Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

"Kasemir, Kay" <[email protected]> · Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:42:53 -0500

Hi:

On 12/1/10 14:11 , "Jimmy Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Basically our operators are used to being able to X display many
> discrete UIs onto their desktop ...
> That said there are definitely benefits to the CSS integrated tools
> support ...
Right, there are benefits to both.

> ... I was hoping ... something along the lines of
>     "boy_displaymanager   test.opi"
Yes, we'd like to have something like that, too.
Here at the SNS we have mostly EDM screens, and there's no need to replace
them in the foreseeable future.
Still, it would be great to be able to open new CSS OPIs from the existing
EDM screens, via a command-line tool as you describe.

Java code tends to have a certain startup time.
Starting CSS can be slow, while opening another display within the running
instance is then no problem.
Plus I would still include at least probe, PV tree, Data Browser
PV-fields-viewer with SNS Database connection, SNS logbook support, settings
for SNS network in that tool.

So I don't think a boy-only product is the solution.
Better would be something that signals the already running instance of CSS
to open another screen.

-Kay

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System