Meaning of red and green in config changes
struggling to see the difference between red and green, is green the latest version the code? more specifically i have put input shaping into the user overrides section and it seems that the changelog does not like it. to keep the IS settings, in the photo should i select ignore or overide?
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Red = deleted
Green = added
It may make more sense to you if you click the single screen layout option to the right in the header
You can for the most part ignore changes to printer.cfg from the configurator
Printer.cfg shouldn't need to change, often it's just comments or limits got new defaults etc, which is not useful to you on an already running printer.
It can't merge in your custom changes, (automatic conflict resolution is currently an unsolved computer science issue).
It does port your klipper config section however, because it's always in a predictable location in the file.
There are plans to reduce and eventually eliminate any updates to printer.cfg, but it's still a bit further out.
I'll see if i can add a note about this specifically for printer.cfg in the modal
thanks mikl, and sorry for the number of questions, is there a resource online that would allow me to read up on how every part of the conifg works? Like for example if i do hit ignore, does that ignore the clashes or ignore my changes made and revert back? if it ignores the changes that would not be good as input shaper is a change made? im currently designing a heater and surely the settings for this would need to go into the config? to make it simpler i took someones advice and started to use the include command to bring in my custom overrides. is the printer.cfg even the correct place to include the custom changes i make?
Like for example if i do hit ignore, does that ignore the clashes or ignore my changes made and revert backIf you hit ignore, it'll ignore the changes, meaning it'll leave the file alone.
if it ignores the changes that would not be good as input shaper is a change madeThat change is made in RatOS.cfg, different file. Everything important goes into RatOS.cfg Anything the configurator wants to do to printer.cfg is just there for convenience, like comments and duplicated limits etc.
is there a resource online that would allow me to read up on how every part of the conifg works?Not yet no. Well besides the klipper docs that explains how klipper configuration works.
im currently designing a heater and surely the settings for this would need to go into the config?Printer.cfg for custom stuff, you can do whatever you want in there.
ahh okay, from now on i will edit ratos.cfg for things like putting in IS, adding chamber heaters ect, and ill use the [include] command to do it
thanks
to make it simpler i took someones advice and started to use the include command to bring in my custom overrides.That's fine, but you could just ignore changes to printer.cfg, it's highly unlikely you'll need them.
is the printer.cfg even the correct place to include the custom changes i make?Yes, printer.cfg is where all your custom stuff goes. nonononono 😄
wait sorry i get it
make changes to printer.cfg
getting confused
You got it 👍
i guess what ive not been sure is you keep saying to hit ignore
wait
Yes, ignore changes to printer.cfg
i get it
ok
when we were saying ignore i thought ignore the changes meant it would ignore them and use the original
but it acc means ignore the change and keep my changes
got it completely now
It's just convenience stuff. If it wants to make changes to printer.cfg it's because it wants to update some comments or some defaults changed etc, there's rarely any reason to not ignore those on a running printer.
this is very ironic as 2 years ago i wrote my dissertation on designing a corexy from scratch and i configured everything on klipper
It was not supposed to add stuff to printer.cfg at all, but i had to or otherwise people would be too confused
Oh i should probably make this more clear in the interface
i think that would be good
I need to somehow communicate that what it shows is what the configurator wants to apply to your files.
I'll change the title to something like "RatOS wants to make the following changes to Printer.cfg"