widget would have to decide to use it or handle the option in their
>>> main application.
>> Would it be reasonable to set up a key/functionality map?  I am not
>> sure it would be worth it, but I can see places where we might want 
>> to
>> map a different key to a function or possibly map a macro.
>
> I am not sure about this. I am sure it is possible but would it be 
> worth it?

Agreed.  There may be some other code around to template this.  
Unfortunately I am away from home on an emergency and do not have ready 
access to my LinuxCNC systems.

>>>> If I hold down cursor up (or down) to get to the first or last 
>>>> tool,
>>>> it pauses at that tool, just as I would expect.
>>>>
>>>> But when I release the button it then moves again which is 
>>>> slightly
>>>> annoying.
>>> Well the function actually handles the key release event due to
>>> issues
>>> with using the key press event occurring before a value is 
>>> accepted.
>>> I
>>> am not sure why it is pausing at the first or last tool. I will 
>>> check
>>> on
>>> that. Good test! I did not do the hold key test in my testing.
>> Is there any way to either set up an automated test suite or 
>> possibly
>> just a list of these tests?  As a note, I *know* that automated GUI
>> testing is difficult (pre-Y2K I worked for a company that did 
>> exactly
>> this).  There are some open source testers that might work
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_GUI_testing_tools>, but 
>> I
>> have absolutely no experiences with any of them.
>
> I will look into this, but as with you I have no experience with 
> these.

Understand.  Since this is mostly a GUI interface, if you can then just 
add a file in with the source some place on a test/expect procedure then 
we can replicate by hand if/when needed.

   EBo --


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