Re: [Emc-developers] Willing to contribute

2009-05-22 Thread Mark
Hi Maxime, Perhaps you should modify axis to have a "User" or "Custom" menu, with customizable items. I'm thinking of Crimson Editor's "Tools" menu: http://rodmena.com.googlepages.com/mapyL1.jpg Dialog box: http://rodmena.com.googlepages.com/mapyL3.jpg Then, people can add whatever programs they

Re: [Emc-developers] Willing to contribute

2009-05-22 Thread Dave Caroline
While that is common for for gui applications, this is a machine tool that includes some possible danger to the user and itself if used incorrectly. i.e. if a casual user not you explore your machine and modify your settings it could be put in a dangerous state, sometimes ease of use can also be ea

Re: [Emc-developers] Willing to contribute

2009-05-22 Thread Maxime Lemonnier
That does not correspond to my use case. I returned in stepconf many times (the "use existing stepconf file" was quite handy, and a sign that I'm not the only one in that case), to change things like max velocity, acceleration stepper directions etc. It is a common GUI pattern to have a setting

Re: [Emc-developers] Willing to contribute

2009-05-22 Thread Dave Caroline
Why include stepconf as you only hopefully set up your machine once and others use servos etc. Dave Caroline -- Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers &

[Emc-developers] Willing to contribute

2009-05-22 Thread Maxime Lemonnier
Hi, I'm a graduate student in software engineering. I'm doing research in artificial intellegence at University Laval, Quebec, Canada. I have good programming skills and a substantial background in software design methodology (TDD, XP, Design Patterns, etc). My favorites languages are C++ and J

Re: [Emc-developers] additional fuctions for emcmodule patch

2009-05-22 Thread Jeff Epler
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 01:45:33PM +0200, micges wrote: > This is four functions for setting FO SO FH AF switches direct from > python code not from executing gcode from MDI. applied. thanks. Jeff -- Register Now for C

[Emc-developers] additional fuctions for emcmodule patch

2009-05-22 Thread micges
Hello This is four functions for setting FO SO FH AF switches direct from python code not from executing gcode from MDI. regards Michael emc_module.patch Description: Binary data -- Register Now for Creativity and Te