Smart Terminal GUI - Revision history

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Overview

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Overview

Russ hensel at 03:19, 20 February 2020

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Receive Area

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Buttons from Extensions

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Receive Area

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Send Area

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 = Overview =
-The GUI or graphical user interface is the key to using the SmartTerminal ( the main page for the application is at: '''[[Python Smart Terminal]]''' and it has a category page at '''[[https://opencircuits.com/index.php?title=Category:SmartTerminal Category:SmartTerminal]]''' ).  In addition, but not discussed here, you can use the command line and the parameter file ( see:''' [[Smart Terminal Parameter Examples]]''' ).  This page is the documentation for the GUI.
+The GUI or graphical user interface is the key to using the Smart Terminal ( the main page for the application is at: '''[[Python Smart Terminal]]''' and it has a category page at '''[[https://opencircuits.com/index.php?title=Category:SmartTerminal Category:SmartTerminal]]''' ).  In addition, but not discussed here, you can use the command line and the parameter file ( see:''' [[Smart Terminal Parameter Examples]]''' ).  This page is the documentation for the GUI.
 = Screen Shot =

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 = Overview =
-The GUI or graphical user interface is the key to using the SmartTerminal.  In addition, but not discussed here, you can use the command line and the parameter file ( see: [[Smart Terminal Parameter Examples]] ).  This page is the documentation for the GUI.
+The GUI or graphical user interface is the key to using the SmartTerminal ( the main page for the application is at: '''[[Python Smart Terminal]]''' and it has a category page at '''[[https://opencircuits.com/index.php?title=Category:SmartTerminal Category:SmartTerminal]]''' ).  In addition, but not discussed here, you can use the command line and the parameter file ( see:''' [[Smart Terminal Parameter Examples]]''' ).  This page is the documentation for the GUI.
 = Screen Shot =

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	** <A Scroll> When checked text panel automatically scrolls to the most recent data, else not. This can help you read earlier material when still receiving new data.		** <A Scroll> When checked text panel automatically scrolls to the most recent data, else not. This can help you read earlier material when still receiving new data.

−	[[Category:SmartTerminal]] [[Category:Arduino/RaspberryPi]][[category:Python]]	+	[[Category:SmartTerminal]] [[Category:Arduino/RaspberryPi]][[category:Python]] [[category:Python Projects]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:34, 16 March 2018
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	** <A Scroll> When checked text panel automatically scrolls to the most recent data, else not. This can help you read earlier material when still receiving new data.		** <A Scroll> When checked text panel automatically scrolls to the most recent data, else not. This can help you read earlier material when still receiving new data.

−	[[Category:SmartTerminal]] [[Category:Arduino/RaspberryPi]]	+	[[Category:SmartTerminal]] [[Category:Arduino/RaspberryPi]][[category:Python]]

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 If you have extended the terminal with an xxx_processing module, its GUI will appear here.  In this screen shot we see the GUI from the greenhouse extension ( note this is the mode in the window title ).  The actual labels are something still in flux, the functions are more fixed.
-** <Helper: > starts auto run mode of terminal if so configured, this is still alpha and in any case will not have much success unless connected to a compatible serial device ( typically an Arduino ).
+** <Helper: Find and Monitor Arduino > starts auto run mode of terminal if so configured, this is still alpha and in any case will not have much success unless connected to a compatible serial device ( typically an Arduino ).
 ** <Helper: Find Arduino > T
-** <Interrupt Helpe> stops auto run mode of terminal. Also still alpha, but generally harmless.
+** <Interrupt Helper> stops auto run mode of terminal. Also still alpha, but generally harmless.
 == Send Area ==

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 * <Column of Buttons and Text Panel>  The Panel shows terminal activity and some other info ( like Ports above ) the buttons act on this data in some way.  You can type in the text panel, to no particular effect, perhaps could use this to make notes.  Text is partly erased from time to time depending on settings in parameter file(s)  The data in the recieve area falls into three classes, each with a unique prefix ( which is set in the parameters.py file ):
+* Other controls:
 ** <Clear> Clears text panel.
 ** <Copy Sel> Copies all selected text.  Use the mouse to select text.

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 *<Send Buttons> and <Text Entry> to right of each button. Each button sends the text to the right of the button, text is not erased after transmission.  Lots of parameters in the parameter file determine the details:
-**  Number of send buttons
+** Number of send buttons
 ** Text of each button ( default Send )
 ** Text of the data to be send may or may not be protected based on parameter settings

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 * <Column of Buttons and Text Panel>  The Panel shows terminal activity and some other info ( like Ports above ) the buttons act on this data in some way.  You can type in the text panel, to no particular effect, perhaps could use this to make notes.  Text is partly erased from time to time depending on settings in parameter file(s)
 ** <Clear> Clears text panel.
-** <Copy Sel> Copies all selected text.
+** <Copy Sel> Copies all selected text.  Use the mouse to select text.
 ** <Copy All> Copies all text selected or not.
-** <A Scroll> When checked text panel automatically scrolls to the most recent data, else not.
+** <A Scroll> When checked text panel automatically scrolls to the most recent data, else not.  This can help you read earlier material when still receiving new data.
 [[Category:SmartTerminal]] [[Category:Arduino/RaspberryPi]]

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 * <Close Button> Close the communications port. No error if it is not open. Parameters show to the right, port status to right of button.
 * <Parameters to right of open and close buttons> Parameters from the parameter file(s), not editable on the GUI.
-** <Edit Log> opens an editor on the system ( needs to be configured in parameter file self.ex_editor = <name of executable or link> ) to view the python logging file for the app.
+* <Edit Log> opens an editor on the system ( needs to be configured in parameter file self.ex_editor = <name of executable or link> ) to view the python logging file for the app.
-** <Edit Parms > opens an editor on the system to edit the parameters.py file. See <Edit Log>.
+* <Edit Parms > opens an editor on the system to edit the parameters.py file. See <Edit Log>.
-** <Edit Parms X > opens an editor on the system to edit the extended parameter file if used on the command line. Not visible if no extended parameter file used. See <Edit Log>.
+* <Edit Parms X > opens an editor on the system to edit the extended parameter file if used on the command line. Not visible if no extended parameter file used. See <Edit Log>.
-** <SendParms>
+* <SendParms> takes the contents of the send buttons and displays them in the receive area in the same format as required by the parameter file to reproduce the current configuration.
-** <Ports> List available ports in the receive area, working under windows until upgraded from 7 to 10, Linux ??
+* <Ports> List the available ports in the receive area, working under windows until upgraded from 7 to 10, Linux ??
-** <Restart> Restarts the application ( usually fast ) using new values ( if any ) in the parameter files.
+* <Restart> Restarts the application ( usually fast ) using new values ( if any ) in the parameter file(s).
-** <Test> May not be present, for debugging, not generally useful or predictable, you would need to look through the code to see what it might be doing, press at your own risk.
+* <Test> May not be present, for debugging, not generally useful or predictable, you would need to look through the code to see what it might be doing, press at your own risk.
 == Buttons from Extensions ==