[A83] Re: Special ram areas?

To: <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: [A83] Re: Special ram areas?
From: "Ronald Teune" <rtwolf@gmx.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:02:02 +0100
Reply-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org

>> I know, but it won't be possible to add new fonts without having to
compile
>> a whole app.
>
>Oh, no, it would be possible, you just have to compile the fonts to hex
code,
>and add the hex code of the fonts to the end of the hex code (compiled) of
the
>app. The only backdraw is that you need to re-sign the app every time, but
>that's no real problem...

And then the problem of transferring. My bcc cable doesn't work, so I have
to transfer things with vti&parallel cable :(

>> > Explanation:
>> > What I mean is that you could have a font description like this:
>> > .db "FONT" ; or anything that identifies this as a font, must be the
same
>>
>> I was thinking of .db "zCalcFont" (z=zeekoe)
>>
>> >          ; for
>> >    ; all fonts
>> > .db "name" ; fixed_length name
>> > ...font data...
>> > .db "END_FONT" ; or whatever constant you want to identify the end...
>> >
>> > you could make a program or script that takes the font data, and put's
it
>> > into your app at the end, then sign it, ready to be put onto the
calc...
>> > Another script/program might be able to remove specific fonts. an then
>> > re-sign
>> > it.
>> >
>> > In your app, you'd need to put a label at the end, and let a routine
>> > search for
>> > fonts from that label on...
>> > If the first thing after that label isn't the start_font constant,
there
>> > are
>> > no external fonts...
>> >
>> > Only problem with this is that you'd need to re-install the flash app
>> > every
>> > time you add a new font.
>> > A good thing is that the user can use the "free" space in the app for
>> > fonts,
>> > instead of letting it go to waste.
>>
>> I ask hereby: has anyone got fonts for me which I can use in the app?
>> Also, I want to put an option "RIGView pic of me" in it, and maybe some
>> other pictures.
>>
>> > --Peter-Martijn
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > --
>> > >     Ronald Teune @School
>> > >     http://www.zeekoe.cjb.net
>> > >     http://ti.zeekoe.cjb.net
>> > >     Anything that's good&useful is made of chocolats
>> > >
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>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> --
>>     Ronald Teune @School
>>     http://www.zeekoe.cjb.net
>>     http://ti.zeekoe.cjb.net
>>     Anything that's good&useful is made of chocolats
>>
>> Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net
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