Thanks so much for your reply Ray, I found the Tcl site and found that I have Tcl installed by looking in my Synaptic Package Manager. I downloaded and installed the manual with the Synaptic Package Manager. After some searching I think I downloaded the man pages what ever that is...
How does EMC2 know that the tkemc.tcl file is located in usr/share/emc/tcl directory. I looked for that path in the tkemc.ini and the emc.nml but could not find it... BTW, the example was a big help. Thanks John > Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:30:41 -0500 > From: Ray Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] TkEMC Interface > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > > Hi John > > It is Tcl/Tk, a scripting language. Yes it's read each time on > startup. If you want to play a bit with it read on. > > This language uses a couple of shells that it runs inside of. The > graphical shell is "wish". You can start wish by typing that into a > terminal. You won't see anything but a blank display but you can add > stuff by typing into the terminal. Below is a quick example that you > can try. You'll see my terminal prompt followed by the stuff I typed > in. You'll also see the wish prompt (%) and a response from wish when > it accepted the button command. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ wish > % button .b1 -text "Whatever" > .b1 > % pack .b1 -fill both -expand yes > % > > Once the button is in there, click it and you'll see the edge change > from raised to recessed. You can kill off wish by clicking on the [x] > or use <control>c from the keyboard. > > So the short answer to the question you didn't quite ask is, yes you > can make changes to tkemc and see those changes when you restart EMC2. > Keep a backup laying around because, like any programming language, > Tcl/Tk has a very precise syntax. > > Rayh > > > On Fri, 2007-07-27 at 06:59 -0500, John Thornton wrote: > > I do know about the Axis Slider on TkEMC as far as setting the jog > > speed. > > > > Does the number indicate the jog speed in inches per minute when > > your units are Inches? > > > > I found the tkemc.tcl file and it appears to be a basic like > > language. > > > > What language is it? > > > > Is the file read each time you load EMC with the TkEMC interface or > > is it compiled? > > > > Thanks > > John > > > > > ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
