Re: A86: 'Integrated' Shells

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: 'Integrated' Shells
From: rabidcow@juno.com
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 07:38:20 -0800
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org

i'd recommend using a different key, say alpha-clear, instead of prgm,
but here's how you bring up the prgm:edit app:

#include "asm86.h"
#include "ti86asm.inc"

_pushQueue = $4094
_JprgmEditApp                equ        5060h   ;PRGM:EDIT
_mon = $4084
_PPutAway                        equ            40BDh
_PutAway                         equ            40C1h
_CXCURAPP                 equ         0C1B4h


.org _asm_exec_ram

    call _PPutAway      ;put away homescreen cx
    call _PutAway
    ld a,8
    ld (_CXCURAPP),a
    res 6,(iy+$0c)
    call _JprgmEditApp  ;load new cx
    ld a,$0d            ;load rom page d
    out (5),a
    jp _mon

.end

note that this does not return.

if you want to load a program into the editor, push its name onto the
monqueue before you call _JprgmEditApp:
    res 6,(iy+$0c)
   ld a,'A'
   call _pushQueue
   ld a,'S'
   call _pushQueue
   ld a,'D'
   call _pushQueue
    call _JprgmEditApp  ;load new cx
will edit the program 'ASD'

-josh



On Fri, 3 Nov 2000 19:43:36 -0800 Adam Thayer <krevinek@yahoo.com>
writes:
> 
> I have been wanting a shell where I don't have to run the shell by 
> Asm(<shell>), or <Shell>. This is because I work often within the 
> shell, but want it readily available. Because of this, I tried 
> KShell 
> and AsmOS. KShell modifies the Pgrm menu to seperate BASIC and Asm 
> programs, and put Asm( before the Asm programs. AsmOS allows you to 
> 
> run Asm programs like BASIC ones on the homescreen. Neither one 
> works 
> with Rom 1.3 or later, and lo, I have 1.6.
> 
> So, I decided to take a break from my TBS (Turn-based Strategy) Asm 
> 
> coding and write my own shell that would work with pretty much every 
> 
> ROM. All ROM versions seem to have the (sqrt)X stuff in the same 
> spot, so I decided to use sqrtKEY to check for the Pgrm press in the 
> 
> homescreen (easy, and what isn't documented hasn't moved since 
> AsmOS/KShell were written). This works OK, but it does have the bad 
> 
> luck of completely replacing the functionality of the Program menu, 
> 
> which means I can't edit BASIC programs, or (if I was suicidal) Asm 
> 
> Hex without ATE or some other editor.
> 
> Here is my question: has anyone actually tried figuring out how the 
> 
> ROM calls it's editor? I don't need the edit MENU, since I already 
> have a replacement for it, and just want to have the user press 
> Alpha 
> to edit BASIC programs. If not... do you think that people would 
> find 
> it annoying to have a custom editor within the shell, and when using 
> 
> Break/Goto, end up using TI's editor for speed/simplicity? Please 
> give input on both questions, as I would love to give the user an 
> option of choosing between the TI-BASIC editor and a stripped down 
> version of ATE for editing...
> 
> -Krev
> -- 
> ----


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