Installation

Prerequisites

To run Mother GUI, your grid should have:

1. A programmable block with the Mother GUI script loaded.
2. At least one screen-capable block you want Mother GUI to control.

Supported display targets include:

• LCD panels and other text panels
• Cockpit surfaces
• Programmable block surfaces
• Sound block surfaces

Setup

1. Load Mother GUI into a programmable block

Open a programmable block, select Edit, and choose the Mother GUI script from the script list.

2. Rename the programmable block

Give the block a clear name such as Mother GUI. This makes the block easier to find later when you are editing Custom Data or linking commands.

3. Configure a display surface

Open the Custom Data for the block that owns the surface you want to use and add a [surfaces] section.

[general]
scale=1.15

[surfaces]
0=MainMenu

If you are targeting a cockpit or another block with multiple surfaces, use the correct zero-based surface index.

[surfaces]
0=MainMenu
1=RotorView "Port Rotor"

4. Add a menu definition

Define your main menu in the Mother GUI programmable block's Custom Data.

[general]
defaultMenu=MainMenu

[menu:MainMenu]
Mechanical=
.Rotor=view/go self "RotorView" "Port Rotor"
.Piston=view/go self "PistonView" "Lift Piston"
.Door=view/go self "DoorView" "Hangar Door"

5. Recompile or run the script

After saving your changes, recompile the programmable block or run boot if needed. Mother GUI will rediscover configured displays and render the initial menu or view.

First Check

After setup, confirm that:

1. Your target screen shows a Mother GUI menu or view.
2. The programmable block compiles without errors.
3. Menu entries that use view/go self ... open the expected view on the same display.

The next step is learning how Mother GUI reads Custom Data and how to structure menus and surfaces cleanly.