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Thanks, Michael - got there. That is indeed scary.

About as scary as the fact that, on this side of the (big) pond, the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency - aka The Tax Man) got hacked about a week ago.

Edited By Bandersnatch on 06/09/2020 16:39:15

Sorry .... didn't see the link at the top. Distracted by the splash screen immediately under it and was looking for the link there. Duh.

However ....real-time response .... the link still doesn't go anywhere for me. Just brings me back to the same page. Maybe I should get some sleep?

I still use Eudora (yep). It becomes very vocal if links don't match the underlying strings.

 

Was there something specific at that link?

(Apparently we can do inline responses now. When did that happen?).

Edited By Bandersnatch on 05/09/2020 19:00:01

Incredibly good, Brian. (From one who knows that design intimately).

Ah ... that was the bit that didn't come across to me. I thought you were simply assuming that they were the same..

Sorry ..... I'll go fall on my #49 drill.

I don't get that. Seems to me that just proves that the displayed url is valid ..... not that the underlying connecting link is. That could go anywhere>

I would imagine it would work for other 4.x versions, Gerard .... they seem to be structured much the same. The only thing is that there's no guarantee that the parameters are located at the same line number of the file (SettingItem.qml) in other versions so you may have to dig for it. Searching for "hover" should locate it.

Just make sure to back up the original file so you have a fall-back position.

Incidentally - others may know but I have learned - that the qml files are part of a "mark-up" language designed to be used in just this way. So that you don't have to change a parameter in source code and recompile as you would in a C-based program.

I remember my first floppy disk drive that I bought for my Altair in the mid-late 70's that cost me just short of $1000 (mid 70's dollars) when they first came out. Disk(ettes) were $20 -25 each as I recall.

Must have been mad .... or single .... or both.

I tried editing the file and it was quite straightforward. About as easy as editing a config.sys - easier perhaps since this is Windows

- back-up original Cura4.7/resources/qml/Settings/SettingItem.qml

- edit with notepad++ (or, presumably, notepad but not wordpad) ... need to run as administrator.

- change line 126 to whatever and save.

I changed mine to 2000 ms and I was much happier. I may back that off to 1500 ms in fact.

I think part of my issue comes from the fact that, on the <Print Settings> window, which is rather small, the scroll-slider has a relatively short travel and is difficult (for me) to use with precision. Because of that I prefer to have the mouse-pointer over the settings and use the mouse scroll-wheel .... i prefer that generally anyway. That means that I get a lot of pop-ups with the original hover setting.

There are other settings in this file (and perhaps the many other qml files in the same sub-directory?) that might bear looking at. I wonder if there's one that sizes the <Print Settings> window .....

(All this done on my workshop Win-7 machine. presumably the same on later Windows versions.)

Thanks, Neil. I did post the following to the Ultimaker Forum and got the response shown:

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Is there a plugin or whatever for Cura 4.7 that will allow changes to the screen interface?

In particular I'd like to turn off the explanatory pop-ups whenever I hover over a setting.
In fact, in my case, the hover time is considerably less than a second (around half at a guess)
which means it acts more like a roll-over than a hover and I find the resultant, continual
pop-ups very annoying.

Come to think of it, wide control of the hover time would be even better than the ability
to turn off the pop-ups completely.

Response:

There is no plugin that disables the popups, or that lets you control the hover time. If you want to change the hover time, it is hardcoded at 500 ms here:

resources/qml/Settings/SettingItem.qml (line 126)

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At first, I thought that meant I'd have to change some source code and recompile but my programming experience is a fair way in the past and even then limited to machine-code, 8080/Z80 assembler and the simpler higher level languages. Definitely not the C-varieties.

However, having briefly looked at it, I now think that means I simply edit (notepad++) the version of SettingItem.qml that I already have in my Cura/Resources/qml/settings directory and change line 126

If that's so it will be great and give me (and anyone else who wants to try) full control. I'll try it this afternoon.

