GUI Discussion

Ok as promised:

Here is a testing version of Gscreen.
It is _absolutely_ for just checking out the concepts.
Please do not try to run a real machine with this!

it has minimal functionality anyways.

- allhome, unhome
- zero or set, selected axis(s) ( or spindle) of the current system
- spinbox for setting input
- Estop/machine on, combined on a single button
- toggle coolants
- change theme
- toggle the second screen on or off
- display graphics of current loaded program
- display status of the spindle speed, coolants and coordinate system.
- double click the graphics will hide a status screen making the graphics bigger
- display a single line of error message
- Toggle the ABS,REL,DTG display so one is larger
- lotsa buttons that don't do anything:)

As it uses gladeVCP widgets it may not work with 8.04 (I haven't tested it I'm using 10.04)
If you don't have the the blue-joy theme it will look quite different - maybe better? wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GTK_Themes
Currently Gscreen must be run in tandem with another screen.
I suggest running AXIS in simulation. This allows you do test things that Gscreen won't do right now such as load programs or jog.

remember to start a SIMULATED EMC screen (eg. AXIS ) first then
unzip Gscreen somewhere, open a terminal to it, then type: python gscreen.py

play with the screen - double click buttons etc the terminal may give clues to whats happening in the background.

remember we are a conceptual - experimental at this stage
Comments welcome !

Chris M

ok Chris will give it a go

Hello Chris,

Looks like I'll need to do some downloading to try..

File "gscreen.py", line 27, in <module>
from gladevcp.gladebuilder import GladeBuilder
ImportError: No module named gladevcp.gladebuilder

Rick G

looking good Chris , just as i imagined , simple and uncluttered .
i'll certianly be changing to it in due course.

no problems encountered running it either

have you got Glade installed Rick ?

John Rick - missing dependencies?

I see a list here:
wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GladeVcp

and here: (they may be the same)

wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Ins...ackages_for_gladevcp

Andy there is a file loading widget but i have not figured out how to use it nor how to use the MDI widget...

Chris M

Hello Chris,

I had tried that but still had error, will have to go back and see.
Although I have Glade installed I never used it before so I will look into that.

Rick G