I detest using knobs or up/down buttons to enter numbers. Tedious at best which is why my ELS has a numeric keypad and an dual purpose encoder knob. An it's not like numeric keypads aren't available inexpensively.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: July-24-18 8:56 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CAD for LinuxCNC > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 11:54 PM Marcus Bowman < > marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > On 24 Jul 2018, at 07:33, Chris Albertson wrote: > > > > > What I want and am looking for is a kind of conversational system > > > where I can walk up to the mill and use it for something simple with no > > > need for g-code. I'm going back and forth on what would be best. > > > > > > > I use a library of self-written general-purpose programs for the everyday > > common tasks. These have a parameter block at the start where I can > quickly > > modify sizes and speeds, so that the program can be modified in the editor > > for the task on the mill at the time. > > > > That seems like a good way to start. I could then have a hand held device > that allows to enter the parameters. Text enters means a trip through a > computer. But a hand wheel is actually not a bad way to enter numbers > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
