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#1 by Lomba1986 , Wed Apr 15, 2026 9:14 am

Dear all,
I'm using since 2years K-IDE and I have these suggestions (some are old, I already reported):
- Check serial number of controller when K-IDE instaurates connection. There is a risk to download into the controller the wrong AS file and download the wrong information (ex: program). Is enoughta message that warn about that the serial saved into AS file is different from controller serial.

- Add into the command list all commands about soft absorb. At the moment they are not recognized and the color remains different

- Add more keyboard shortcut. I already reported that CTRL+F open search window, but this search is limited at current task. Normally we (me, my customer and coworker) must search into complete project. There is a window to do that, but is possible add a shortcut for it?

- Programs alfabethic sort

- Add a window with current program status. In the past you reject my idea about add a cursor that show the current line of a task (because the time to refresh is very high >1sec). So at the moment we use the monitor to type command status. An idea is add a window (or similar) that when is active the source code inspection shows also the current step. Doens't matter if its refresh time is high, but is very useful when the robot is a waiting condition and is necessary understand what is missing in the condition

- disable the automatic suggestion when the programmer typing a comment

Thanks for your time


 
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RE: Other suggestion

#2 by cquante , Thu Apr 16, 2026 7:06 am

Dear @Lomba1986,

thank you for your ideas!

  1. Checking serno: Still included.
  2. Add "your own" commands to be highlighted: Please refer to "Syntax settings".
  3. Keyboard shortcuts / Global search: Still included. See -> here <-.
  4. Alphabetic program sort: What is the use case? Alphabetic sort order means destroying the developers sort order and program groups.
  5. Program step / motion step: Can be done using "Command with return value" in "Inspection list". See below.
  6. Disable/Enable auto completion: Possible, but why?

For every feature we would like to add, we need to consider if it makes sense or not. If it is a feature that helps a lot for all robot developers, we need to check if it is possible to include with our resources (developing time). If the feature is for very rare use and complicated to be included, it will likely not be developed on our side.

About program step number / motion step number



Christian Quante
Technical Sales
Sales Department

Kawasaki Robotics GmbH
Rheiner Landstrasse 195A • 49078 Osnabrück
Germany


 
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RE: Other suggestion

#3 by Lomba1986 , Thu May 21, 2026 10:55 am

Zitat von cquante im Beitrag #2
Alphabetic program sort: What is the use case? Alphabetic sort order means destroying the developers sort order and program groups.

Because is more fast search a program and groups not exist into the controller, so if when we downloaded a backup from a controller all program are at the same "level". Not always we have the original project with all groups, all separations...so this risk (for us) doesn't exist and instead is more usefull can sort the program

Zitat von cquante im Beitrag #2
Disable/Enable auto completion: Possible, but why?

when we write some commands and the auto-completion insert direclty some commands and in some case for us is more confortable write without suggestions

About shortcuts: thanks, but permits a little suggestions: add the "shortcut" close the menu in order to read which is (other program as broswer Firfox shows the shortcut)[img][/img]

Thanks for your support



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RE: Other suggestion

#4 by Lomba1986 , Thu May 21, 2026 1:09 pm

Dear all,
about inspection list...is possible export/import them? Are they just for a specific project or is possible save them (or share) with other as project?

Thanks


 
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RE: Other suggestion

#5 by Lomba1986 , Thu May 21, 2026 2:30 pm

Find how do it


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