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How do you scroll the file list? #78

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mdaneman opened this issue Oct 5, 2019 · 8 comments
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How do you scroll the file list? #78

mdaneman opened this issue Oct 5, 2019 · 8 comments

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@mdaneman
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mdaneman commented Oct 5, 2019

This may not be an actual issue and more me not understanding how things work, but I can't figure out how to scroll the file list in the "Files" section to see the files that are cut-off. Am I missing something or is that functionality really missing?

@ARCH-3D
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ARCH-3D commented Oct 17, 2019

I also have the same problem :( And I don't know how to solve it. If anyone can help, I would appreciate :) Thanks in advance

@mdaneman
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I wound up switching to Octoscreen (which is a hard fork off Octoprint-TFT): https://github.com/Z-Bolt/OctoScreen It has the advantage that it's still pretty actively maintained and has fewer bugs. I recommend it.

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ARCH-3D commented Oct 18, 2019

Thanks mdaneman. But I also see some bugs with the OctoScreen. I see different resolutions when i change to print menu (when prints) and dont fit correctly. Main Menu and Print Menu have different resolutions on my screen. You dont have the same problem? Also i see that OctoScreen have problems with the connection on boot, and dont starts automatically.
Also bed and extruder temperature does not appear in main menu. I dont know why.

But the design is simple and beautiful :) maybe a bit bigger the icons and the text ;)

My system:
-Raspberry Pi3b+
-Raspbian Octopi
-Velleman TFT 3.5" 320 x 480 - Resistive Touchscreen Display. GPIO

@mdaneman
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mdaneman commented Oct 18, 2019

Hi ARCH,
Yes, Octoscreen does have some bugs, but at least they have a chance to get fixed, whereas Octoprint-TFT development is dead.
I've seen some minor screen scaling issues sometimes, but for me it only cut off a very small amount on the right and does it infrequently.
I don't have a problem with Octoscreen starting on boot. If you do, one user suggested putting "systemctl start octoscreen &" to the file /etc/rc.local to force octoscreen to start.
Alternately, you can try these suggestions I posted on the Octoscreen issues page and see if they help: https://github.com/Z-Bolt/OctoScreen/issues/28#issuecomment-542737954

Also, for Octoscreen display to scale correctly, you need to have the TFT mirroring the HDMI output. In my case, the LCD driver I used didn't do that. Here are instructions on how to get that working, in case you don't already have it setup this way: https://github.com/Z-Bolt/OctoScreen/issues/34#issuecomment-541835209

BTW. The above links don't work for me when I click on them for some reaason, but they do work if you cut & paste them into the browser address bar.

@ARCH-3D
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ARCH-3D commented Oct 18, 2019

Thanks mdaneman for your answer : )
Yes, it was me that wrote this solution XD, but I found that sometimes it seems to block after a while with the printer off. And I think it might be related with "systemctl start octoscreen &" but I'm not sure.
But i will try your solution: Z-Bolt/OctoScreen#28 (comment)

@mdaneman
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Huh, that was you, wasn't it. :) Sorry I didn't realize that. Very helpful suggestion, thanks.
There was a bug reported in Octoscreen for a memory leak when it's running for extended period of time with the printer off. Maybe that's what you're seeing: https://github.com/Z-Bolt/OctoScreen/issues/10

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ARCH-3D commented Oct 18, 2019

you are welcome ;) yes I think the same problem happens to me. I hope that the new version solve this issue :) thanks

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synman commented Nov 2, 2019

I figured this out as it was reported in another issue. Back to the original question posed by @mdaneman :

you need to scroll up/down over the arrow buttons in the file list. This looks like a simple zoning matter. possibly because the filename already has an action for when it is touched (load the file).

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