On Tuesday, May 08, 2012 11:17:37 AM andy pugh did opine: > On 8 May 2012 04:18, Chris Radek <[email protected]> wrote: > > I must say that most often what I do with touch off is to accept the > > default zero value because I want to set the system origin where the > > tool is. I also frequently type +/- an edge finder or probe tip > > radius. > > > > In some cases, though, like for lathe X, I am always touching off the > > tool and very rarely would want the zero value there. > > Zero is probably needed more often, but zero is very much easier to > type than the current value (which might or might not be visible under > the dialog). > I would think that a reasonable compromise would be the current value, > pre-highlighted so that typing zero over-types.
Excellent, +10 here Andy. > More exotic ideas might involve two entry boxes and two "submit" > buttons... > > While we are at it, I would prefer separate buttons for "tool table" > and "coordinate system" touch-off, rather than relying on my feeble > memory to select the correct option in the drop-down. Another good thought. One really should be able to update the tool table exactly that easily. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> By rule #1, 5.005 should always allow localization of lexical @_ . . . -- Larry Wall in <[email protected]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
