Re: Success at Last!

Chris,

Good point. As you can tell, I am not a 'seasoned' Linux user.

Bob

>> Another feature of AHHA is an
>> internal editor which allows you to edit a gcode file,
>> again without exiting the main program.
>
>EMC doesn't need this as it runs under a multitasking operating
>system. There is nothing to keep you from firing up emacs in another
>window to tweak a g-code file while emc is still open or running
>(provided you have a reasonably amount of memory - they used to call
>emacs "eight megs and continuously swapping") I suppose they could
>give you a button on the xemc panel to launch your chosen editor, but
>there is little point in building in the editor functionality - xemc
>would just get bigger, and someone would complain that they would
>rather use a different editor.
>
>Editing the configuration files while the program is running is more
>uncertain - you would probably have to restart emc before the changes
>take effect - but you don't have to close your editor, unless you run
>into a file locking problems. Certain unix programs and utilities have
>the ability to accept a "re-read config file" command(signal) while
>they are running - perhaps that could be added.
>
>Chris