This thread, saved files, was started at 2:33 pm October 20th, according to my history.?
You had another thread, recently opened, you started October 16. I don't see where anyone responded to it, but you didn't really ask anything but if there were updates to Mach4.?
I'd suggest if you want answers, you ask an overt question. Might work better for you. Unfortunately, I can't answer them because I don't yet have Mach in any version. Just sort of following along wondering if it would do anything I need done in the future.
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
LAZARUS LONG (Robert A. Heinlein)
On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 09:27:02 PM CDT, spencer@... <spencer@...> wrote:
my history shows saturday or 5 days ago as i said. i believe i
asked this a while ago as well.
On 10/21/2021 7:15 PM, mike allen
wrote:
??? ??? you don't have to justify anything to me . Check your
email history . You started this thread yesterday according to
my history . Wasted enough bandwith here . Just mind your
manners & we'll be fine . I'm done with this .
??? animal
i posted the question probably 5 days ago and maybe in the
past a well. i spent a lot of time trying to figure this out
myself before even posting.? i also mentioned a serious bug
months ago and nothing was done about that either.
On 10/21/2021 6:40 PM, mike allen
wrote:
??? ??? I'm not here to police , I'm here to learn . I just
get sick of folks that start whining as soon as something
doesn't go their way .
??? ??? " and why is this a well kept secret? the recent
files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it "
??? ??? You had a problem & posted about it & then
kept slamming about it for a day & never even gave the
mach folks a chance to get you a answer? .
??? ??? animal
i don't know if you are referring to me as one of the two
doing all the complaining. i was just asking for a
reasonable solution. i generally find mach4 much better
than 3 in many ways but would like to have it even better.
there are a few annoying "features" that i would like to
see improved. if asking for that is "doing all the
complaining" i think you are a hypersensitive jerk.
On 10/21/2021 3:59 PM, mike
allen wrote:
??? ??? My post was not aimed
at you John . It was aimed at the two folks doing all
the complaining? . No one is here forcing them to use
Mach , but just cause someone is having a bad hair day
or what
??? ??? ever is no excuse to
slam the developer of the program . Brian is here
occasionally to answer questions & maybe take bug
reports . If you don't like the way the program was
wrote them go write your own program !!
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 11:41 AM, John
McGovern via groups.io wrote:
Please take me out of this conversation.
I've tried everything I know how to do. I was never in
this topic.
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message --------
Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony
Smith wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I
said the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to
organise things under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is
Windows security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru
file list because most apps i have used offer
the option of deleting an entry if it is not
found. it is in machine.ini which does not seem
like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently
invisible on Spencers PC.
?
Someone should
tell the Mach devs about how this
new-fangled Windows stuff is supposed to
work.? I mean it¡¯s only been about 30
years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s in the Machine.ini
file in your profile folder under
C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one
cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into
just about everything I¡¯ve ever written,
and never once put in an option to clear
it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a
very low priority.? Hell, I remember when
MRUs became the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when
you don¡¯t want your wife to see the
¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been
watching, she may ask about your sudden
interest in basket weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU
isn¡¯t in the registry, the Mach dev are
still living in the DOS days.? Given that
as before take a rummage thru the Mach4
folder, there will be some sort of setting
files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.?
The modified date should be recent as
it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire up
Mach4.? Whether you can write a little
script to modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if
it¡¯s tacked onto the machine settings
file.
?
File a request with the
Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the
recent files list is bullshit without the
ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i
find the files in the registry. it i a
severe lack to not allow users to get
rid of this garbage if they want to. i
understand the fat that some people
might want to keep files from external
sources in the list but what about those
who want to get rid of the garbage.
there has to be a way to get rid of this
or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25
PM, John McGovern via
wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date: 10/20/21
6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re:
[MachCNC] saved files
I meant some
programs let you clear the list,
eg in MS Office you can
right-click the list and it'll
have a "Clear recents" option,
something like that.
I very much
doubt Mach4 does this,
If the list
does wind up in the registry, what
you can do is delete all of the
files, then save the Key (registry
folder) to a file (will have a reg
extension).? If you then open that
file in the future it will ask if
you want to replace the current
Key with it, thus clearing the
list.
Oh, and before
I said to search for 'Values' in
the registry, should have said
'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional
program" and where do i get
it?
On
10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony
Smith wrote:
It's
called an MRU (Most
Recently Used) list, and
is typically stored in
the Windows registry.
Of
course given the Mach
devs don't have much of
a clue about where you
are supposed to put
stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!),
their list could be
anywhere, but probably
in the install folder
where they?dump
everything else.
Use
regedit to search for
one of the files on the
list, it can search for
3 types of things so
just leave 'Value'
ticked.? Try a partial
match as well.? This
will be a bit slow as
Values aren't indexed..
The
reasons why no-one
clears out the list is
because it wastes time,
and the files may only
be temporarily
unavailable (different
flash drive, network
drive etc) so wiping the
'dead' ones will annoy a
different bunch of
people.? There is the
occasional program
that'll let you clear
the list, not all that
common.
?
i
wrote before with no
reply. Mach four
maintains a recent
fiels list
but there is no wa to
get rid of old files.
this make a logn
useless
list of current files
mixed with a bunch of
old deleted stuff.
makes it
a pain to choose the
right file. easier to
have a working folder
and do
the management
yourself, where is
this list found and
can it be edited?
or better yet why cant
mach4 automatically
delete files that are
nor found ?
|
vcarve may have options as to step size? with some exceptions
related to trajectory planning in mach 4 i have found that mach 4
produces smoother cuts. however i think the biggest change was
switching to ethernet smooth stepper.
also you need to control chip load by varying motion speed and
tool speed.? also need to be sure both the material hold down and
the machine in general are rigid. different woods are different
and cut differently. some wood is especially difficult to cut
smoothly due to variations in hardness and grain.
also tool quality is very important. i get much smoother cuts
with high quality US made tools such as Eastside
On 10/21/2021 7:35 PM, John McGovern
via groups.io wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Hey let me ask yall a question. Does mach3 have anything
to do with the smoothness of a cut. I just cut some letters and
they are ragged looking. I'm using VCarve Pro. Is the vcarve the
place I should be looking instead.
