On Feb 17, 2012, at 2:02 AM, Chris Morley wrote:
> GladeVCP  has a gremlin widget.
> 
> It will display as a lathe if the INI switch statement is present.
> you can zoom, rotate, pan and clear the plot using a mouse and mouse buttons.
> you pick the view in Glade but at the moment can only change the view at run 
> time
> using python programming. 

We use the view buttons in Axis quite a bit, it would be nice if that were 
possible.

> There are a bunch of options that can be picked in Glade such as show DRO, 
> show velocity, etc.
> It will update the display if a new program is loaded.
> it will not update it's display if a touch off is issued from another GUI.

Will it update the display if a touch off is issued from within Glade?  We 
currently have buttons that send the gcode commands (though mdi widget).

> to force a update you must use some some python programming.

Ok, will look into that.

> 
> Are you planning on building a stand alone GUI for linuxcnc?
> I am working on one called gscreen - see the forum for info and screen shots.
> maybe some ideas for you.


Well, that is what I was thinking about.  I would be happy taking one already 
done and using it and/or modifying it.  I'll take a look at yours.  How far 
along is it in terms of being ready for real use?

Thanks Chris,
Tom

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