Can't get fixtures (offsets G55, etc) to zero out on .026

Went back to .025 and it works OK.

Simpson, I hit this issue myself when upgrading to 0.026. In my case it turned out that the screen set I was using, which is one I customized, not the one supplied in 0.026, didn't  have the format strings set correctly for the offset entry/display windows. After the % char in the format string there should be a + symbol, it wasn't there in my screen set. Putting it back in (using screen4.exe) fixed it for me.

I guess this missing symbol didn't matter in earlier versions but it looks like it does in 0.026.

Paul T.

I'm not using anything special and I didn't dig into it at all . ..  primarily because I would not know what to look for as I'm a novice at this stuff.

Since I am just starting to mess with saved fixtures and tools, it jumped out at me when .026 worked differently and I thought I'd throw a heads up out there in case somebody wanted to look into it.

Simpson, which profile did you select during the install?

Did you load any add-on screen sets, and if so, which one?

Paul T.

I did not specifically select any profile. I just installed it on top of an existing .025, so it would be whatever the default it, I suppose.

I did not add any new screens . . . I don't even know how to do that yet . . 

If the offset field doesn't show a leading + sign in the number display, ie it shows 1.434 instead of +1.434 then the problem is the missing symbol in the format string for that display. On my machine an install of .026 installs a screen that function properly, the problem came up for me when I used .026 with an earlier release screen.

Try re-loading the standard screen, from Mach do:

View->Load Screens and select 1024.set . This should load the 026 standard screen, and should function ok. If it doesn't somehow your installation may not have installed that screen for some reason.

Paul T.

Thanks, seems to be working now in my office.

I'll give it a go on the actual machine today and post back if the problem persists