Attachments:
|
look into Vcarve (smaller bit or larger spaced text) since the pictures show the bit wouldn't fit in a couple of thos areas. but you'll also have to look at your machine since pic 2 and 3 shows lost position on the lower level cut.
On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 10:35:58 PM EDT, John McGovern via groups.io <jpmreno@...> wrote:
Hey let me ask yall ![]() ![]() ![]() a question. Does mach3 have anything to do with the smoothness of a cut. I just cut some letters and they are ragged looking. I'm using VCarve Pro. Is the vcarve the place I should be looking instead. Attachments:
|
Hey let me ask yall    a question. Does mach3 have anything to do with the smoothness of a cut. I just cut some letters and they are ragged looking. I'm using VCarve Pro. Is the vcarve the place I should be looking instead.
|
my history shows saturday or 5 days ago as i said. i believe i
asked this a while ago as well.
On 10/21/2021 7:15 PM, mike allen
wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
??? ??? you don't have to justify anything to me . Check your
email history . You started this thread yesterday according to
my history . Wasted enough bandwith here . Just mind your
manners & we'll be fine . I'm done with this .
??? animal
i posted the question probably 5 days ago and maybe in the
past a well. i spent a lot of time trying to figure this out
myself before even posting.? i also mentioned a serious bug
months ago and nothing was done about that either.
On 10/21/2021 6:40 PM, mike allen
wrote:
??? ??? I'm not here to police , I'm here to learn . I just
get sick of folks that start whining as soon as something
doesn't go their way .
??? ??? " and why is this a well kept secret? the recent
files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it "
??? ??? You had a problem & posted about it & then
kept slamming about it for a day & never even gave the
mach folks a chance to get you a answer? .
??? ??? animal
i don't know if you are referring to me as one of the two
doing all the complaining. i was just asking for a
reasonable solution. i generally find mach4 much better
than 3 in many ways but would like to have it even better.
there are a few annoying "features" that i would like to
see improved. if asking for that is "doing all the
complaining" i think you are a hypersensitive jerk.
On 10/21/2021 3:59 PM, mike
allen wrote:
??? ??? My post was not aimed
at you John . It was aimed at the two folks doing all
the complaining? . No one is here forcing them to use
Mach , but just cause someone is having a bad hair day
or what
??? ??? ever is no excuse to
slam the developer of the program . Brian is here
occasionally to answer questions & maybe take bug
reports . If you don't like the way the program was
wrote them go write your own program !!
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 11:41 AM, John
McGovern via groups.io wrote:
Please take me out of this conversation.
I've tried everything I know how to do. I was never in
this topic.
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message --------
Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony
Smith wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I
said the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to
organise things under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is
Windows security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru
file list because most apps i have used offer
the option of deleting an entry if it is not
found. it is in machine.ini which does not seem
like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently
invisible on Spencers PC.
?
Someone should
tell the Mach devs about how this
new-fangled Windows stuff is supposed to
work.? I mean it¡¯s only been about 30
years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s in the Machine.ini
file in your profile folder under
C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one
cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into
just about everything I¡¯ve ever written,
and never once put in an option to clear
it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a
very low priority.? Hell, I remember when
MRUs became the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when
you don¡¯t want your wife to see the
¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been
watching, she may ask about your sudden
interest in basket weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU
isn¡¯t in the registry, the Mach dev are
still living in the DOS days.? Given that
as before take a rummage thru the Mach4
folder, there will be some sort of setting
files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.?
The modified date should be recent as
it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire up
Mach4.? Whether you can write a little
script to modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if
it¡¯s tacked onto the machine settings
file.
?
File a request with the
Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the
recent files list is bullshit without the
ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i
find the files in the registry. it i a
severe lack to not allow users to get
rid of this garbage if they want to. i
understand the fat that some people
might want to keep files from external
sources in the list but what about those
who want to get rid of the garbage.
there has to be a way to get rid of this
or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25
PM, John McGovern via
wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date: 10/20/21
6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re:
[MachCNC] saved files
I meant some
programs let you clear the list,
eg in MS Office you can
right-click the list and it'll
have a "Clear recents" option,
something like that.
I very much
doubt Mach4 does this,
If the list
does wind up in the registry, what
you can do is delete all of the
files, then save the Key (registry
folder) to a file (will have a reg
extension).? If you then open that
file in the future it will ask if
you want to replace the current
Key with it, thus clearing the
list.
Oh, and before
I said to search for 'Values' in
the registry, should have said
'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional
program" and where do i get
it?
On
10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony
Smith wrote:
It's
called an MRU (Most
Recently Used) list, and
is typically stored in
the Windows registry.
Of
course given the Mach
devs don't have much of
a clue about where you
are supposed to put
stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!),
their list could be
anywhere, but probably
in the install folder
where they?dump
everything else.
Use
regedit to search for
one of the files on the
list, it can search for
3 types of things so
just leave 'Value'
ticked.? Try a partial
match as well.? This
will be a bit slow as
Values aren't indexed..
The
reasons why no-one
clears out the list is
because it wastes time,
and the files may only
be temporarily
unavailable (different
flash drive, network
drive etc) so wiping the
'dead' ones will annoy a
different bunch of
people.? There is the
occasional program
that'll let you clear
the list, not all that
common.
?
i
wrote before with no
reply. Mach four
maintains a recent
fiels list
but there is no wa to
get rid of old files.
this make a logn
useless
list of current files
mixed with a bunch of
old deleted stuff.
makes it
a pain to choose the
right file. easier to
have a working folder
and do
the management
yourself, where is
this list found and
can it be edited?
or better yet why cant
mach4 automatically
delete files that are
nor found ?
|
??? ??? you don't have to justify anything to me . Check your
email history . You started this thread yesterday according to my
history . Wasted enough bandwith here . Just mind your manners
& we'll be fine . I'm done with this .
??? animal
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
i posted the question probably 5 days ago and maybe in the past
a well. i spent a lot of time trying to figure this out myself
before even posting.? i also mentioned a serious bug months ago
and nothing was done about that either.
On 10/21/2021 6:40 PM, mike allen
wrote:
??? ??? I'm not here to police , I'm here to learn . I just
get sick of folks that start whining as soon as something
doesn't go their way .
??? ??? " and why is this a well kept secret? the recent
files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it "
??? ??? You had a problem & posted about it & then
kept slamming about it for a day & never even gave the
mach folks a chance to get you a answer? .
