- updated code in self.on_view_source() to make it more responsive

FlatCAMApp.py

@@ -7799,8 +7799,15 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
     def init_code_editor(self, name):
         # Signals section
         # Disconnect the old signals
-        self.ui.buttonOpen.clicked.disconnect()
-        self.ui.buttonSave.clicked.disconnect()
+        try:
+            self.ui.buttonOpen.clicked.disconnect()
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            self.ui.buttonSave.clicked.disconnect()
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
 
         # add the tab if it was closed
         self.ui.plot_tab_area.addTab(self.ui.cncjob_tab, _('%s') % name)
@@ -7820,44 +7827,53 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         self.ui.plot_tab_area.setCurrentWidget(self.ui.cncjob_tab)
 
     def on_view_source(self):
+        self.inform.emit('%s' %
+                         _("Viewing the source code of the selected object."))
+        self.proc_container.view.set_busy(_("Loading..."))
+
         try:
             obj = self.collection.get_active()
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.debug("App.on_view_source() --> %s" % str(e))
             self.inform.emit('[WARNING_NOTCL] %s' %
                              _("Select an Gerber or Excellon file to view it's source file."))
             return 'fail'
 
-        # then append the text from GCode to the text editor
-        try:
-            file = StringIO(obj.source_file)
-        except AttributeError:
-            self.inform.emit('[WARNING_NOTCL] %s' %
-                             _("There is no selected object for which to see it's source file code."))
-            return 'fail'
-
         if obj.kind == 'gerber':
             flt = "Gerber Files (*.GBR);;All Files (*.*)"
-        elif obj.kind == 'excellon':
+        else:
             flt = "Excellon Files (*.DRL);;All Files (*.*)"
 
         self.init_code_editor(name=_("Source Editor"))
         self.ui.buttonOpen.clicked.connect(lambda: self.handleOpen(filt=flt))
         self.ui.buttonSave.clicked.connect(lambda: self.handleSaveGCode(filt=flt))
 
+        # then append the text from GCode to the text editor
+        try:
+            file = StringIO(obj.source_file)
+        except AttributeError:
+            self.inform.emit('[WARNING_NOTCL] %s' %
+                             _("There is no selected object for which to see it's source file code."))
+            return 'fail'
+
+        self.ui.cncjob_frame.hide()
         try:
             for line in file:
+                QtWidgets.QApplication.processEvents()
                 proc_line = str(line).strip('\n')
                 self.ui.code_editor.append(proc_line)
         except Exception as e:
             log.debug('App.on_view_source() -->%s' % str(e))
-            self.inform.emit('[ERROR] %s %s' %
-                             (_('App.on_view_source() -->'), str(e)))
+            self.inform.emit('[ERROR] %s: %s' %
+                             (_('Failed to load the source code for the selected object'), str(e)))
             return
 
-        self.ui.code_editor.moveCursor(QtGui.QTextCursor.Start)
-
         self.handleTextChanged()
-        self.ui.show()
+        self.ui.cncjob_frame.show()
+
+        self.ui.code_editor.moveCursor(QtGui.QTextCursor.Start)
+        self.proc_container.view.set_idle()
+        # self.ui.show()
 
     def on_toggle_code_editor(self):
         self.report_usage("on_toggle_code_editor()")

README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - added the Gerber code as source for the panelized object in Panelize Tool
 - whenever a Gerber file is deleted, the mark_shapes objects are deleted also
 - made faster the Gerber parser for the case of having a not valid geometry when loading a Gerber file without buffering
+- updated code in self.on_view_source() to make it more responsive
 
 10.09.2019
 

flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py

@@ -1728,10 +1728,23 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         # ###################################
         # ## Here we build the CNCJob Tab ###
         # ###################################
+        # self.cncjob_tab = QtWidgets.QWidget()
+        # self.cncjob_tab_layout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(self.cncjob_tab)
+        # self.cncjob_tab_layout.setContentsMargins(2, 2, 2, 2)
+        # self.cncjob_tab.setLayout(self.cncjob_tab_layout)
+
         self.cncjob_tab = QtWidgets.QWidget()
-        self.cncjob_tab_layout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(self.cncjob_tab)
+
+        self.c_temp_layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self.cncjob_tab)
+        self.c_temp_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        self.cncjob_frame = QtWidgets.QFrame()
+        self.cncjob_frame.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.c_temp_layout.addWidget(self.cncjob_frame)
+
+        self.cncjob_tab_layout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(self.cncjob_frame)
         self.cncjob_tab_layout.setContentsMargins(2, 2, 2, 2)
-        self.cncjob_tab.setLayout(self.cncjob_tab_layout)
+        self.cncjob_frame.setLayout(self.cncjob_tab_layout)
 
         self.code_editor = FCTextAreaExtended()
         stylesheet = """