Also, Prompt will not work. It's not an implemented command yet. Input is there, but it has yet to be seen if it will work or not. (on 2.53MP) Syntax IIRC is:
0->Z 0->Q Text(0,0,"Axe Key Finder v1.0") Text(0,0,"--------------------") Text(0,57,"(C) Albert H. - Axe by Quigbo") Text(0,12,"Key:") While Q!=1 (this is the does not equal to sign, not a ! and a =) getKey->Z If Z!=0 Text(14,12," ") Text(14,12,Z>Dec)
If Z=15
If Q=2 1->Q End
If Q=0 Text(0,24,"Press CLEAR again to exit.") 2->Q End
Else Text(0,24," ") 0->Q End
End
End ClrHome
Have fun in Axe! It does take some guts to break some old BASIC habits, but once you're in, you'll have a LOT of fun!
I will not be here for an indefinite period. My parents have taken away my laptop and shut off the internet for the most time due to poor grades. I really am serious about my education/grades, but have been a bit distracted by here, so it's fair for them to do that. (I do get them back after I'm done with HW, though!)
This week is particularly busy, since it's the week that closes out the grades for the 1st quarter, and there are plenty of assessments and projects this week. I have 2 As, 4 Bs, and 2 Cs. Yeah, I REALLY need to pull those grades up with this last week. I don't usually do this bad... X_X
Before I depart, some quick words/suggestions:
1) There has been a MASSIVE influx of new and awesome projects! There's so much that I might have to yank off my flash chip and replace it with a 1 TB HDD! (in short, there's tons of awesome projects I'd love to try out soon!) However, they're always hidden away with each wave of replies, new topics, etc. Is there a fix? A new project of mine shall solve this problem!
Spoiler For NO PEEKING:
It will be something like a file archive, but will not host (a lot of) files, nor be a mirror. It'll serve as organization, and will be user submittable. It will link to the topic, corresponding file archive, and/or direct file link. This project also will encourage more activity, since there will be a high activity feed on the main page. Of course, a stabilized project will still be available by clicking through the categories. And as always, a good rating system will be in place, giving a nice list as well for those projects that deserve it. It's like ticalc.org, but much improved, tinier, and not really a file host.
2) Axe is a really awesome project, but it's so hard to do any kind of bug report and/or feature request without being buried by others. ProjectFrenzy! (above) will be in full force when I come back. Note to self: sub. = short description, rationale
3) I've found those missing programs on my main calc, wanted to find ugly calc with those programs to test KnightOS with, but will have to search later. Will be uploaded when I come back.
4) Post/topic user tagging, like Facebook! Something that would be awesome. I may or may not implement this, if approved. Netham45 is appropriate for this task. (I usually work with phpBB mods, not SMF ones)
5) VPS is slowly getting ready, should be done this week. Once done, and backups restored, trusted ppl will get accounts first. (I don't want my VPS to blow up while I'm away ) You will each receive PMs with login info when it's ready for ya!
That's all! See you (hopefully) in a week!
Signing off, Albert
P.S. Fastest way to get in touch is via email. No guarantees on everyday checking. PMs work too.
Did Autocalc give you errors? You might want to report them to Critor.
As for CoT it could be possible one day if you became regularly active on the forums (your average in a month is OK but sometimes there are a lot of long periods of absence), but the issue is that you mostly do math programs, not games/programming utilities, which is what our team requires
Autocalc (the app) just errors out with any command + arg I type in...
CoT? Maybe. Games aren't my specialty, but there is a secret project underway. If I get adequate 3D help (did I say 3D??), I might pull it off.
Nice I was worried that you were done with calc stuff and mostly remained as a computer guy who is still interested a little bit in calc projects. Glad to see you are still doing some. I'll have to try some of your stuff soon
The CAS sounds amazing. There is already AutoCalc that can be used with Symbolic and PrettyPrint combined plus OS 2.53 MP but Autocalc is in BASIC, thus, runs very slow. An Axe CAS would be nice.
Btw when the post notifier is done, could I include it on the front page with the other, even though you aren't staff? It might come handy for many people
No worries, I still have my fingers on a calc all the time. I actually couldn't use AutoCalc at all, unfortunately, so I decided to start aCAS. And sure, I wouldn't mind at all. Anybody's project, if it gets big enough, should be featured. I may never be a CoT (not enough projects for now, and very sporatic visiting due to my schedule), but good projects can and definitely should be featured.
So, people have heard of me, seen me, and talked to me, but have never seen things I've done! You might have seen some of my work briefly on IRC. If you don't know, you'll find out below! Do I do calculator programming? Of course! I wouldn't be here if I didn't! That said, let me begin my project showcase!
