Miscellaneous Items

File Selector

Add a QListWidget and name it file_lw, this can be used with a touch screen by specifying the touch input. A single left-click or touch is all that’s needed to use the File Selector. A left-click or touch on a directory will change to that directory. A left-click or touch on the up or down arrow will move the list by one. A left-click or touch in between an arrow and the slider will move the list by one page. Touch-and-hold to move the slider.

If you use the touch input, the selector looks like this

Note

Make sure you use a QListWidget and not a QListView for the file selector.

File, Error and Information Tutorial

Code Viewer

To add a code viewer, add a QPlainTextEdit from Input Widgets and name it gcode_pte

Code Viewer Controls

The Code Viewer allows you to edit the file in Flex GUI without using an external text editor. You can save the current code to the current file name, save the current code with a new file name and you can search the code.

Code Viewer Controls

Function	Type	Object Name
Save	QPushButton	save_pb
Save As	QPushButton	save_as_pb
Search	QPushButton	search_pb

MDI Viewer

To add a MDI viewer, add a QListWidget from Item Widgets and name it mdi_history_lw

To enter MDI commands, add a Line Edit and name it mdi_command_le.

Error Viewer

To add an error viewer, add a QPlainTextEdit from Input Widgets and name it errors_pte

To clear the error history, add a QPushButton and set the objectName to clear_errors_pb.

To copy the errors to the clipboard, add a QPushButton and set the object name to copy_errors_pb.

Warning

The error viewer must be a QPlainTextEdit not a QTextEdit.

Information Viewer

To add an information viewer, add a QPlainTextEdit from Input Widgets and name it info_pte. Information messages from MSG, DEBUG and PRINT will show up in the Information Viewer if it exists.

If info_pte is not found and the errors_pte is found, then information messages will show up in the Error Viewer.

To clear the information viewer, add a QPushButton and name it clear_info_pb.

Warning

The information viewer must be a QPlainTextEdit not a QTextEdit.

Speed & Feed Calculators

To add a milling Speeds and Feeds Calculator, add a QFrame or QWidget and set the Object Name to fsc_container

To make the entry boxes touch-screen aware, add a Dynamic Property called mode and set the value to touch. Then when you touch an entry field, a numeric popup will show up to allow you to enter the value without a keyboard. See Dynamic Properties

To add a Drill Feed and Speed calculator, add a QFrame or QWidget and set the Object Name to dsf_container.

To make the entry boxes touch-screen aware, add a Dynamic Property called mode and set the value to touch. Then when you touch it, a numeric popup will appear, allowing you to enter the numbers

Help System

A QPushButton can be setup to launch a Help dialog which contains text from a file in the configuration directory. A help button can be placed on multiple places with different file names. Only one Help dialog can be open at a time.

Help Button Dynamic Properties

Property Name	Type	Value
function	string	help
file	string	file name
topic	string	title of topic
x_pos	string	x location of upper left corner
y_pos	string	y location of upper left corner
horz_size	string	width
vert_size	string	height

Note

The x_pos is from the left edge of the screen and the y_pos is from the top of the screen.

Dynamic Properties

Help Dialog