For AXIS INI setting "EDITOR=gedit" to work, you must have gedit installed.
On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 1:15 PM John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > The value "HOME_OFFSET=" is the number value given to the point where > > the home switch changes during the home_latch move. > > The value "HOME=" is the position the joint will move to (relative to the > > "HOME_OFFSET=" point) at the feed rate specified by "HOME_FINAL_VEL=". > > > > So If you're using your negative limit switch as the home switch, and > specify > > HOME_OFFSET=-1 and HOME=0 after probing the switch the axis will move > > to 1" (or 1mm) away from the switch with that point given the value of 0 > in > > the g53 machine coordinates. If you were to set HOME_OFFSET=0 and > > HOME=1, the point the machine would stop would still be the same but that > > position would now be given the value of 1 in the machine coordinates. > > > > Todd Zuercher > > Thanks. I tried all that and now it's perfect for me. It allows the > fairly significant X axis backlash to be taken out without re-tripping the > home/limit switch which was a bit of an issue. To get around it I reduced > the backlash setting which caused its own set of problems. All good now. > > Now for the EDITOR setting. I can load a G-Code file, select the menu > entry to edit a file. If it's the LCNC one loaded at start-up I'm told > it's read only. If it's one of mine, nothing happens. No editor. > Nothing. > > I've been using Mousepad outside of LCNC but setting Editor to Mousepad > doesn’t work nor does setting it to the desktop link > /usr/share/applications. Unlike Windows, unfortunately the link doesn't > actually specify where the executable is. > > So what can I do. How do I specify the editor so that it runs with the > currently loaded G-Code file? > > From the doc: > EDITOR = gedit - The editor to use when selecting File > Edit to edit the > G code from the AXIS menu. This must be configured for this menu item to > work. Another valid entry is gnome-terminal -e vim. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
