My Contest Entry

[TI_Coder]

I am entering a TI-BASIC program into the ongoing contest. It is not going to be released, but I can tell you some of what it does. If you want more info, reply to this post...
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[KermMartian]

[TI_Coder]

Ok. Here's a screenshot. I need to have people request specific information about the program. Like Q&A


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[TsukasaZX]

Why can't you just tell us what it is? If you aren't going to tell us what it is and make us play this inane game, don't bother posting about it at all T_T;
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[KermMartian]

[TI_Coder]

Alright, then. It is meant to be attached as a hook into the DCS shell as its default clock. It displays, month, date, year, day, and time in both analog and digital modes... See screen capture above. I couldn't get it to use any DCS features, as it does not require a library, or anything else DCS provides...
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[rthprog]

[TI_Coder]

I am only experienced in TI-BASIC. And if that is possible in TI-BASIC, please let me know
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[rthprog]

[TI_Coder]

A hook is a button you press while the shell is running, and that hook signals another program to run. So say if you're running DCS 7 on your calculator, and you press the X button. This makes the DATETIME prgm run
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[comicIDIOT]

Could one use a string to place a DCS header? Or! Use a lib function to assign an icon to the dcs var, and call that var and call it for the header.

Related to your program, tge program has to use libraries within DCS7.
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-Alex

[rthprog]

[KermMartian]

[TI_Coder]

Ok. Well then I don't want to enter it into the contest. I am wondering if it can be used as the default clock for DCS7
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[KermMartian]

[TI_Coder]

I guess I haven't made it clear enough. I have almost NO experience in assembly. For me to re-write it in assembly wouldn't happen unless I had specific help from someone who is experienced.
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[comicIDIOT]

TI_Coder: You can still make your program fit the needs of the contest. Just use a few routines to speed up the drawing of the clock hands and perhaps a menu to select 24h or 12h Manual & Digital versions of the clock.

And with the routines you can use a fastdraw routine to make the Analog clock black with white numbers/hands for night and normal for day, perhaps the same with Digital.

EDIT: Here are some routines to help you out. They are all in BASIC:

DrawShape - No circle shape but I've seen square analog clocks; I see them everyday at work ;D

CreatePIC - Not sure how you could use this, but you can draw sprites on the graph screen when the program starts then save it to pic99 - yes, 99 - via this routine and recall them at will. It'll be much faster than drawing everything. (Note to Kerm: perhaps a routine to rotate sprites? That could be insanely useful in an analog clock or in games that need spinning affects. Argument Such as sprite location height and width, then the number of degree's to rotate.)

GUIMenu - Create a menu to select clock then add another one to select whether it's 12h or 24h. Use the values (such as 1 & 0 - digital and 24h, say) to render the appropriate clock.

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-Alex

[qazz42]

TI_Coder, you _must_ use a DCS library, perhaps a GUImenu? or even a Simple GUImouse? Or use a header? Making a header, isnt that hard :/
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[comicIDIOT]

TI_Coder: if you want to view an entire list of BASIC Routines supported and offered by DCS7, check here.


Edit: +/ http://dcs.cemetech.net/index.php?title=SDK#BASIC

I'll leave that BBCode fail as a reminder for Kerm to update the URL checker or w/e.

Edit2: Kerm. Don't let proper grammer break URL's now

[KermMartian]

"SDK" works even when "Developers' SDK" doesn't. Just to reiterate what comicIDIOT is saying, TI_Coder, there's tons of stuff you can do as far as harnessing the power of DCS within BASIC. Feel free to peruse the PDF SDK:

http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/341/34192.html
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