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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: "Show overlaying elements for selection" crashes

« on: November 12, 2009, 06:36:17 AM »

Klaus

I can not get artefacts to happen right now.  I don't know why.

When it happens again I will post a screen grab and try to work out when and why.

Greg

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: "Show overlaying elements for selection" crashes

« on: November 10, 2009, 07:32:51 PM »

Klaus

Been using the editor a bit lately and this new selection method is a great improvement.

I don't know how we got along without it now.

There is some odd issue with selection handles being persistent after de-selection. The flashing ones.  Persists even if the page number viewed is changed.

Also I wondered if we could have a screen refresh button or right click selection.

Often I need to reselect the page number to refresh the page and get artefacts to disappear.  After a repositioning of an element.

Greg

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Self Aligning Gantry

« on: November 10, 2009, 07:23:00 PM »

Soundman

If you have a separate home switch for each side of the slaved axis then uncheck "Home Salve with Master axis"

With the default homing macro, Y will home and A will travel along with it, and then A will home afterwards on its own, as Y stays still.  With only a very small amount of A movement.

I have seen it recommended to use Refcombination command in the macro with a slaved axis but I have never done so.

Greg

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: "Show overlaying elements for selection" crashes

« on: November 09, 2009, 05:13:28 PM »

Klaus

That is fantastic. 

Thanks very much,  Greg

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: "Show overlaying elements for selection" crashes

« on: November 09, 2009, 05:51:40 AM »

Klaus thank you for your reply.

"For the time being you can leave the dialog with the "ESC" key"

When I use the ESC key it crashes the program also.

"Regarding "height" value out off sight, this control is listview, when grab the vertical line in the column-line you can shift it to the left."

Every time the dialogue opens the height field is out of view again.  It does not remember that I dragged the column across.

"When you have the background black, which element element did you move? What colour do you want selectable?"

It is not the screen background that is black.  Screen background colour is selectable.  It is the area outside of the screen background area that is black.

Please do not think I am being picky.  I like your screen editor very much. 

Greg

Greg,

About the crash I will have a look at that. For the time being you can leave the dialog with the "ESC" key.
Regarding "height" value out off sight, this control is listview, when grab the vertical line in the column-line you can shift it to the left.
Regarding "scrollbar being covered" by the dialog, if you grab the systembar you can move it to any place you want.
When you have the background black, which element element did you move? What colour do you want selectable?  
 
Klaus

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Machscreen Screen Designer / Re: "Show overlaying elements for selection" crashes

« on: November 08, 2009, 06:24:43 PM »

 Klaus

This is a great new feature and will make my screen designing experience even better. However it looks like it is not quite right yet.

There is no way to cancel out of the selection box.

If I select "None" then the program crashes. Width and height details are not all visible (see pic) and if I alter the column widths to see the details it does not remember that setting on next opening.

If I select a button near the bottom of the page then the dialogue box falls half off screen and the botton scroll bar is not visible.  (See pic).

Another thing, when editing I often drag elements off the screen to make room while I rearrange things.  

The background being black, some elements become invisible and get lost.

See pic.   Example label left half on screen and half on background.  Becomes invisible against the black background.  

Can we have a a lighter colour?  Or user selectable?

I like your editor and very much appreciate the work you have done.  

Greg  

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Machscreen Screen Designer / "Show overlaying elements for selection" crashes

« on: November 08, 2009, 03:05:44 PM »

When using "Show overlaying elements for selection" and selecting "none" the program is crashing.

Am I doing something wrong?

Greg

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Screen designer tips and tutorials / Re: Very Cool LED/Button Combo

« on: November 05, 2009, 10:06:29 PM »

Yes it is one of those little annoyances. 

And it seems there is no rhyme or reason as to which is on top, the button or the LED.

Sometimes I shove the transparent button off to the side and then later I have to search for where I left it. 

Greg

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Experimenting with my rotary axis

« on: November 05, 2009, 03:13:19 PM »

Thanks all, but don't be too impressed.

I mucked up the fluting altogether and the hole pattern is not aligned properly.

But it will make the next try easier. 

Greg

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Experimenting with my rotary axis

« on: November 05, 2009, 04:44:36 AM »

Been playing around with my rotary axis lately.

Thought I would go one step further and try something extra today.

Along the lines of a coffee table leg.

Clip art set into the square section. Done in the rotary in indexer mode.  Modelled in Aspire.

Not perfect, but not too bad for a first try. 

Greg