Calculator Projects 1) APChemKit! APChemKit! is an ongoing project that is a very fun, nice, and easy to use program to do conversions and calculation for AP Chemistry. For now, it's in BASIC, since some crucial functions I need aren't in Axe (yet). However, the installer, which will install APChemKit!, is in Axe, and is an interesting separate project. Progress: 5% (not much done throughout the year yet! )
File(s): WILL BE UPLOADED ASAP, TRYING TO FIND CALC WITH THEM.
2) InstallMe! (for TI) InstallMe! is an installer that can, as the title says, install programs! It's developed with APChemKit!, and will be accompanied with an installer creator. The Axe compiler itself is still needed though, since the installer creator will simply create and bundle the installer in the form of an Axe source file. It's something that I hope will become quite revolutionary! Progress: 10% (parts of GUI made, no installing progress GUI or actual installation code yet)
File(s): WILL BE UPLOADED ASAP, TRYING TO FIND CALC WITH THEM.
3) DodgeIt! DodgeIt! is a very simple BASIC game. All you do is just dodge the falling blocks! It's 100% ASCII, so no meddling with any of the graphical settings! Progress: 100% (Finished last year! )
File(s): DODGEIT.8Xp (supposedly "unfixed" but should work fine, set your MODE to Classic if you use 2.53MP)
4) aCAS aCAS is a blind attempt to create a CAS (computer algebra system) for the TI-83/84 series. It stands for Albert's CAS, but you could make other interesting phrases too with "aCAS". It will be written in Axe, but it needs some crucial functions to even begin writing code. If this ever gets finished, it will be quite revolutionary. (This may become a community project, since CASes possess math functions that I can't even do... I have the idea and skills to develop a basic equation solver. ) Progress: 2% (Terminal scroll, clear, and exit implemented, no number/text input code or any kind of CAS code yet)
File(s): WILL BE UPLOADED ASAP, TRYING TO FIND CALC WITH THEM.
PC/Server/Website Projects 1) AtomBot (and its siblings, OmnomBot and NotifyBot) AtomBot is an IRC bot that can do many admin things, like oping, voicing, etc. It can do other things, but there's too many to list! AtomBot is the core foundation of OmnomBot and NotifyBot. It is being worked on all the time, but is already ready to deploy. A very soon rewrite will make the code very neat, have much more security with user identification, and make it much more modular, allowing for more functions, and more importantly, plugins to be written! Progress: 140% (for core, yes it's 140% since the core's done, and it's just adding on from there), 0% (for rewrite)
OmnomBot, as you may have guessed, is an Omnimaga forum post notifier bot that used to be used for around 2 weeks when the old bot failed. It was then decommissioned and replaced by a new, spanky bot by Netham45. Progress: 100% (finished months ago! )
NotifyBot is a WIP bot that is designed to really put the oomph in reminding people! Originally started from getting tired of reminding KermM to add features to saxjax (his forum post notifier bot, and OmnomIRC like chat all in one), as well as fix it, I created it to do some really simple notifying via highlights. In the future, per-user notifications (unlike the one-notice model it currently has), options allowing the bot to PM and NOTICE you, simpler time setting, and other fun little features are coming soon! Progress: 70% (for plain notifying), 0% (for rewrite and new feature adding)
2) PostNotifier for Linux/Mac PostNotifier, originally written by SirCmpwn for Windows, is just a simple port of the original to Linux/Mac. It notifies you of new posts via popup balloon. It's currently inactive due to lack of interest and demand. Progress: 1% (code for grabbing RSS feed is in AtomBot and can be used easily)
File(s): None for this project
3) ShellTools ShellTools is simply shell account and notification tools for Linux. It provides a user friendly interface from command line (CLI) to start X sessions, communicate with other users, and more. It's mainly aimed at people who wish to create a shell account service, whether public or private, or people who would like to have a user-friendly interface or management of the server via command line (CLI). Originally started on my VPS, it is temporarily halted as I move to a better VPS host. Progress: 20% (User adding tool and mail daemon/client has been implemented, although the mailer client is still a WIP. Other tools have not been made yet!)
