hello and congratulations for the beautiful project.
Is it possible to enable editing of panels (resizing, relocating) and lables and and?
I’d love to be able customize the gui to my liking. I think it could be a payed feature. The point where grblHal is at for example with Ethernet break out boards available, super fast step rates it just puts Grbl at an interesting option for professional machine builders.
I have been checking gcode senders for quite some time now and I can see most commit a certain “mistake” that would put “serious” people off grbl. So much so that many ventures decided to make their own gui hardcoded. Candle is not far to hitting the mark for me but seems to have been abandoned.
Let me remind you that Mach3 was and still is very popular and not only as it was the first pc based cnc control but also because its customizeable gui… It has probably the most powerful screen editor ever done . Oh perhaps mach4 does.
Im watching this with experienced eyes and I can see clear untapped potential.
I’ve read the various posts on gSender interface design and the conclusion I came to is that:
You can’t please everyone
What people want will depend on:
a. their age (or rather eyesight)
b. the size of their fingers
c. screen size
d. functions they use most often
e. lighting
f. other factors (e.g. colour blindness)
g. memory (for use of shortcuts)
I don’t know if this is feasible or not, but maybe the next gSender can be fully customizable by the user. I’m thinking a grid-based design with widgets that people can place anywhere. And the widgets can be sized depending on your preferences. Sort of like the apps on your smartphone. Pipe-dream I know, but if you don’t ask, you won’t get.
More of a question and then a suggestion depending on the answer.
Fairly new to gSender, but not to CNC’s.
Most control software allows for a custom (user created) interface. Can’t seem to find a way to customize gSender though. Love to just add some custom buttons. I mean on the “carve” interface without having to go to the macros tab.
Is it possible?
If not, how about being able to change the function of existing buttons?
I never use the “Home All” button. Never have on any of my machines, so I would like to change it’s function to a macro of my own.
Is that possible?
I pesonaly am all for flexibility and I understand your suggestion. I also believe it has been suggested multiple times. As far as I know, the newer versions are static. There is a section reserved for add macroble buttons, so there’s at least that.
I have none though. Gsender Version 1.2.2 has all I need and I could not wish for more.
Hi Ed,
You would think if it’s suggested as much as you say that maybe it’s something they should look into. But that’s that.
Yeah, I read the docs and know about that, kinda why I mentioned “on the carve interface” but I guess I’ll have to live it that until they figure it out.
Wondering, does anyone from Sienci frequent these forums?
I find it hard to believe it would be too difficult to add 2 or 3 “custom” buttons next to the Home All. Already have all that empty space for them.
@Demus As I see that you are quite new here and have only posted twice, it’s understandable why you are not aware that Sienci does monitor the forum and will, no doubt, take your suggestion into consideration.
You could perhaps help them along by linking to the other control software that you have experience with that allows customization.
You may also not be aware that gSender is open source, so you are free to customize it to your needs.
While waiting, you don’t need to “go to the macros tab”. You can assign keyboard shortcuts to any macro you create.