??? ??? animal
i don't know if you are referring to me as one of the two
doing all the complaining. i was just asking for a
reasonable solution. i generally find mach4 much better than
3 in many ways but would like to have it even better. there
are a few annoying "features" that i would like to see
improved. if asking for that is "doing all the complaining"
i think you are a hypersensitive jerk.
On 10/21/2021 3:59 PM, mike allen
wrote:
??? ??? My post was not aimed
at you John . It was aimed at the two folks doing all the
complaining? . No one is here forcing them to use Mach ,
but just cause someone is having a bad hair day or what
??? ??? ever is no excuse to
slam the developer of the program . Brian is here
occasionally to answer questions & maybe take bug
reports . If you don't like the way the program was wrote
them go write your own program !!
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 11:41 AM, John
McGovern via groups.io wrote:
Please take me out of this conversation.
I've tried everything I know how to do. I was never in
this topic.
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message --------
Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony
Smith wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I
said the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to
organise things under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is
Windows security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru
file list because most apps i have used offer the
option of deleting an entry if it is not found. it
is in machine.ini which does not seem like a good
place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently
invisible on Spencers PC.
?
Someone should tell
the Mach devs about how this new-fangled
Windows stuff is supposed to work.? I mean
it¡¯s only been about 30 years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s
in the Machine.ini file in your profile
folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one
cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into
just about everything I¡¯ve ever written, and
never once put in an option to clear it, nor
did any one ask.? It really is a very low
priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became
the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you
don¡¯t want your wife to see the ¡°special
interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been watching, she
may ask about your sudden interest in basket
weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU
isn¡¯t in the registry, the Mach dev are
still living in the DOS days.? Given that as
before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder,
there will be some sort of setting files
(,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The
modified date should be recent as it¡¯ll be
edited every time you fire up Mach4.?
Whether you can write a little script to
modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if
it¡¯s tacked onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the
Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the
recent files list is bullshit without the
ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i
find the files in the registry. it i a
severe lack to not allow users to get rid
of this garbage if they want to. i
understand the fat that some people might
want to keep files from external sources
in the list but what about those who want
to get rid of the garbage. there has to be
a way to get rid of this or clear the
whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25
PM, John McGovern via
wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date: 10/20/21
6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re:
[MachCNC] saved files
I meant some
programs let you clear the list, eg
in MS Office you can right-click the
list and it'll have a "Clear
recents" option, something like
that.
I very much doubt
Mach4 does this,
If the list does
wind up in the registry, what you
can do is delete all of the files,
then save the Key (registry folder)
to a file (will have a reg
extension).? If you then open that
file in the future it will ask if
you want to replace the current Key
with it, thus clearing the list.
Oh, and before I
said to search for 'Values' in the
registry, should have said 'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional
program" and where do i get it?
On
10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith
wrote:
It's
called an MRU (Most
Recently Used) list, and
is typically stored in the
Windows registry.
Of
course given the Mach devs
don't have much of a clue
about where you are
supposed to put stuff
(C;\Mach4? Sure!), their
list could be anywhere,
but probably in the
install folder where
they?dump everything else.
Use
regedit to search for one
of the files on the list,
it can search for 3 types
of things so just leave
'Value' ticked.? Try a
partial match as well.?
This will be a bit slow as
Values aren't indexed..
The
reasons why no-one clears
out the list is because it
wastes time, and the files
may only be temporarily
unavailable (different
flash drive, network drive
etc) so wiping the 'dead'
ones will annoy a
different bunch of
people.? There is the
occasional program that'll
let you clear the list,
not all that common.
?
i
wrote before with no
reply. Mach four
maintains a recent fiels
list
but there is no wa to
get rid of old files.
this make a logn useless
list of current files
mixed with a bunch of
old deleted stuff. makes
it
a pain to choose the
right file. easier to
have a working folder
and do
the management yourself,
where is this list found
and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant
mach4 automatically
delete files that are
nor found ?
|
i posted the question probably 5 days ago and maybe in the past a
well. i spent a lot of time trying to figure this out myself
before even posting.? i also mentioned a serious bug months ago
and nothing was done about that either.
On 10/21/2021 6:40 PM, mike allen
wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
??? ??? I'm not here to police , I'm here to learn . I just get
sick of folks that start whining as soon as something doesn't go
their way .
??? ??? " and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files
list is bullshit without the ability to edit it "
??? ??? You had a problem & posted about it & then kept
slamming about it for a day & never even gave the mach folks
a chance to get you a answer? .
??? ??? animal
i don't know if you are referring to me as one of the two
doing all the complaining. i was just asking for a reasonable
solution. i generally find mach4 much better than 3 in many
ways but would like to have it even better. there are a few
annoying "features" that i would like to see improved. if
asking for that is "doing all the complaining" i think you are
a hypersensitive jerk.
On 10/21/2021 3:59 PM, mike allen
wrote:
??? ??? My post was not aimed at
you John . It was aimed at the two folks doing all the
complaining? . No one is here forcing them to use Mach , but
just cause someone is having a bad hair day or what
??? ??? ever is no excuse to slam
the developer of the program . Brian is here occasionally to
answer questions & maybe take bug reports . If you don't
like the way the program was wrote them go write your own
program !!
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 11:41 AM, John
McGovern via groups.io wrote:
Please take me out of this conversation.
I've tried everything I know how to do. I was never in
this topic.
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message --------
Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony
Smith wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I said
the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to organise
things under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is
Windows security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru
file list because most apps i have used offer the
option of deleting an entry if it is not found. it
is in machine.ini which does not seem like a good
place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently invisible
on Spencers PC.
?
Someone should tell
the Mach devs about how this new-fangled
Windows stuff is supposed to work.? I mean
it¡¯s only been about 30 years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s
in the Machine.ini file in your profile
folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into
just about everything I¡¯ve ever written, and
never once put in an option to clear it, nor
did any one ask.? It really is a very low
priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became
the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you
don¡¯t want your wife to see the ¡°special
interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been watching, she may
ask about your sudden interest in basket
weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t
in the registry, the Mach dev are still living
in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a
rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be
some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that
has the list.? The modified date should be
recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire
up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little
script to modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if
it¡¯s tacked onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the
Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the
recent files list is bullshit without the
ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find
the files in the registry. it i a severe
lack to not allow users to get rid of this
garbage if they want to. i understand the
fat that some people might want to keep
files from external sources in the list but
what about those who want to get rid of the
garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of
this or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM,
John McGovern via
wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original
message --------
Date: 10/20/21
6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re:
[MachCNC] saved files
I meant some
programs let you clear the list, eg in
MS Office you can right-click the list
and it'll have a "Clear recents"
option, something like that.
I very much doubt
Mach4 does this,
If the list does
wind up in the registry, what you can
do is delete all of the files, then
save the Key (registry folder) to a
file (will have a reg extension).? If
you then open that file in the future
it will ask if you want to replace the
current Key with it, thus clearing the
list.
Oh, and before I
said to search for 'Values' in the
registry, should have said 'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program"
and where do i get it?
On 10/20/2021
2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
It's
called an MRU (Most Recently
Used) list, and is typically
stored in the Windows
registry.
Of course
given the Mach devs don't
have much of a clue about
where you are supposed to
put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!),
their list could be
anywhere, but probably in
the install folder where
they?dump everything else.
Use
regedit to search for one of
the files on the list, it
can search for 3 types of
things so just leave 'Value'
ticked.? Try a partial match
as well.? This will be a bit
slow as Values aren't
indexed..
The
reasons why no-one clears
out the list is because it
wastes time, and the files
may only be temporarily
unavailable (different flash
drive, network drive etc) so
wiping the 'dead' ones will
annoy a different bunch of
people.? There is the
occasional program that'll
let you clear the list, not
all that common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach
four maintains a recent
fiels list
but there is no wa to get
rid of old files. this
make a logn useless
list of current files
mixed with a bunch of old
deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right
file. easier to have a
working folder and do
the management yourself,
where is this list found
and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant
mach4 automatically delete
files that are nor found ?
|
??? ??? I'm not here to police , I'm here to learn . I just get
sick of folks that start whining as soon as something doesn't go
their way .
??? ??? " and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files
list is bullshit without the ability to edit it "
??? ??? You had a problem & posted about it & then kept
slamming about it for a day & never even gave the mach folks a
chance to get you a answer? .
??? ??? animal
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Show quoted text
i don't know if you are referring to me as one of the two doing
all the complaining. i was just asking for a reasonable
solution. i generally find mach4 much better than 3 in many ways
but would like to have it even better. there are a few annoying
"features" that i would like to see improved. if asking for that
is "doing all the complaining" i think you are a hypersensitive
jerk.
On 10/21/2021 3:59 PM, mike allen
wrote:
??? ??? My post was not aimed at
you John . It was aimed at the two folks doing all the
complaining? . No one is here forcing them to use Mach , but
just cause someone is having a bad hair day or what
??? ??? ever is no excuse to slam
the developer of the program . Brian is here occasionally to
answer questions & maybe take bug reports . If you don't
like the way the program was wrote them go write your own
program !!
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 11:41 AM, John
McGovern via groups.io wrote:
Please take me out of this conversation. I've
tried everything I know how to do. I was never in this
topic.
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message --------
Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony Smith
wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I said
the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to organise
things under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows
security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru file
list because most apps i have used offer the option of
deleting an entry if it is not found. it is in
machine.ini which does not seem like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently invisible on
Spencers PC.
?
Someone should tell the
Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows
stuff is supposed to work.? I mean it¡¯s only
been about 30 years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s
in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder
under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just
about everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never
once put in an option to clear it, nor did any
one ask.? It really is a very low priority.?
Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new
thing, lol.
?
People only care when you
don¡¯t want your wife to see the ¡°special
interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been watching, she may
ask about your sudden interest in basket
weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t
in the registry, the Mach dev are still living
in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a
rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be
some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that
has the list.? The modified date should be
recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire up
Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to
modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s
tacked onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the Mach
devs, nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the recent
files list is bullshit without the ability to
edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find
the files in the registry. it i a severe lack
to not allow users to get rid of this garbage
if they want to. i understand the fat that
some people might want to keep files from
external sources in the list but what about
those who want to get rid of the garbage.
there has to be a way to get rid of this or
clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM,
John McGovern via
wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original
message --------
Date: 10/20/21 6:20
PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re:
[MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs
let you clear the list, eg in MS Office
you can right-click the list and it'll
have a "Clear recents" option, something
like that.
I very much doubt
Mach4 does this,
If the list does wind
up in the registry, what you can do is
delete all of the files, then save the
Key (registry folder) to a file (will
have a reg extension).? If you then open
that file in the future it will ask if
you want to replace the current Key with
it, thus clearing the list.
Oh, and before I said
to search for 'Values' in the registry,
should have said 'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program"
and where do i get it?
On 10/20/2021
2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
It's called
an MRU (Most Recently Used)
list, and is typically stored
in the Windows registry.
Of course
given the Mach devs don't have
much of a clue about where you
are supposed to put stuff
(C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list
could be anywhere, but
probably in the install folder
where they?dump everything
else.
Use regedit
to search for one of the files
on the list, it can search for
3 types of things so just
leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a
partial match as well.? This
will be a bit slow as Values
aren't indexed..
The reasons
why no-one clears out the list
is because it wastes time, and
the files may only be
temporarily unavailable
(different flash drive,
network drive etc) so wiping
the 'dead' ones will annoy a
different bunch of people.?
There is the occasional
program that'll let you clear
the list, not all that common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach
four maintains a recent
fiels list
but there is no wa to get
rid of old files. this make
a logn useless
list of current files mixed
with a bunch of old deleted
stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right
file. easier to have a
working folder and do
the management yourself,
where is this list found and
can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files
that are nor found ?
|
i don't know if you are referring to me as one of the two doing
all the complaining. i was just asking for a reasonable solution.
i generally find mach4 much better than 3 in many ways but would
like to have it even better. there are a few annoying "features"
that i would like to see improved. if asking for that is "doing
all the complaining" i think you are a hypersensitive jerk.
On 10/21/2021 3:59 PM, mike allen
wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
??? ??? My post was not aimed at you
John . It was aimed at the two folks doing all the complaining?
