gmoccapy 0.9.0 has been released!
This are the changes:
ver. 0.9.0
- unlock settings now with tool tip text
- I forgot an letter in hal pin feed-overide-counts, the name has been corrected
- The button Rel/Abs changes its label according to the active coordinate system
and its background color does change if G54 is not active, so it is easier for the operator to
see if he is realy in the coordinate system he want.
- solved the estop error not showing the correct sate on start up the GUI, now it does work like it should
- solved a bug giving value 0 to a macro, the entry widget checked this value and returned "False" instead of "0"
- merged with new master and also with gscreen with new widget names
- gscreen fired a error when there is no key handling in gmoccapy, fixed this
- after start some buttons wasn't set in correct state,
it was possible to enter MDI or AUTO Mode without homing.
- avoid switching screens to MDI and back to manual on tool change, no screen flicker any more and much faster now
- cooling mist and lube can be switched on and off every time you want, also while a program is running
- you can jog the machine in 3 axis with the keyboard button, but only in manual mode
this is just a test, I don't now if I leave this feature in gmoccapy
arrows move X, and Y and page_up Page down move Z,
- as run from line is not very secure and also not working yet correctly,
I made it selectable in the settings page
- in settings you can select now qwertz or qwerty keyboard layout
- in settings you can select whether the On Screen keyboard are shown by default or not
for mode MDI and mode EDIT separately
Please be carrefull while jogging a real machine with the keyboard, in this version keyboard auto repeat is still working, so if you hold down a key, it will move not only one increment, the increments will increase as long as you hold down the key.
I already fixed this and mailed 0.9.01 to Chris, I will inform as soon as he pushed the patch.
To explain the changes on the settings page I will update the WIKI as soon as possible, but the are also self explaining.
Have fun and keep me informed about the changes you want or features you want me to add.
Next will be:
- reorganize the settings page, to get a beautiful lay out
- avoid an error witch can occur if you try to start a macro but the user has deleted the corresponding file
- include a file choose dialog in settings for a file you want to be loaded on startup
- include a setting to reload the tool on start up, big work? Because the machine may be in estop mode or switched off and not homed
I will get help from mhaberler
- Introduce a option to show an AUX Screen (second screen)
- add a button in tool editor to select a tool by number (if a user have hunderts of tools, it might be faster as scrolling to get to the number)
- Add a tool editor dialog to enter new tools, what do you think?
I want to add also number of teeth, and length of cut area, even if linuxcnc don't use them now, I am planing to use this information later on a
gcode generator Rene is planing.
- change max vel label and jog-vel label according to the units used
- add a touch off strategy to align a coordinate system to a material sheet rotate around Z axis
- make a lathe mode
and then there will come a industrial version with more axis and no jogging buttons, clearly designed to be used with hardware buttons and mpg wheels.
And it will be finished hopefully in less than 100 years
Norbert