4) ProjectFrenzy! ProjectFrenzy! is an online/website project bug tracker and feature lister using PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, and AJAX. It was created from an idea due to the fact that all of the Axe Parser bug reports and feature requests were jumbled up in a 20+ page thread, in which plenty of ideas and bug reports get lost! (This is not to move any discussion to my website/script; all major discussions will continue on Omnimaga. It's just there for organization. Heck, integration with Omnimaga is available too! ) This project features bug reporting and feature adding with voting, duplicate handling, and more! Not started yet, but will do so soon! Progress: 0%
File(s): None for this project
5) webFrenzy! (name subject to change and potentially a vote) webFrenzy! is an online/website hosting control panel that will feature everything that cPanel, DirectAdmin, and zPanel has, but will be easier, more fun to use, and have more features. This project was formed with the realization that there's no decent control panel that isn't limited to one platform, or free and open source. This project won't start for quite a while due to the gigantic nature of it, but it will be using PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, and AJAX. A "root" mode will also add Python to the project as well. Progress: 0%
File(s): None for this project
Unless otherwise noted, most, if not all of the projects here are under the GPL v3 license, located here: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html Simplified (this version is 3.0, the page is 2.0, but they're pretty similar): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/GPL/2.0/ I usually release them under the GPL because: 1) I like to help others learn the language; 2) I still get credits, even if it's open source!
So yeah, that's all I have for now! No screenshots at all for any of my calc programs, but if you can take one, that would be great!
Please tell me if you're interested in a project, have suggestions, or would like to help out with one.
Ah cool . Plus since people know you here if someone steals the code they'll already know where it came from if they notice it in action elsewhere. Not that anyone would do that I think here.
As for .tk, just keep in mind that 6 years ago, dot.tk used to have pop-ups and was down half of the time, so if it starts causing problems again you migth want to keep a backup solution in case. X.x
I trust the community here and Cemetech to not steal code. It's just unethical, and wrong in so many ways. Of course, outside that.... that's another thing. But I haven't advertised this project at all outside of this community, so it's very unlikely to have copy cats.
dot.tk recently changed their model, since they realized that a .com/.net/[insert more common TLDs here] is better than their service, and so they've decided to be much more free with their domain names. It's unlikely that they'll change now.
Of course, freedns.afraid.org and co.cc are great alternatives. If there's money to spend, https://domize.com/ can search out exotic domain names for our use.
I'm requesting a new TinyURL for each post since the post ID determines what page it goes to(the .msgXXXX part)
It defaults to Omnimaga.org links when TinyURL returns a bogus link or an error 500 twice for the post, otherwise it posts the tinyurl. The TinyURL that the OP posted works fine for me, so I'm not sure what the problem is with that, it'd be on TinyURLs side, or your side.
TinyURL's ToS doesn't have any limitations on how fast I can generate them, at least it didn't last time I checked, as long as I'm not generating them for spam or other malicious purposes. They provide an API for just this type of thing, too.
@Alberthrocks I also don't really appreciate you claiming that I have a broken, flawed, or incorrect TinyURL implementation, either. I have it working like it does for a reason. Just because I don't filter out the .msg part doesn't make it not implemented correctly.
Sorry, my bad for not knowing your bot that well I guess it really is a good idea to check before saying... Although it looks like the new Omnomnom.tk solution works a lot better!
@DJ: I always release code I trust the community well enough to use the code for educational purposes, and if forked, original credit is still given.
Netham45 is not implementing TinyURL support correctly. He's requesting a TinyURL for every post. Usually, if it does it correctly, it would use the same link, different # tag.
I can bring my Omnom bot online and you can see the difference.
There's not much to work on. It's basically done. Full length tracks wouldn't work because they are too big, but 1 min ones do. I guess I could write a batch file or something to put the song together, but I'm not really sure what else I can work on.
Meh, I was looking for that supposed compression you were talking about. At the very least, get a little script and a link on the main page so I can find this project easier.
This project is awesome.... yet it became stale on July 31st, 2010. You do realize that this is an awesome alternative to RealSound, which requires those missing pages of RAM. If we can fit a whole track of music in the calc, this will be the best!
Someone could copy the tinyurl link directly to someone else who's never been on Omni, which could give them the impression that Omni is that kind of site.
So what's the difference between this bot's tinyurl maker and the one from alberthro's bot?
My bot checks to make sure that the server didn't 500 fail, and it does not keep a cache. If it fails, it tells it in the IRC, and will use a full link instead.
Looks like Netham45 either needs to add more checks or change programming language...
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(in short, there's tons of awesome projects I'd love to try out soon!) However, they're always hidden away with each wave of replies, new topics, etc. Is there a fix? A new project of mine shall solve this problem! 
(I usually work with phpBB mods, not SMF ones)
(This is not to move any discussion to my website/script; all major discussions will continue on Omnimaga. It's just there for organization. Heck, integration with Omnimaga is available too! 