so - they want something like this? (thanks cmorley - (even if it was just a proof of concept)... :) )
http://linuxcnc.org/media/kunena/attachments/482/mapped.png http://linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/41-guis/26174-screen-shots-of-gui-designs It is 'beauty is in they eye' as when I look at mach screen sets I think of flash video games. I read a lot of post like this - it seems to boil down to (in order of occurrence) -Linux is hard (but most have not even tried - or tried it 10 years ago..) -you have to be a programmer to setup run linuxcnc -There is no screen editor. <- not true anymore - Gscreen (although it probably helps to be a programmer... ;) ) . -No rfl (mostly from mach users on why not to use linuxcnc) -Slow cutting speeds with short segments . I have seen a slight increase in these posts. People switching to linuxcnc from mach for stability but unable to get mach top speeds with the same hardware. (I can confirm this and maybe there are some solutions in the works - No pressure Robert E ;) ) -and recently - 'People that use LinuxCNC seem to like it but without the parallel port I'm not sure what the future is for it. I heard it won't work with the Smooth stepper like Mach3 does.' (smooth stepper $180 + mach $150 vs linuxcnc + 5i25 for $89) (only 2 of the above are really true at the moment and maybe only 1 as mhaberler has a good handle on rfl) sam On 10/8/2013 12:04 PM, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Hi all; > > Over at http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=88623#1507866 > > (Model Engineer forums, a thread about reworking a Warco Lathe) are some > interesting and honest feedback postings. > > LinuxCNC works wonderfully, but has an issue with user perceptions - they > are used to the look and feel of Windows and Mach3. > > At first it is possible to say "they are out to lunch", but, why is Mach3 > so popular? Why do users continue using Mach3?? > > If it's got to do solely with the looks, not functionality, LinuxCNC has > some work ahead of it. > > John A. Stewart. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