Edited By Bandersnatch on 03/09/2020 18:26:01

Be careful of those 3018 Gantry Machines. Many/most/all have no means to directly level the bed. You have to resort to tweaking mounting screws, in their clearance holes, all over the place. Most of the time you're chasing your own tail.

Unless you can do this levelling - or modify the machine so that direct levelling is possible (another job I have on the shelf) you won't get much accuracy. And forget any fine-line engraving.

Edited By Bandersnatch on 02/09/2020 22:53:20

Hmm - just to add that the hover-time is extremely short on my setup - less than 1/2-sec I would judge. When does "hover" stop and "roll-over" begin?

Sorry, Gerard loose terminology on my part .... I should have said "hovering" rather than roll over.

In any event, it's that which I want to turn off.

I do have a menu item for "Settings" but it deals only with printing settings (not interface settings) allowing you to hide some of the more esoteric printing parameters.

Thanks!

I agree that a lot depends on the supplier.

I've been going to a small Optician's run by an Oriental gentleman (and I mean "gentleman"  ) for the best part of 40 years and he's always been most thorough and attentive. Not the cheapest place on the block but I decided years ago not to skimp where my eyes are concerned - if they aren't worth spending the money on, I don't know what is. I've always been most satisfied.

He retired some months ago and his son took over the business. Gone are all the custom fittings and adjustment - except one time when Dad showed up just as the son was (not) fitting a new pair of glasses for me .... and gave him heck to put it politely. Didn't stick though.

(phantom winkie edit)

Edited By Bandersnatch on 01/09/2020 22:50:28

Cura 4.x has annoying (to me) explanatory pop-ups every time I roll the mouse over one of the setup parameters. Not mitigated by the fact that it's a harsh black box on a white basic screen background.

Surely there's a configuration option to turn those off for those of us who dislike the "Go-Daddy website wannabe"? I can't find it.

Can anyone advise?

Edited By Bandersnatch on 01/09/2020 22:36:06

Just for the sake of full disclosure, does this mean there are now 4 (5?) moderators who have access to our personal data by logging on as any one of us?

Like others .... varifocals for years. In my case however I have recently swapped back to (tear-drop) bifocals. I did this because my eyesight has started changing rapidly (cataracts) and I have to get new glasses frequently. I didn't want the extra cost of varifocals each time.

and ..... I want my varifocals back - distortions and all !

(That said, I've always purchased cheap, online, single vision glasses both distance (TV) and reading to supplement the varifocals. I also use the plain distance ones under "difficult" driving conditions).

Edited By Bandersnatch on 31/08/2020 17:23:42

Ah, I perceive a difficulty. You presumably don't have a timer set to log you out after a period of inactivity (which I consider mandatory if you are taking the device along to public places). Mine would act the same in this case - one press of the home button would get you back.

If you do have the logoff timer set, it needs one press of the home button to wake up the device which then tells you to press it again to log on - by pin code in my case; presumably fingerprint in yours.

Perhaps you have "gentle" fingers/thumbs. Mine certainly aren't.

It's a while since I tried but if your ipad is sleeping (i.e. not turned off, but screen dark). You press the home button to bring the screen up - can you use fingerprint login at that point or do you need to press the home button again to get to the login screen?

It never worked reliably for me - more trouble than it was worth. Just about any manufacturer who's tried it, including Microsoft (using specialised hardware rather than re-purposing an existing screen), has ultimately dumped it because of reliability problems. I actually have the Microsoft hardware/software but but it simply isn't ready for prime time.

(I tried it on one iPad and it was a very hit and miss affair. I turned it off but the sting in the tail was that it left an error message on that machine that comes up every time I log on, that the touch ID isn't working. No way can I get rid of that message - apparently nor can a lot of other people).

Pity really because fingerprint recognition would seem the ideal (and ultimate) solution to the password problem. I certainly think it's well worth the various manufacturers pursuing but it would need to be an order of magnitude more reliable.