Work machine display device

A work machine display device for a numerical control (NC) machine tool, the work machine display device comprising:

• a touch panel of the work machine display device of the NC machine tool configured to display a software button and a plurality of operation condition indicia, the software button configured to be displayed in both a selectable state and a non-selectable state, wherein
• responsive to the software button entering the non-selectable state, the touch panel automatically and simultaneously displays at least one operation condition indicia of the plurality of operation condition indicia in interrelation with the software button in a common display area, each displayed operation condition indicia being a representation of an action that must take place for a corresponding operation condition of the work machine to be placed in a ready state,
• when each corresponding operation condition is in the ready state, the software button is displayed in the selectable state,
• wherein each of the operation condition indicia is in the form of an icon that graphically represents the action that must take place for a corresponding operation condition of the work machine to be placed in a ready state.