A85: Re: Re: Re: Usgard improvements
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A85: Re: Re: Re: Usgard improvements
Andreas Ess has been talking about adding a function like InpSt to Usgard
for some time, unfortunately I have not had the time to find this in the ROM
(I found the function, but didn't have the time to figure out how it
worked). I really nice addition would be to make it possible to use the
normal input handler for user input. That way the TIOS handles everything,
translation of keys, APD, etc and the input is automaticaly written to a
buffer you chose (you can chose the length of it too, and the TIOS will only
allow the user to enter chars until the buffer is full). Until someone
finds out how to do, KEY_HAND would be a nice addition.
Dines
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Pearce <mgp4007@omega.uta.edu>
To: <assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 1998 2:54 PM
Subject: A85: Re: Re: Usgard improvements
>
>now that you mention it, a function that uses the ti85 key handler would be
>a nice addition.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dines Justesen <dines@resnet.gatech.edu>
>To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Saturday, November 28, 1998 10:46 AM
>Subject: A85: Re: Usgard improvements
>
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>>
>>Reseting all system bits is probably a good idea, since this make some
>>programs smaller (no need to reset the bits). On the TI82 the normal key
>>handler (the function used on the homescreen) is used to get keypresses,
>>this means that the system handles APD, contrast change etc. which is an
>>easy way to handle this. The problem with highligting the program when you
>>return is that it might have moved after the shell lasted looked at the
>VAT,
>>so implementing this takes up some extra space. Currently most shells
seems
>>to store a pointer to the VAT entry for the program at the top of the
>>screen, and then start from there when showing the menu when you get back.
>>This will normally list the same programs as before the program was
>started,
>>but if a program deletes/creates asm program it wont work.
>>
>>Dines
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Justin M Bosch <justin-b@juno.com>
>>To: <assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, November 28, 1998 11:20 AM
>>Subject: A85: Usgard improvements
>>
>>
>>>
>>>In the next Usgard, it should reset all system bits when returning from a
>>>program. For Simple Shell, there should be contrast changing with
>>>left/right and when you return from a program, that program should be
>>>highlighted.
>>>
>>>Justin Bosch
>>>justin-b@juno.com
>>>
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