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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: cspearsall on December 14, 2023, 09:52:53 PM

Title: Screen Load Script
Post by: cspearsall on December 14, 2023, 09:52:53 PM

Apologize for the basic questions but where are the functions that are in the screen load script stored?  I am not sure how to add or modify functions that are in there.  Bonus if you can point me to a resource where I can learn more.  The documentation for LUA programming in the Mach4 manuals didn’t quite work for me.

Title: Re: Screen Load Script
Post by: rhtuttle on December 15, 2023, 11:10:59 AM

Go to 'operator->edit screen' then in the screen tree manager panel click on the top most entry(screen name), then in the properties panel click on the second icon which shows a list of scripts, click on the Screen Load Script.
HTH
RT

Title: Re: Screen Load Script
Post by: cspearsall on December 15, 2023, 11:12:18 AM

I got that far but you cannot modify and save anything here.  Or at least I couldn’t.

Title: Re: Screen Load Script
Post by: rhtuttle on December 15, 2023, 12:47:22 PM

Did you click on the three ellipses in the second column?  That brings up the editable script.

Title: Re: Screen Load Script
Post by: Bill_O on December 15, 2023, 02:27:47 PM

I am not a programmer and had problems starting also.
I made this and it might help you also.

https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=45397.msg289143#msg289143 (https://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=45397.msg289143#msg289143)

Bill