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19:12.18 fwhite anyone familiar with working with .dxf files? I am disabled and working on a project and need to have some parts cut I have the .dxf files but need adjustments for alignment of several parts. Can someone assist? I have no cad experience
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20:17.06 CIA-31 BRL-CAD: 03bob1961 * r30270 10/brlcad/trunk/src/archer/archer: Mods to set max width and height.
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21:00.54 magesing Hi everyone. I just recently discovered BRL-CAD, and I'm starting to go through the tutorials. However, I am having trouble using the VI style editing in the command window. Once I hit <ESCAPE> to get into command mode, none of the letter-key commands work for me. How can I make the vim-style editing work? Thanks.
21:13.26 yukonbob hey magesing :)
21:13.40 yukonbob what "command window" are you talking about?
21:28.25 magesing yukonbob: the one in which you type the commands
21:29.02 magesing yukonbob: The title bar says "MGED 7.10.4 Command Window"
21:35.46 yukonbob magesing: nice -- that's called "mged" -- it's a interactive editor, but not vi...
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21:36.36 yukonbob for now, think of it more like a command prompt.
21:36.52 magesing yukonbob: According to the documentation I'm going through, the mged editor has two modes, a VI style mode and an EMACS style mode
21:37.12 magesing yukonbob: I'm a VI user, and would prefer to use it in VI mode then in EMACS mode
21:37.18 yukonbob hrmm...
21:37.23 yukonbob what document is that?
21:37.32 magesing yukonbob: But the VI mode does not seem to work properly...
21:37.49 magesing VolumeII-Introduction_to_MGED.pdf
21:37.56 yukonbob one sec
21:37.58 magesing which I got from brlcad.org
21:38.14 magesing Appendix B gives the different style commands
21:41.56 yukonbob magesing: can you give me an example of something that's not working?
21:43.54 magesing yukonbob: Sure... ok, if I choose VI mode from FILE->PREFERENCES->COMMAND LINE EDIT->VI then type "foobar" then hit <ESCAPE> to get into command mode, I should be able to use the "h" and "l" keys to move back and forth, and the "x" key to delete... this simply doesn't happen.
21:44.44 magesing I also am unable to get back into edit mode from command mode since A and i don't work
21:46.08 magesing In EMACS mode <CTRL>-F, <CTRL>-B, and <CTRL>-D work properly
21:47.18 magesing yukonbob: so, basically what I'm saying is once I get into command mode when I'm in the VI editing mode, none of the commands work for me
21:50.31 yukonbob hrmm... it works on mine -- and we're both running 7.10.4 -- sorry for the basic question, but not a capslock issue?
21:51.00 magesing yukonbob: well, capslock is off... let me experiment with caps-lock a bit
21:51.54 magesing yukonbob: nope. Caps-lock does not help or hinder me at this point
21:52.02 magesing I still get no response from command mode
21:52.18 yukonbob ya -- only thing I was thinking is if it's on...
21:52.38 magesing yukonbob: I know... hjkl would actually be HJKL
21:52.56 magesing yukonbob: but I have tried lots of caps/shift combinations, none of which worked
21:56.30 yukonbob 1 sec magesing -- I'm just checking something out...
21:56.54 magesing yukonbob: thanks...
22:06.10 magesing In case it makes a difference, I have installed brl-cad under gentoo-linux using the e-build in the gentoo-science overlay
22:16.40 yukonbob magesing: I going to be afk for a bit ... bbl -- what I'm think of test (for the record) is if emacs and vi bindings work in 'classic' (mged -c) mode, and testing outside of X
22:16.46 yukonbob bbl
22:17.19 magesing yukonbob: hmm... I'll try that
22:19.06 yukonbob magesing: I'm not sure how to set the mode outside of X, though -- if you find out, lemme know :)
22:19.23 magesing yukonbob: lol, I don't know.... hmm...
22:19.56 yukonbob magesing: I'm sure there's a way -- I was just exploring that -- but gotta run -- chat later...
22:20.08 magesing yukonbob: thanks
22:20.12 magesing yukonbob: another time maybe
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23:15.22 yukonbob brlcad: what's the purpose of the errorCode/errorInfo -- sounds basic enough, but they're being set everytime a single character is typed... what are they checking-for/failing-on that causes that?

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