mach2 and linux

I just couldn't resist.....
Mach2 is regarded as a very fine product with great support and it must work very well on
Windows - there are so many users that seem very satisfied. However....I don't use
Windows, so I run EMC. There are about 5 different GUIs for EMC that I am aware of. They
all interface with the main core of EMC using similar subsets of commands. Here are the
front ends that I can think of:

Xemc - fairly simple X windows interface. I used this one for several years and it works.

Tkemc- similar to Xemc, but with more things such as "Backplot" and it's easier to
reprogram to suit your own needs. You can add or take away buttons very easily.

Keystick- very simple text based ("Ncurses") interface. Very minimalist.

Mini- geared toward the Sherline mill (it's what Sherline uses) with buttons that let you get
at "Backplot" and "Tool Table" etc faster

Axis- a python opengl front end that was just recently written. It has an awesome
backplot routine that gives it a lot of potential.

So, what you might conclude from my little writeup is that EMC is very configurable if you
have the patience to do it.

If someone wants a GUI for EMC that looks like a certain Fanuc controller they use, it could
probably be done pretty easily. Adding real buttons around the screen would be doable
too.

Dan