ALCDFix For Doors CS

KermMartian · Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:10:12 pm Post subject: ALCDFix For Doors CS

Pop quiz for all of you Doors CS fans. I just implemented a modified form of what the popular ALCDFIX program does into Doors CS as a "Retune" button that appears in the Display window of 84+/SE calcs. Who thinks that DCS should autotune the 84's LCD delay the first time it's used on an 84? Who thinks you should have to click the Retune button in the Displays window? Would someone with a distorted display be able to see enough to navigate to a retune button? Let me know your opinions.

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qazz42 · Vampire Killer Joined: 07 Apr 2010 Posts: 4177

I would love that, that would be an awsome feature

elfprince13 · Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:18:23 pm Post subject:

The retune button is a good idea. You don't draw things so quickly as to screw with the LCD do you?
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TheStorm · NOU! Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 2375

I think a prompt after initial install and ram resets would be best, along with the button of course.
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KermMartian · Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:25:28 pm Post subject:

Galandros · Advanced Newbie Joined: 23 Oct 2008 Posts: 54

Brilliant idea.
Doors CS with all these features will be a all in one shell.

My opinion is it should be included in display menu and document well why is important because I have seen TI-84+SE with no LCD problems at all but is a common problem and many people don't look for this kind of fixes.

KermMartian · Posted: 24 Jul 2010 05:36:49 am Post subject:

Definitely no doubt that I'll put it in the Display menu, but my concern is whether people will still be able to get to the Display menu to click the button. Any opinions or experience on that score? Thanks, and good call on the documentation, I'll be sure to do so. I'm gonna have a lot of stuff I need to cram into the manual. Razz

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Silver Shadow · Posted: 24 Jul 2010 06:47:02 am Post subject:

How about a shortcut key for this? So that those that can't see anything in DCS can just press the button (or buttons) to auto-adjust the LCD delay?
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qazz42 · Vampire Killer Joined: 07 Apr 2010 Posts: 4177

Nah, it might get annoying if you constantly hit the button, even when you screen is retuned

Silver Shadow · Posted: 24 Jul 2010 08:40:51 am Post subject:

What I meant is something more like a combination of keys, e.g. [On]+[Maths].
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qazz42 · Vampire Killer Joined: 07 Apr 2010 Posts: 4177

Ah, that sounds alot better, I second that notion

xXEpicxXXxFailXx · Expert Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 567 Location: The 1930s.

Yeah, that sounds good. I have a Ti-84+SE and have had no problems, but I know friends that have. Since On+Maths is taken up by Omnicalc, I suggest On+Clear.
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Silver Shadow · Posted: 24 Jul 2010 11:40:57 am Post subject:

On+Clear is a MirageOS hook that interrupts any asm programs. Maybe it's better to ask Kerm for a key combination that isn't currently used by anything.
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Mapar007 · Posted: 24 Jul 2010 03:23:51 pm Post subject:

I second the key combo idea.

On a semi-related note: is it possible to detect the LCD delay? Else it might be possible to auto-adjust it without user intervention.
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WhiteValkery · Power User Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Posts: 493 Location: US

the retune button is perfectly fine i think...
since my TI-84 does have trouble running some programs such as phantom, simcity, and some other types of games such as Gemini...

and the graphical bug never occurred in DCS it self, so the retune button is fine.

currently i am using an external program that has the same function... but if it were integrated, that would be nice...

auto run might be a bit bad since you wont be able to activate t after reset and stuff... since my TI-84 does revert back to it original graphical settings sometimes for no reason even with out a reset.

also it might cause some errors or something if it is always activated that way
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KermMartian · Posted: 24 Jul 2010 06:42:16 pm Post subject:

I'd prefer to leave it just as a button in the Display window, to avoid needing to add another key combo for people to remember, if it's at all possible to navigate to the Display menu on all affected calculators (ie, Doors CS itself uses a moderately safe FastCopy). Is this the case? It sounds like it generally is.
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qazz42 · Vampire Killer Joined: 07 Apr 2010 Posts: 4177

Actually, I remember that if a asm program gets scrambled by the bug, exiting to DCS makes DCS scrambled too Confused

KermMartian · Posted: 24 Jul 2010 07:26:59 pm Post subject: