#hazzy Logs

Nov 13 2019

10:00 AM TurBoss: hello
10:18 AM JT-Shop2: morning
10:43 AM roguish[m]: good morning from the far out west.....
10:58 AM roguish[m]: oh joy. paying bills.....
11:26 AM roguish[m]: property tax time.....
12:14 PM JT-Shop2: yep it's that time of year
12:16 PM Tom_L: gettin anywhere with your coding?
12:18 PM JT-Shop2: no, still can
12:19 PM JT-Shop2: t figure out how to erase
12:20 PM * JT-Shop2 attempts to finish at least one project today
12:20 PM Tom_L: is that part of qtpyvcp?
12:20 PM Tom_L: or qtpy
12:20 PM JT-Shop2: just qtpy5 and qpaint
12:21 PM JT-Shop2: https://github.com/jethornton/dxf2plasma
12:22 PM Tom_L: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53515295/erasing-pen-on-a-canvas
12:22 PM Tom_L: change the compositionMode to QPainter::CompositionMode_Clear and erase with eraseRect().
12:22 PM Tom_L: ??
12:22 PM Tom_L: maybe not relevant
12:23 PM jthornton: hmm, maybe something
12:24 PM Tom_L: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48077955/pyqt-how-do-i-erase-a-text-drawn-at-paintevent
12:29 PM Tom_L: https://bytes.com/topic/python/answers/33995-pyqt-clear-widget-redraw
12:29 PM Tom_L: same issue you're having
12:29 PM Tom_L: This works ok, but when I want to redraw, the old lines are still there.
12:30 PM Tom_L: self.frame4.erase() # clear any old lines
12:31 PM Tom_L: near the bottom of the last link
12:34 PM jthornton: I'll have to try some after while, the openGLWidget does not have an erase maybe test a frame
12:37 PM Tom_L: looks like maybe they layer frames there, i dunno
12:40 PM JT-Shop2: there
12:40 PM JT-Shop2: 's got to be a simple way to clear the pen lines
12:40 PM Tom_L: you would think so
12:42 PM Tom_L: https://www.qtcentre.org/threads/44109-how-can-i-clear-qpainter-drawings
12:51 PM * JT-Shop2 has this amazing ability to pile project on top of project and not get anything done
01:24 PM TurBoss: JT did you managed to run vtk on the pi4?
01:25 PM TurBoss: I tried compiling from sources but gives 1.5 glsl not compatible...
01:25 PM TurBoss: ☹️
02:16 PM jthornton: wow I got a project done...
02:16 PM * jthornton takes 5 with Dave Brubeck
02:44 PM * jthornton makes no headway so heading back to work on something
06:03 PM Tom_itx is now known as Tom_L
06:21 PM JT[m]: TurBoss: no, I've not tried yet
06:21 PM jthornton: anyone heard from Lcvette ?
06:21 PM Tom_L: not today
06:23 PM jthornton: well I posted on qt forum and stack overflow...
06:23 PM Tom_L: no solution yet ehh
06:23 PM jthornton: look in the am
06:24 PM Tom_L: damn.. i gotta leave at 5:30 tomorrow...
06:24 PM jthornton: where you heading
06:24 PM Tom_L: just checking my schedule
06:24 PM Tom_L: langdon ks
06:24 PM Tom_L: ~1.5 hr drive
06:25 PM jthornton: ain't a whole lot there...
06:25 PM Tom_L: nope
06:27 PM * jthornton gives up for the night
06:52 PM Lcvette: jthornton: yo
06:53 PM Tom_L: how's things goin?
06:53 PM Lcvette: Hey guys, sorry been preoccupied running around talking care f things for my parents while Dad is in the hospital
06:54 PM Lcvette: Good
06:54 PM Tom_L: good to hear
06:54 PM Lcvette: Dad is doing fine, they got to him in time and they say no heat damage occurred, so that's a good thing
06:55 PM Lcvette: He is released tomorrow
06:55 PM Tom_L: good deal
09:21 PM * hazzy-m is at a loss to understand the last two questions in the ProbeBasic thread
09:21 PM hazzy-m: Lcvette: that is fantastic news!
09:26 PM hazzy-m: I met CaptHindsight today! He stopped by our FABTECH booth. Really cool guy, wish we'd had more time to chat
10:23 PM Tom_L: cool
10:33 PM CaptHindsight: yeah, they were trying to sell machines and I stopped by to chat :)
10:43 PM Lcvette: hazzy: thanks! Has been pretty never racking here