Start Page Redesign

[Kunda1]

I made some successful experimenting with FreeCADGui.webView.webPage.browser.setHtml and now want to try javascript approach. But how can I correctly call python functions from javascript and get response?

Maybe @vanuan can help with this?

pinged by pinger macro

I forgot I had this mock-up of a Start Page. Maybe it gives some additional inspiration...

This is pretty great!

[pablogil]

Would it be possible to add a filter to the Recent files in order to hide some kind of file types?
I would like to just have FC files

Thanks

[chrisb]

I would like to just have FC files

+1

[vanuan]

I made some successful experimenting with FreeCADGui.webView.webPage.browser.setHtml and now want to try javascript approach. But how can I correctly call python functions from javascript and get response?

You can't. One thing that could work is starting up an http or grpc server. But you would still need to write javascript-http-python bindings.

See my POC: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=48611

[Kunda1]

ping

Hi @TheMarkster! Question: how would I make the Recent files and Example file section of the StartPage optional ?
Relevant code is at: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob ... #L399-L435

[chrisb]

Question: how would I make the Recent files and Example file section of the StartPage optional ?

Seems a rather old topic. Example files section is already optional. It can be configured in the preferences.

[TheMarkster]

ping

Hi @TheMarkster! Question: how would I make the Recent files and Example file section of the StartPage optional ?
Relevant code is at: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob ... #L399-L435

In preferences -> startup there is an option for a template html page to be used instead of the start page, but I haven't experimented with that. You could try using the default page as a starting point and trimming away what you don't want.