. No one is here forcing them to use Mach , but just cause
someone is having a bad hair day or what
??? ??? ever is no excuse to slam the
developer of the program . Brian is here occasionally to answer
questions & maybe take bug reports . If you don't like the
way the program was wrote them go write your own program !!
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 11:41 AM, John McGovern
via groups.io wrote:
Please take me out of this conversation. I've
tried everything I know how to do. I was never in this topic.
Sent from
my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message --------
Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony Smith
wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I said the
Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to organise things
under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows
security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru file
list because most apps i have used offer the option of
deleting an entry if it is not found. it is in
machine.ini which does not seem like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently invisible on
Spencers PC.
?
Someone should tell the
Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows
stuff is supposed to work.? I mean it¡¯s only
been about 30 years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s
in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder
under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just
about everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once
put in an option to clear it, nor did any one
ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I
remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you don¡¯t
want your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡±
videos you¡¯ve been watching, she may ask about
your sudden interest in basket weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in
the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the
DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage
thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of
setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.?
The modified date should be recent as it¡¯ll be
edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you
can write a little script to modify that, who
knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s
tacked onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the Mach
devs, nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the recent
files list is bullshit without the ability to edit
it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the
files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not
allow users to get rid of this garbage if they
want to. i understand the fat that some people
might want to keep files from external sources
in the list but what about those who want to get
rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get
rid of this or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John
McGovern via wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date:
10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject:
Re: [MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs
let you clear the list, eg in MS Office
you can right-click the list and it'll
have a "Clear recents" option, something
like that.
I very much doubt Mach4
does this,
If the list does wind
up in the registry, what you can do is
delete all of the files, then save the Key
(registry folder) to a file (will have a
reg extension).? If you then open that
file in the future it will ask if you want
to replace the current Key with it, thus
clearing the list.
Oh, and before I said
to search for 'Values' in the registry,
should have said 'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program" and
where do i get it?
On 10/20/2021
2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
It's called
an MRU (Most Recently Used)
list, and is typically stored in
the Windows registry.
Of course
given the Mach devs don't have
much of a clue about where you
are supposed to put stuff
(C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list
could be anywhere, but probably
in the install folder where
they?dump everything else.
Use regedit
to search for one of the files
on the list, it can search for 3
types of things so just leave
'Value' ticked.? Try a partial
match as well.? This will be a
bit slow as Values aren't
indexed..
The reasons
why no-one clears out the list
is because it wastes time, and
the files may only be
temporarily unavailable
(different flash drive, network
drive etc) so wiping the 'dead'
ones will annoy a different
bunch of people.? There is the
occasional program that'll let
you clear the list, not all that
common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach
four maintains a recent fiels
list
but there is no wa to get rid
of old files. this make a logn
useless
list of current files mixed
with a bunch of old deleted
stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right
file. easier to have a working
folder and do
the management yourself, where
is this list found and can it
be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files
that are nor found ?
|
Tkx Bill I¡¯m out¡¯a here too!
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On Oct 21, 2021, at 13:46, Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers@...> wrote:
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HTH!
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William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 01:41:36 PM CDT, John McGovern via groups.io <jpmreno@...> wrote:
Please take me out of this conversation. I've tried everything I know how to do. I was never in this topic.
Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message -------- From: mike allen <animal@...> Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00) Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ? ??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony Smith wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I said the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to organise things under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru file list because most apps i have used offer the option of deleting an entry if it is not found. it is in machine.ini which does not seem like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently invisible on Spencers PC. ? Someone should tell the Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows stuff is supposed to work.? I mean it¡¯s only been about 30 years. ? Tony ? ? ? It¡¯s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles ? ? What secret?? No-one cares. ? I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol. ? People only care when you don¡¯t want your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving. ? Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows. ? Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked onto the machine settings file. ? File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway. ? Tony ? ? ? ? and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it. right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache. On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via wrote: Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device -------- Original message -------- Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00) Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that. I very much doubt Mach4 does this, If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list. Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'. ? what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it? On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote: It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry. Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else. Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed.. The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common. ? i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?
|
Re: Mach3 Tool Setter macro
Disregard my post. I figured out what the problem was and solved it.
Dan
|
??? ??? Thank you? ptegler
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 12:12 PM, ptegler wrote:
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Show quoted text
...have to wonder if your not even using MACHx any longer why
stay here and add little to the conversations? (only trash the
asset)
I have well over 1,000 runtime hrs under MACH3 on my big a__
router table and Lathe/mill (combined time)
Yes I've written many macros and redesigned some screens. I've
never had a crash or issue with any machine.
..am still running under XP even. All hardware is cobbled home
brew and works as expected.
As to the old files.... If you are clueless to Win ops...yes
perhaps convoluted. But not an issue with a little google look
up.
ptegler
what do you use instead of mach?
On 10/20/2021 8:08 PM, Tony Smith
wrote:
I no longer even run
Mach3, didn¡¯t care much for Mach4.
?
Even then I had a
fair idea of where it would be, but apparently you
needed spoon feeding rather than ¡°either registry or
file in Mach4 folder¡±.
?
Ah well.
?
Tony
?
?
?
thanks for someone finally answering this.
On 10/20/2021 7:23 PM, Andy Wander
wrote:
It¡¯s in
the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under
C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about
everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an
option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a
very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became
the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you don¡¯t want
your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve
been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in
basket weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the
registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS
days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the
Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files
(,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date
should be recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire
up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to
modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked
onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the Mach devs,
nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files
list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files
in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users
to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i
understand the fat that some people might want to keep
files from external sources in the list but what about
those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to
be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John
McGovern via groups.io wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date:
10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject:
Re: [MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs let you
clear the list, eg in MS Office you can
right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear
recents" option, something like that.
I very much doubt Mach4 does
this,
If the list does wind up in
the registry, what you can do is delete all of
the files, then save the Key (registry folder)
to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you
then open that file in the future it will ask if
you want to replace the current Key with it,
thus clearing the list.
Oh, and before I said to
search for 'Values' in the registry, should have
said 'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program" and where
do i get it?
On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM,
Tony Smith wrote:
It's called an MRU
(Most Recently Used) list, and is
typically stored in the Windows
registry.
Of course given the
Mach devs don't have much of a clue
about where you are supposed to put
stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list
could be anywhere, but probably in the
install folder where they?dump
everything else.
