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Machine coords button
« on: November 20, 2010, 05:49:26 PM »
Would it be possible to have the machine coords button change it's icon to work offset when toggled.

It annoys the hell out of me.

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Re: Machine coords button
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2010, 06:00:32 PM »
Yes but what you would have to do is have an invisible button and the LED look like a button. Probably the best way to explain is to show a couple of screenshots of my screens. Will post in a few.
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Re: Machine coords button
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2010, 06:07:58 PM »
Ok heres a few images, first shows the button in MPG mode, second in Jog mode, third shows the button in Screen4 and you can see its actually a LED and the button is an image button on top of it with no image selected, in other words its invisible. Last one shows the actual LED layout.
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Re: Machine coords button
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2010, 06:14:38 PM »
that sounds good, now the best bit....how?, in laymans terms. i've not delved into changing screens at all, so i've no idea.

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Re: Machine coords button
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2010, 06:22:30 PM »
The hard part of making a screen for me is making the buttons and LEDs etc because I am not artistic. The actual making or changing of a screen is simple enough using either Screen4 (my preference) or MachScreen(most others  preference)
Think there are a few vids that Benny did showing how to make the double LEDs up, they should be in the Screen part of the forum.

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Re: Machine coords button
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2010, 06:26:09 PM »
I shall have a nose and see what i can do.

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Re: Machine coords button
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2010, 06:33:24 PM »
Look at the leds.wmv on the ftp site, it shows how to make the LED. Also some vids there for Screen4 and possibly MachScreen.

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