Merged in marius_stanciu/flatcam_beta/Beta (pull request #186)

Selection of Marlin postprocessor in Preferenes did not update object UI

FlatCAMObj.py

@@ -2112,6 +2112,11 @@ class FlatCAMExcellon(FlatCAMObj, Excellon):
         # Fill form fields
         self.to_form()
 
+        # update the changes in UI depending on the selected postprocessor in Preferences
+        # after this moment all the changes in the Posprocessor combo will be handled by the activated signal of the
+        # self.ui.pp_excellon_name_cb combobox
+        self.on_pp_changed()
+
         # initialize the dict that holds the tools offset
         t_default_offset = self.app.defaults["excellon_offset"]
         if not self.tool_offset:
@@ -3300,6 +3305,11 @@ class FlatCAMGeometry(FlatCAMObj, Geometry):
         # Fill form fields only on object create
         self.to_form()
 
+        # update the changes in UI depending on the selected postprocessor in Preferences
+        # after this moment all the changes in the Posprocessor combo will be handled by the activated signal of the
+        # self.ui.pp_geometry_name_cb combobox
+        self.on_pp_changed()
+
         self.ui.tipdialabel.hide()
         self.ui.tipdia_entry.hide()
         self.ui.tipanglelabel.hide()

README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - remade the NCC Tool in preparation for the newly added TclCommand CopperClear
 - finished adding the TclCommandCopperClear that can be called with alias: 'ncc'
 - added new capability in NCC Tool when the reference object is of Gerber type and fixed some newly introduced errors
+- fixed issue #298. The changes in postprocessors done in Preferences dis not update the object UI layout as it was supposed to. The selection of Marlin postproc. did not unhidden the Feedrate Rapids entry.
 
 24.08.2019