Use regedit to
search for one of the files on the
list, it can search for 3 types of
things so just leave 'Value' ticked.?
Try a partial match as well.? This
will be a bit slow as Values aren't
indexed..
The reasons why
no-one clears out the list is because
it wastes time, and the files may only
be temporarily unavailable (different
flash drive, network drive etc) so
wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a
different bunch of people.? There is
the occasional program that'll let you
clear the list, not all that common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach four
maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old
files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a
bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file.
easier to have a working folder and
do
the management yourself, where is
this list found and can it be
edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files that are
nor found ?
|
??? ??? My post was not aimed at you
John . It was aimed at the two folks doing all the complaining? .
No one is here forcing them to use Mach , but just cause someone
is having a bad hair day or what
??? ??? ever is no excuse to slam the
developer of the program . Brian is here occasionally to answer
questions & maybe take bug reports . If you don't like the way
the program was wrote them go write your own program !!
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 11:41 AM, John McGovern
via groups.io wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Please take me out of this conversation. I've
tried everything I know how to do. I was never in this topic.
Sent from my
T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message --------
Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony Smith
wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I said the
Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to organise things
under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows
security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru file list
because most apps i have used offer the option of deleting
an entry if it is not found. it is in machine.ini which
does not seem like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently invisible on
Spencers PC.
?
Someone should tell the
Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows stuff
is supposed to work.? I mean it¡¯s only been about
30 years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s in
the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under
C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just
about everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once
put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.?
It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember
when MRUs became the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you don¡¯t
want your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos
you¡¯ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden
interest in basket weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in
the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the
DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru
the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting
files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified
date should be recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time
you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little
script to modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s
tacked onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the Mach
devs, nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the recent
files list is bullshit without the ability to edit
it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the
files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not
allow users to get rid of this garbage if they
want to. i understand the fat that some people
might want to keep files from external sources in
the list but what about those who want to get rid
of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid
of this or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John
McGovern via wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date:
10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject:
Re: [MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs let
you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can
right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear
recents" option, something like that.
I very much doubt Mach4
does this,
If the list does wind up
in the registry, what you can do is delete
all of the files, then save the Key
(registry folder) to a file (will have a reg
extension).? If you then open that file in
the future it will ask if you want to
replace the current Key with it, thus
clearing the list.
Oh, and before I said to
search for 'Values' in the registry, should
have said 'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program" and
where do i get it?
On 10/20/2021 2:42
PM, Tony Smith wrote:
It's called an
MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and
is typically stored in the Windows
registry.
Of course given
the Mach devs don't have much of a
clue about where you are supposed
to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!),
their list could be anywhere, but
probably in the install folder
where they?dump everything else.
Use regedit to
search for one of the files on the
list, it can search for 3 types of
things so just leave 'Value'
ticked.? Try a partial match as
well.? This will be a bit slow as
Values aren't indexed..
The reasons why
no-one clears out the list is
because it wastes time, and the
files may only be temporarily
unavailable (different flash
drive, network drive etc) so
wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy
a different bunch of people.?
There is the occasional program
that'll let you clear the list,
not all that common.
?
i wrote before
with no reply. Mach four
maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of
old files. this make a logn
useless
list of current files mixed with
a bunch of old deleted stuff.
makes it
a pain to choose the right file.
easier to have a working folder
and do
the management yourself, where
is this list found and can it be
edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files that
are nor found ?
|
?For some probably dumb reason in my HiddenScriptm1s file i can't get it to raise the Z axis after contact with the tool setter probe. I have the correct G code and the correct setting of Z .5? to it should raise buy instead lowers . Anybody have a good working copy of hiddenscript?
Dan Mauch
|
At least Tony answered the OP, with some pretty good info. ? This site is pretty much useless at getting any info from the Mach folks-Brian drops by occasionally, but even that is not consistent. ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of ptegler Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 3:12 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files ? ...have to wonder if your not even using MACHx any longer why stay here and add little to the conversations? (only trash the asset) I have well over 1,000 runtime hrs under MACH3 on my big a__ router table and Lathe/mill (combined time)
Yes I've written many macros and redesigned some screens. I've never had a crash or issue with any machine.
..am still running under XP even. All hardware is cobbled home brew and works as expected. As to the old files.... If you are clueless to Win ops...yes perhaps convoluted. But not an issue with a little google look up. ptegler what do you use instead of mach? On 10/20/2021 8:08 PM, Tony Smith wrote: I no longer even run Mach3, didn¡¯t care much for Mach4. ? Even then I had a fair idea of where it would be, but apparently you needed spoon feeding rather than ¡°either registry or file in Mach4 folder¡±. ? Ah well. ? Tony ? ? ? thanks for someone finally answering this. On 10/20/2021 7:23 PM, Andy Wander wrote: It¡¯s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles ? ? What secret?? No-one cares. ? I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol. ? People only care when you don¡¯t want your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving. ? Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows. ? Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked onto the machine settings file. ? File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway. ? Tony ? ? ? ? and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it. right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache. On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via groups.io wrote: Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device -------- Original message -------- Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00) Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that. I very much doubt Mach4 does this, If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list. Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'. ? what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it? On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote: It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry. Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else. Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed.. The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common. ? i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?
|
...have to wonder if your not even using MACHx any longer why
stay here and add little to the conversations? (only trash the
asset)
I have well over 1,000 runtime hrs under MACH3 on my big a__
router table and Lathe/mill (combined time)
Yes I've written many macros and redesigned some screens. I've
never had a crash or issue with any machine.
..am still running under XP even. All hardware is cobbled home
brew and works as expected.
As to the old files.... If you are clueless to Win ops...yes
perhaps convoluted. But not an issue with a little google look up.
ptegler
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what do you use instead of mach?
On 10/20/2021 8:08 PM, Tony Smith
wrote:
I
no longer even run Mach3, didn¡¯t care much for Mach4.
?
Even
then I had a fair idea of where it would be, but
apparently you needed spoon feeding rather than ¡°either
registry or file in Mach4 folder¡±.
?
Ah
well.
?
Tony
?
?
?
thanks for someone finally answering this.
