A reply just for future reference for anyone else who encounters this.

The method Pavel suggested works. Basically it involves using the DSD driver (Windows) to connect directly to the focuser and change the max movement setting there. That is then remembered, and when you log in via EKOS the updated max movement is there.

A bit fiddly but its a workaround.

Pavel from DSD was saying that in the original code, max movement was propagated to the motor when changed in KStars, but in later commits it was moved into the INDI layer (I'm not a coder so I don't really understand the subtlety there). So the problem seems to be that SMXM (max movement) is not being sent to the device when it is changed in KStars (which is what I experienced).

I'm just sharing this in case people with better coding skills than me (who has none!) might know how to change things!

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