Axis Modifications

This thread will be a collection of modifications that you can do to Axis. Many involve the .axisrc file. More information about .axisrc is in the manual.

linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/gui/axis.html#_axisrc

Set the default view.
Add this to your .axisrc file
commands.set_view_z()

Change the size of the file open dialog
See bigfileopen.txt for instructions.

Stop the annoying "Do you really want to quit" dialog
Create an .axisrc file in the home directory and place this line in it.

root_window.tk.call("wm","protocol",".","WM_DELETE_WINDOW","destroy .")

or add the above code to a .py file you call in the ini like the file open above.

Why is the "Edit" button disabled in AXIS?
No editor has been specified in the [DISPLAY] section of the ini file.
www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//config_in...5BDISPLAY%5D-section

How can I specify the size and position of Axis Ubuntu 10.04

Using devilspie
See devilspie.txt for info.

Or directly specifying size and location

Thanks to Dewey for these tips.

To set the size of Axis when it loads up create a file in your home directory called .axisrc and put the following in it, the size is width x height + left offset + top offset.

root_window.tk.call("wm","geometry",".","1200x600")

Or using tk

To have Axis open up at the maximum size for your screen use:

maxgeo=root_window.tk.call("wm","maxsize",".")
fullsize=maxgeo.split(' ')[0] + 'x' + maxgeo.split(' ')[1]
root_window.tk.call("wm","geometry",".",fullsize)

How long will it take to run my file

File/Properties contains the raw run time for the currently loaded g code file. It does not take into account acceleration or deceleration during moves but will give you a general idea.

Hi Big John

If we want to edit the source code for Axis Screen, can you point it where it is.

Is there need to compile the code or it gets compiled on the fly?

Thanks

Francisco

Cheech wrote: If we want to edit the source code for Axis Screen, can you point it where it is.

Axis is a combination of axis.tcl and axis.py. As I understand it the TCL file sets up the GUI and the Python file defines the behaviour of the GUI.

Both are interpreted rather than compiled, so any changes you make to the files will have immediate effect next time Axis is started.

I think they both end up in usr/bin but you can find them in your system using the "locate" command.

If you want to see what can be done check out loboy's axis screen. One of the nicest guis for sure, I only wish it was made available to the public.

@timewarp

Thanks for the heads up but I could not find loboy or loboy's or Loboy or Loboy's while searching for the username. Can you put the link of a thread with such screen. Thanks

I think he's referring to this thread:
forum.linuxcnc.org/forum/41-guis/16426-c...lors-in-the-axis-gui

HI Andy,

I am studying the axis.py file and I made modifications to it but I have an acess privilege problem and Debian won't let me update it

Do you know how I can set the usr/bin to read and write, or better, how come I am not the admin because I am definitely the owner of the system The owner of the usr folder is set to root(root) according to the File Manager/Properties.

Cheers,
Francisco

Cheech wrote: I am studying the axis.py file and I made modifications to it but I have an acess privilege problem and Debian won't let me update it

You need to open the editor with admin privileges.

So, in a terminal, use "sudo gedit" or "sudo mousepad" (or, depending on taste, sudo vi, sudo nano etc)

If you have already made the changes, then save the axis.py somewhere in your own folder, then move it to the required location (don't type the ellipses. of course, those are placeholders for the actual paths on your machine)

With LinuxCNC 2.7.4 (Debian Wheezy), the above maximize code was an improvement, but didn't fully maximize the Axis screen, which was shifted down and to the right.

I had better luck with the following, where tb_h is the height of the window manager's toolbar. But this also didn't actually maximize Axis like the maximize button does.


The following seems to work well. It makes Axis fullscreen, which also hides the window manager's toolbar (less distraction and more space for Axis). While this may prevent getting back to the toolbar without closing axis, if a terminal is left open, and sessions are saved, alt-tab will get you back. There's probably some other shortcut as well.


Full disclaimer: I know nothing about Tk... this is just what seemed to work well for me. Hope others find it useful.

Recent python/tkinter may report maxgeo as a tuple