On 10/20/2021 7:23 PM, Andy Wander
wrote:
It¡¯s in the
Machine.ini file in your profile folder under
C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about
everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an
option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a
very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the
big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you don¡¯t want
your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been
watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket
weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the
registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.?
Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder,
there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?)
that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as
it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you
can write a little script to modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked
onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the Mach devs,
nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list
is bullshit without the ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in
the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to
get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand
the fat that some people might want to keep files from
external sources in the list but what about those who
want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to
get rid of this or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John
McGovern via groups.io wrote:
Sent from
my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date:
10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject:
Re: [MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs let you
clear the list, eg in MS Office you can
right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear
recents" option, something like that.
I very much doubt Mach4 does
this,
If the list does wind up in the
registry, what you can do is delete all of the
files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a
file (will have a reg extension).? If you then
open that file in the future it will ask if you
want to replace the current Key with it, thus
clearing the list.
Oh, and before I said to search
for 'Values' in the registry, should have said
'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program" and where
do i get it?
On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM,
Tony Smith wrote:
It's called an MRU
(Most Recently Used) list, and is
typically stored in the Windows
registry.
Of course given the
Mach devs don't have much of a clue
about where you are supposed to put
stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list
could be anywhere, but probably in the
install folder where they?dump
everything else.
Use regedit to search
for one of the files on the list, it can
search for 3 types of things so just
leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial
match as well.? This will be a bit slow
as Values aren't indexed..
The reasons why
no-one clears out the list is because it
wastes time, and the files may only be
temporarily unavailable (different flash
drive, network drive etc) so wiping the
'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch
of people.? There is the occasional
program that'll let you clear the list,
not all that common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach four
maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old
files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a
bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file.
easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this
list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files that are
nor found ?
|
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On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 01:41:36 PM CDT, John McGovern via groups.io <jpmreno@...> wrote:
Please take me out of this conversation. I've tried everything I know how to do. I was never in this topic.
Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
-------- Original message -------- From: mike allen <animal@...> Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00) Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ? ??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony Smith wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I said the Mach devs are pretty clueless about how to organise things under Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru file list because most apps i have used offer the option of deleting an entry if it is not found. it is in machine.ini which does not seem like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently invisible on Spencers PC. ? Someone should tell the Mach devs about how this new-fangled Windows stuff is supposed to work.? I mean it¡¯s only been about 30 years. ? Tony ? ? ? It¡¯s in the Machine.ini file in your profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles ? ? What secret?? No-one cares. ? I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the big new thing, lol. ? People only care when you don¡¯t want your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket weaving. ? Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script to modify that, who knows. ? Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked onto the machine settings file. ? File a request with the Mach devs, nothing will happen but anyway. ? Tony ? ? ? ? and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list is bullshit without the ability to edit it. right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat that some people might want to keep files from external sources in the list but what about those who want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear the whole cache. On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern via wrote: Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device -------- Original message -------- Date: 10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00) Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files I meant some programs let you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option, something like that. I very much doubt Mach4 does this, If the list does wind up in the registry, what you can do is delete all of the files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you then open that file in the future it will ask if you want to replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the list. Oh, and before I said to search for 'Values' in the registry, should have said 'Data'. ? what is this "occasional program" and where do i get it? On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony Smith wrote: It's called an MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and is typically stored in the Windows registry. Of course given the Mach devs don't have much of a clue about where you are supposed to put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be anywhere, but probably in the install folder where they?dump everything else. Use regedit to search for one of the files on the list, it can search for 3 types of things so just leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as well.? This will be a bit slow as Values aren't indexed.. The reasons why no-one clears out the list is because it wastes time, and the files may only be temporarily unavailable (different flash drive, network drive etc) so wiping the 'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch of people.? There is the occasional program that'll let you clear the list, not all that common. ? i wrote before with no reply. Mach four maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4 automatically delete files that are nor found ?
|
Please take me out of this conversation. I've tried everything I know how to do. I was never in this topic.
Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
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-------- Original message -------- From: mike allen <animal@...> Date: 10/21/21 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00) Subject: Re: [MachCNC] saved files
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony Smith
wrote:
Of course it's not a good place, as I said the Mach
devs are pretty clueless about how to organise things under
Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows
security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru file list
because most apps i have used offer the option of deleting
an entry if it is not found. it is in machine.ini which does
not seem like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently invisible on
Spencers PC.
?
Someone should tell the Mach
devs about how this new-fangled Windows stuff is
supposed to work.? I mean it¡¯s only been about 30
years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s in the Machine.ini file in your
profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about
everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an
option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is
a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs
became the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you don¡¯t
want your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos
you¡¯ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden
interest in basket weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the
registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS
days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the
Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files
(,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date
should be recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time you
fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script
to modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked
onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the Mach devs,
nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files
list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the
files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not
allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want
to. i understand the fat that some people might want
to keep files from external sources in the list but
what about those who want to get rid of the garbage.
there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear
the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John
McGovern via
wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date:
10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject:
Re: [MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs let
you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can
right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear
recents" option, something like that.
I very much doubt Mach4
does this,
If the list does wind up in
the registry, what you can do is delete all of
the files, then save the Key (registry folder)
to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you
then open that file in the future it will ask
if you want to replace the current Key with
it, thus clearing the list.
Oh, and before I said to
search for 'Values' in the registry, should
have said 'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program" and
where do i get it?
On 10/20/2021 2:42
PM, Tony Smith wrote:
It's called an
MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and
is typically stored in the Windows
registry.
Of course given
the Mach devs don't have much of a
clue about where you are supposed to
put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their
list could be anywhere, but probably
in the install folder where
they?dump everything else.
Use regedit to
search for one of the files on the
list, it can search for 3 types of
things so just leave 'Value'
ticked.? Try a partial match as
well.? This will be a bit slow as
Values aren't indexed..
The reasons why
no-one clears out the list is
because it wastes time, and the
files may only be temporarily
unavailable (different flash drive,
network drive etc) so wiping the
'dead' ones will annoy a different
bunch of people.? There is the
occasional program that'll let you
clear the list, not all that common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach four
maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of
old files. this make a logn
useless
list of current files mixed with a
bunch of old deleted stuff. makes
it
a pain to choose the right file.
easier to have a working folder
and do
the management yourself, where is
this list found and can it be
edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files that
are nor found ?
|
??? ??? is anyone forcing you guys to use Mach ?
