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--- mycnc:mycnc_screen_configuration [2023/05/26 14:25] – ivan
+++ mycnc:mycnc_screen_configuration [2023/05/26 14:28] – ivan
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 ++++ Application Actions |
-^ Action Name ^ Description ^ Example ^
+^ Action Name ^ Description ^
 | close-application | Close myCNC control software |
 | cnc-config-save | Save myCNC configuration files to disk |
-| system-process | Launch a system process / program by clicking a button within myCNC | action="system-process" wcmdline="notepad #filename# |
+| system-process | Launch a system process / program by clicking a button within myCNC |
-For the program launch (system-process) command listed above, ''notepad'' is the editor program name. #filename# will be replaced automatically by the system which will use the current G-code file name that is loaded in myCNC. This allows the user to launch an editor from within the myCNC software to edit a G-code file.
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 The example above sends a ''hostname -I'' command, which returns all IP addresses for the host PC.
+<code XML> action="system-process" wcmdline="notepad #filename# </code>
+For the program launch (system-process) command listed above, ''notepad'' is the editor program name. #filename# will be replaced automatically by the system which will use the current G-code file name that is loaded in myCNC. This allows the user to launch an editor from within the myCNC software to edit a G-code file.
+For the example above, make sure to enable the "Automatical reload g-code file" option in //Settings -> G-code settings// in order for the system to automatically reload the changed file in myCNC after it has been saved within the external editor.
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