Mac Version Tweaks

[montressor]

After using the Mac version for the past months, wanted to make a few suggestions to make the experience a little more enjoyable:

- Application: shouldn't close when last window is closed, app should remain running until user selects "Quit"

- FFF Settings: autofill name of active FFF settings file, currently has to be retyped every export

- Factory File Saving: honor saved state of factory file (ie: don't ask to save when closing if nothing's changed since last save)

- FFF Settings: allow attaching filament profiles to settings file (size, mfr, plastic type, color, cost, purch date, SKU#)

- Model settings window: Do not open centered - it is guaranteed to obscure part of the model this way and this is an interactive process. Why is this a non-modal dialog anyway? Input ribbon would be better UI choice.

- Manual Support Definition window - Do not open centered: it is guaranteed to obscure part of the model this way and this is an interactive process. Why is this a non-modal dialog anyway? Input ribbon would be better UI choice.

- Machine Control Panel - display all tool heads at same time or break into separate section. Current dropdown method is non-intuitive because it assumes single extruder setup

- Machine Control Button on sidebar - second click should hide Machine Control Panel window for consistency with other tools

- Manual Support Definition window - second click should hide Machine Control Panel window for consistency with other tools

- Cross Section View window - second click should hide Machine Control Panel window for consistency with other tools

- Add keyboard command to "Preview G-Code" menu option (cmd-G?)

- Add keyboard command to "Remove Model" menu option (cmd-Delete?)

- Add keyboard command to "Prepare to Print" button (cmd-P?)

- Add keyboard command to "Exit Preview Mode" button (cmd-X?)

[jimc]

yeah ill go along with a couple of these for sure.

#1 is good. typical mac apps never close when the window is closed. just keep it consistent with everything else mac.

i also like the second click to close windows as well as the windows opening not in the center. every time i need to drag the window out of the way. of course thats no big deal but would be nice.

[laird]

Agree with all of this. These changes would make the app feel much more like a native Mac app.

[dsegel]

Agree, plus:

Allow deleting models with the delete key

[habloIngles]

Some of these sound very handy

[AK_Eric]

+1 from a mac user.

[jmsjgill]

Another vote/request for #'s 5 & 6. This ticks me off to no end.

[greybeard]

Yes to all the above. Plus the following:

• Fix the Toolbar - once it's closed, there's not way to open it without Rebooting the app.
• The user setting of the origin in Pref's is not retained after quitting
• The mouse zoom and scaling goes crazy with a bluetooth mouse and the slightest touch when changing a numbered setting drives the values wild (only with this app)
• No live preview
• Request to enable user setting of workspace background color

[Umpa]

The mouse zoom and scaling goes crazy with a bluetooth mouse and the slightest touch when changing a numbered setting drives the values wild (only with this app)

This is SOOOOOOO true. For a time I thought it was my mac at fault. I could not understand why the GUI seems 'sticky' with numbered values shooting off on their own. Its a REAL pain - and like toy say other programs run fine only S3D has this effect.

[lintmachine]

The mouse scroll wheel handling in the Machine Control Panel is incredibly frustrating. I've ruined a couple of prints now by accidentally touching the mouse and changing things like the extrusion rate by huge amounts without realizing it.

I now have to be very deliberate and careful about where I leave the mouse focus while making a print. "You can never be quick, if you must be careful."

If there were an option to just disable it, I would do that. I'd rather nudge the value using the arrow keys on my keyboard or just type the value.