Development Roadmap

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Planned developments for LaserGRBL are:

• Add multiple passes switch
• User Interface color scheme / customization
• Continue from interruption how to continue from interrupted operation? #153
• Unidirectional engraving Line by Line bidirectional vs. unidirectional #97
• Deal with negative space in job preview Deal with negative space #66
• Direct file re-open Wish for New feature :) Direct Goto to Dialog "Target Image" #157
• Keyboard hotkey for jogging and menu
• Allow negative offset Can't enter negative offset #160
• Deal with false-positive in antivirus detection
• Allow bigger image size Max Size on XY Axis Limited #139
• Math in custom buttons Custom buttons #183 Show midle before Laser  #213
• Strip redundant F command Redundant F setting. #88 #gnea279
• Draw laser cursor with XOR Impossible to eye trace the pointer  #260
• Fix config description problem for older grbl version Wrong descritption and unit for grbl param with older version #224
• Sync jog speed slider max value to grbl max speed configuration Quick adjustment #255
• Add F/S value to real time position info Enhancement, can we have the "S" current value on screen where the x-y values are #253
• Made both raster vectorization and filling using absolute coordinate
• More GCode optimization with vectorization Jumping around could be minimized #94 Path optimization #82
• Abort job button QUESTION, is there a stop or abort function other than a reset? #259 Abort during processing and FAN Control #331
• Add dtr managment Some requests #239
• Better override managment Better overview of the change of the feed data, laser reading #345
• Add some hotkeys (ENHANCEMENT, can you add hotkeys for rapid,spindle,speed, overides #375 + abort job)
• Configurable buffer size for mega and LPC Serial receive buffer size #379
• Add color reverse Invert image colors (black and white) missing in import #130
• Basic SVG Import
• Decimals in image size New features #245
• Centerline tracing with autotrace Use as Cutter too? #173 Engraving #343 Vectorization #367
• Automatic laser cooling cycles Laser cooldown / rest #602
• Image size using image resolution New features #245
• M7 M8 M9 Coolant control in gcode generator M7 M8 M9 commands #190 Abort during processing and FAN Control #331
• Move Z axis during multiple passes Include a Z move when using multiple passes #95
• Custom Header/Footer/Layer GCode Feature Suggestion - Custom Header/Footer #348 Include a Z move when using multiple passes #95 Suggested enhancement - custom start/end/multiple passes Gcode #577 (can include M7 M8 M9 Coolant control)
• Auto-Crop tool for raster import (crop/trim white borders) Invert image colors (black and white) missing in import #130
• Vectorization with very small output size Vectorize! in small Size  #163
• Hotkeys for Z LaserGrbl + joypad #703
• Save job profile like speed, setup... (Material DB)
• Add event sound Enhancement: Add sound to LaserGrbl #194
• More hotkeys again Hotkey Shortcuts  #1080
• Allow change installation path Feature request: ability to specify installation path during installation #1096
• Polish, Turkish, Slovenian language support Polish language  #232 Turkish language request #110 we want turkish language support #231 Adding Slovenian language #356
• Add image centring helper Feature Suggestion: Image centering #90
• Improve computation of arcs size problem drawing full circle #384 (comment)
• Intelligent vector filling instead of line2line filling Conversion tool #580 SVG fill not working #723
• Improve circle measurement Circle representation #760
• Position Laser by clicking Position Laser by clicking in the picture #959
• Bypass scaling/processing for already processed images Sharp (Nearest Neighbour) causing checkboard error #1183
• Quality resolution less than 1 Quality (lines/mm) - Less Than 1 ? #257
• Add current line number info add line numbers on status window PLEASE! #1119
• Allow jog to negative space jog below zero #1104
• Point (pixels) engraving Engraving per point Missing #885 Scan-Dot mode #283
• Customized code for laser on-off Costum start/stop command #243 GCODE with M106 and M107 #286 Laser on/off and PWM should accept M106 M107 G Code commands #274 Could we choose M106 and M107 also? #201 Change M3 / M4 to M106 gcode #191
• Power-on delay Setting request #189
• Optimize speed and memory usage with big images Max Size on XY Axis Limited #139
• Speed modulation in line2line tracing Speed modulation in Line to Line tracing #78
• Acceleration offset/border acceleration offset #102
• Non-linear color to power conversion, and numbers of color optimization Grayscale #27
• Advanced SVG Import (Multi-Layer) multi layer configuration #29 Filling, scaling SVG size #761
• PLT/DXF Import, with multi-layer configuration (see also Add the function of simulation processing #837)
• multi-layer by color
• Add some gcode editing ability Enhancement: Gcode modifiers #196
• Form "Always on top" feature Window Setting Request. #212
• Show real-time engraving progress engraved color! #186
• Loaded gcode visible and editable ENHANCEMENT #387
• Manage custom buttons on multiple line if no space More space for buttons #394
• User variables for custom buttons Parametric variables #401
• Simplified interface for touchscreen Larger connect, play and open buttons #437 Bigger Buttons for touchscreen #1616
• Show device name in com port list COM Menu goes a little crazy sometimes. #397
• Make vectorize and centerline generated code more uniform Differences between vectorise and centerline gcode #597
• Implement visual status of input pins Feature Request, Implement visual status of input pins #657
• Support G21 inches G21 in gcode #701
• Invert preview color for engraving on black tile changeable colour for background and ink in import raster image #699
• Show laser usage time counter agregar funcion historial #669 FUNCION TIEMPO DE TRABAJO #679
• Configuration Wizard
• $10 Parameter check test size button #757 (comment)
• Configurable axis Feature request, change home and engraving direction #813
• Flag for S-Min on white skip S-MIN does not apply for fast G0/G1 travel via blank part of the job #1148
• Toggle button double images Feature Proposal: Toggle pictures for custom TwoStateButtons #1346
• Dithering + Grayscale#1330
• Permanently store work offset Permanently store work offset #912
• Independent width-height adjustment
• Vectorize add "no border" option vector mode settings #1620
• Add Led notification Broadcast to WLED #1898
• Per path multiple pass Multiple Pass Per-Path Mode #2114

New feature request can be posted as "new issue" and they will be examined. Development is done during my free time with priority to bug fixing, so I can not guarantee the times to accomplish all those features.