I'm now using 0.1.5, and set up the symlink and that is going fine. A few more bugs ...
1) If you try to save a new file, or save as an existing file, over the top of an existing .wiz file (select the file from the file selection dialog), it gets saved as file.wiz.wiz, that is, it doesn't overwrite the existing file, it always appends .wiz to the file name. 2) If you open an existing file to edit, then open another file (or the same file twice), the contents of the files keep appending to the file already loaded. 3) Copy and paste. If you copy and then paste, the paste will replace the selected line in the list at the bottom. Pasting a new line would be more helpful. 4) If the path [WIZARD] WIZARD_ROOT is invalid, the splash screen disappears, but the main window never appears. The program doesn't exit, it just keeps running invisibly in the background. About.txt doesn't appear to be used. What is the plan for this? In the wizards I have created, I have had the need to put some additional text information under the image eg - "the X coordinates will be dependent on EMC's diameter/radius mode." Currently I have this as part of the image. Also, how have you envisaged the speeds/feeds being set? Is it set using the speed/feed wizard, then all following commands will use the global parameters to set the F and S commands? Should the depth of cut be in here too? For a lathe, I need to set feed rate, spindle speed and depth of cut for roughing and finish passes. There's also the option of using CSS. Do you want to standardise the names for these parameters? Have you considered how people can add and share their wizards? I see there is a growing library of .ngc programs scattered over the emc web. I was think another nice enhancement would be to support .zip files (or .tgz, ...) as a way to allow people to create and share individual wizards. It might be an easy way to share the programs, without having to put someone in charage of maintaining a database of wizards. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Lerman [mailto:kenneth.ler...@se-ltd.com] > Sent: Friday, 3 July 2009 5:28 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] GWiz Available for Alpha Testing > > I lied about my next action. > > My next action was to add a conversational mode to GWiz. If > the conv button on GWiz is set, hitting "accept" (that's the > check character) after changing a wizard's variables causes > it to invoke execution of the wizard gcode in the running > Axis window as an MDI command. > > Pressing the conv button causes all of the wizards in the > library to be loaded into Axis so that they are available for > execution. > > 1 -- LAZY_CLOSE = 1 must be in the .ini file. > 2 -- Axis must be in a state that MDI commands will be > accepted. Out of ESTOP, running, homed, etc. > 3 -- I have no idea what will happen if there is an error in > a gcode subroutine. The interpreter probably needs to be > changed to at least unwind the stack and get back to some > "neutral" state. > 4 -- Axis has been changed to accommodate this. You will need > the development version of Axis. > > This is Alpha functionality. I've tested it in a Sim environment. > > Ken > > Kenneth Lerman wrote: > > See: > > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?GWiz_-_A_Gcode_Wizard_Fram > > ework > > > > The only thing that is remotely like a real wizard is the > Holes on a > > Circle wizard. Feel free to write some real wizards. > > > > My next action will be to fix some of the dummy wizards > that are there. > > > > Ken > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day > Trial Check out > > the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for > externally facing > > server and web deployment. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > -- > Kenneth Lerman > Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC > 55 Main Street > Newtown, CT 06470 > 888-ISO-SEVO > 203-426-7166 > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