??? ??? animal
On 10/21/2021 3:53 AM, Tony Smith
wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Of course it's not a good place, as I said the Mach
devs are pretty clueless about how to organise things under
Windows.
Programs like Mach4 are the answer to "Why is Windows
security so shit?".
Tony
i have never had to find the location of mru file list
because most apps i have used offer the option of deleting
an entry if it is not found. it is in machine.ini which does
not seem like a good place.
On 10/20/2021 7:57 PM, Tony Smith wrote:
Apparently invisible on
Spencers PC.
?
Someone should tell the Mach
devs about how this new-fangled Windows stuff is
supposed to work.? I mean it¡¯s only been about 30
years.
?
Tony
?
?
?
It¡¯s in the Machine.ini file in your
profile folder under C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about
everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an
option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is
a very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs
became the big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you don¡¯t
want your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos
you¡¯ve been watching, she may ask about your sudden
interest in basket weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the
registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS
days.? Given that as before take a rummage thru the
Mach4 folder, there will be some sort of setting files
(,ini, .dat?) that has the list.? The modified date
should be recent as it¡¯ll be edited every time you
fire up Mach4.? Whether you can write a little script
to modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked
onto the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the Mach devs,
nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files
list is bullshit without the ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the
files in the registry. it i a severe lack to not
allow users to get rid of this garbage if they want
to. i understand the fat that some people might want
to keep files from external sources in the list but
what about those who want to get rid of the garbage.
there has to be a way to get rid of this or clear
the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John
McGovern via
wrote:
Sent
from my T-Mobile 5G Device
--------
Original message --------
Date:
10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject:
Re: [MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs let
you clear the list, eg in MS Office you can
right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear
recents" option, something like that.
I very much doubt Mach4
does this,
If the list does wind up in
the registry, what you can do is delete all of
the files, then save the Key (registry folder)
to a file (will have a reg extension).? If you
then open that file in the future it will ask
if you want to replace the current Key with
it, thus clearing the list.
Oh, and before I said to
search for 'Values' in the registry, should
have said 'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program" and
where do i get it?
On 10/20/2021 2:42
PM, Tony Smith wrote:
It's called an
MRU (Most Recently Used) list, and
is typically stored in the Windows
registry.
Of course given
the Mach devs don't have much of a
clue about where you are supposed to
put stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their
list could be anywhere, but probably
in the install folder where
they?dump everything else.
Use regedit to
search for one of the files on the
list, it can search for 3 types of
things so just leave 'Value'
ticked.? Try a partial match as
well.? This will be a bit slow as
Values aren't indexed..
The reasons why
no-one clears out the list is
because it wastes time, and the
files may only be temporarily
unavailable (different flash drive,
network drive etc) so wiping the
'dead' ones will annoy a different
bunch of people.? There is the
occasional program that'll let you
clear the list, not all that common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach four
maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of
old files. this make a logn
useless
list of current files mixed with a
bunch of old deleted stuff. makes
it
a pain to choose the right file.
easier to have a working folder
and do
the management yourself, where is
this list found and can it be
edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files that
are nor found ?
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Dedicated controls, they're pretty cheap these days.? Toss a bit of gcode at them and off they go, I'm tired of dicking about with PCs.
Mostly SmoothieBoards, they'll run a mill/router, laser, 3D printer & lathe without too much hassle.? A couple of the lasers still have the original DSP controllers, too lazy to change them.
There's a cheap Chinese one people seem to like for mills/routers that I might get one of these days.
Tony
what do you use instead of mach?
On 10/20/2021 8:08 PM, Tony Smith
wrote:
I
no longer even run Mach3, didn¡¯t care much for Mach4.
?
Even
then I had a fair idea of where it would be, but apparently
you needed spoon feeding rather than ¡°either registry or
file in Mach4 folder¡±.
?
Ah
well.
?
Tony
?
?
?
thanks for someone finally answering this.
On 10/20/2021 7:23 PM, Andy Wander wrote:
It¡¯s in the
Machine.ini file in your profile folder under
C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
?
?
What secret?? No-one cares.
?
I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about
everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an
option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a
very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the
big new thing, lol.
?
People only care when you don¡¯t want your
wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been
watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket
weaving.
?
Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the
registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.?
Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder,
there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?) that
has the list.? The modified date should be recent as it¡¯ll
be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you can
write a little script to modify that, who knows.
?
Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked onto
the machine settings file.
?
File a request with the Mach devs,
nothing will happen but anyway.
?
Tony
?
?
?
?
and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list
is bullshit without the ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in
the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to get
rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand the fat
that some people might want to keep files from external
sources in the list but what about those who want to get
rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to get rid of
this or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John McGovern
via wrote:
Sent from my
T-Mobile 5G Device
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Original message --------
Date:
10/20/21 6:20 PM (GMT-06:00)
Subject:
Re: [MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs let you
clear the list, eg in MS Office you can right-click
the list and it'll have a "Clear recents" option,
something like that.
I very much doubt Mach4 does
this,
If the list does wind up in the
registry, what you can do is delete all of the
files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a file
(will have a reg extension).? If you then open that
file in the future it will ask if you want to
replace the current Key with it, thus clearing the
list.
Oh, and before I said to search
for 'Values' in the registry, should have said
'Data'.
?
what is this "occasional program" and where do
i get it?
On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM, Tony
Smith wrote:
It's called an MRU
(Most Recently Used) list, and is
typically stored in the Windows registry.
Of course given the
Mach devs don't have much of a clue about
where you are supposed to put stuff
(C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list could be
anywhere, but probably in the install
folder where they?dump everything else.
Use regedit to search
for one of the files on the list, it can
search for 3 types of things so just leave
'Value' ticked.? Try a partial match as
well.? This will be a bit slow as Values
aren't indexed..
The reasons why no-one
clears out the list is because it wastes
time, and the files may only be
temporarily unavailable (different flash
drive, network drive etc) so wiping the
'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch
of people.? There is the occasional
program that'll let you clear the list,
not all that common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach four
maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old
files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a bunch
of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file. easier
to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this
list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files that are nor
found ?
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Bill in OKC too
ptegler