multiple block MDI entry

[Jon Elson <jmelson-at-artsci.wustl.edu>]

Ray Henry wrote:

> At 01:17 AM 1/23/2000 -0500, Jon E. wrote:
> <snip>
> >Oh, one other thing I wanted, but I don't think has been done, is to be
> >able to enter more than one block in MDI at one time, and then release
> >all of them at once.

> I could add this to the mdi entry widget in the tkemc gui rather easily.
> The only problem with tcltk is that # is used to identify a comment but
> there is a workaround.  This might be easier that adding the # to the
> interpreter itself but it would only work with the tkemc gui.

Oh, I forgot about the other meaning of #.  Actually, there is another
use, at least in xemc, to select relative/machine (or is it commanded/
actual) coordinate display.  Well, I think xemc is aging, and TkEmc
will end up as the default.

Well, no special attachment to #, any available printing character should
do fine.  & or ^ or % or even $ could all do, I think.

> Perhaps Fred or Tom can tell us if RS274NGC had any provision for multiple
> sequential mdi commands with a delimiter between.  Or if we want to add one.

No, I'm pretty sure we went through this, and the interpreter definitely
does not handle this on one line.

Thanks,

Jon