On Saturday 12 September 2015 01:39:46 TJoseph Powderly wrote: > On 09/11/2015 10:50 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > <snip> > > > I was feathered, sorta resembling a chicken, so I called in a scale > > module, which once configured worked really well. > > > > But in the 2.8.0-pre's I have a bitch, a loud one. The halmeter is > > shown forground for as long as it exists, and that is nice, very > > nice. > > > > But neither halscope nor the hal show config do. I had halscope > > watching some stuff an external scope cannot access. And everytime > > I clicked on the mdi line to try a spindle speed change today, all > > that stuff went behind the axis screen, rendering what you wanted to > > watch invisible because you simply cannot get it re-selected in time > > to see the response the system made from the command you typed. > > Gene, can you right click on top bar of Halscope and choose 'Always on > top"?
I didn't know one could do that, but I'll sure look at it when I am next at the machine. > and if you change desktops, try "Always on visible workspace" I generally expect the other 3 I have configured to remain "uncluttered". > you should be able to use the other windows like the mdi line > without loosing sight of the Scope. Or of the showconfig panel. being able to click focus between the mdi line and the command line of showconfig would also facilitate not losing track of ones train of thought. So having that "always on top" would also help. > The developers have to work inside the desktop environment that you > use. Things like fonts and colors and whos on top are governed by > other rules. If the devs take over that stuff they may borq something > else. Its really your job to choose how your desktop is laid out. You > do have the power to do so. > > HTH TomP tjtr33 Yes it does TomP, thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
