"I can't think of any time where there is a need for LCNC to remain in MDI mode after issuing an MDI."
In Gmoccapy, switching modes changes the tab displayed even if the mode change is done from external hardware as I do. What Kurt proposes might leave users feeling a bit dizzy as I think after every MDI command, it would swap back to the jog tab. Rod Webster +61 435 765 611 Vehicle Modifications Network www.vehiclemods.net.au On 5 December 2017 at 05:27, Kurt Jacobson <kurtcjacob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Any UI that wants to work well with wheel jogging has to find some way of > setting the task_mode > back to manual after each MDI command, and as we have seen that is not > trivial to do without > breaking external programs that issue MDI commands. In fact, I do not think > it is an overstatement > to say that so far *nobody* has managed to make both wheel jogging and > external MDI commands > work satisfactorily at the same time. > > Since all UIs suffer from this problem, it seem like instead of each UI > using some kind of work > around, this problem might should be solved at a lower level. > > I have no idea what MDI mode actually does internally, but from a practical > user perspective, I can't think > of any time were there is a need for LCNC to remain in MDI mode after > issuing an MDI. > > As far as I can tell most UIs that work well with wheel jogging employ > something like the following pseudo code: > > def issue_mdi(cmd): > set_mode(MDI) > issue_mdi(cmd) > set_mode(MANUAL) > > while(True): > if not mode_manual and is_idle: > set_mode(MANUAL) > > So basically the UI ensures that LCNC is not in MDI mode unless it it > actively issuing an MDI command, which > essentially is the same thing as not having an MDI mode at all (from the > users perspective). So what if instead > of making each UI have to handle switching back to manual mode this is done > elsewhere. For example `command.mdi()` > could switch LCNC to mdi mode, issues the command, and then switched back > to manual. > > It seems like something like this would make life simpler for the UIs ... > > Cheers, > Kurt > > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 11:43 AM, Kurt Jacobson <kurtcjacob...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 10:54 AM, Rene Hopf <reneh...@mac.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> > On 4. Dec 2017, at 16:14, Les Newell <les.new...@fastmail.co.uk> > wrote: > >> > > >> > This is master as of a couple of months ago. I'd rather not install > the > >> patch because I want it to switch back to manual after MDI. > >> > >> the patch should still allow you to do that. thats why I asked you to > >> test. > >> > > > > I am afraid not. Dewey's branch does not switch back to manual after an > > MDI, at least in my tests. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
