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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #150 on: May 01, 2011, 05:39:41 pm »
Quote from: thepenguin77 on April 28, 2011, 09:15:27 pm
I like the idea of not freezing with headphones. However, I don't even have the slightest clue as to why it freezes, let alone stopping it. I do see serious potential there though, so I'll see if I can fix that.

(Not sure how much this will help, but) I think it has to do with the fact that the link port is usually used to receive information (rather than output information) so the OS stops all activity when it detects something plugged in
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #151 on: May 01, 2011, 05:55:37 pm »
thanks Darl!
here's a 'fun' font to go along with that picture. it's basically a messier version of the normal font.
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #152 on: May 02, 2011, 08:45:05 pm »
Ok, so I got the headphone thing working, it was a pain but it works.

Updates:
  • ON + [Y=] - Toggle between head phone/normal mode (you can't link in headphone mode)
  • Whenever my texts are displayed to the homescreen, it refreshes the cursor hook which Mirage destroys for no reason
  • On + [COS] - now does nothing (you can find Asm( yourself lol)



About the headphone thing. During the monitor, (the context that flashes the cursor and handles keys), the OS runs a loop that is based on 3 interrupt cycles. 1 and 2 display the clock in the Mode menu, and 3 handles linking and keys. What happens is when headphones are in, the calculator sees that the link port is not normal, clears the getCSC value (why?), spends 1 sec waiting for link response, then checks the getCSC value it just cleared and restarts the GetKey loop.

The problem comes from 1) the getCSC value is killed, 2) the calculator waits a second, and 3) the calculator resets the GetKey loop ever single time. This means 1) unless you are really lucky, the keys won't be detected, 2) it's slow as crap, and 3) the cursor doesn't blink.

So my solution was to install a silentLinkHook that runs bcall(_kdbScan) (scan for keys), resets the silentLinking flag, and kills all silent linking. I didn't want to kill the silent linking, but the stupid one second delay left me no choice. Also, the cursor doesn't blink, but I can't make it without OS mods.
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #153 on: May 02, 2011, 09:25:22 pm »
Great updates, thepenguin!
The headphone thing works great! :D
« Last Edit: May 02, 2011, 09:28:50 pm by ralphdspam »
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #154 on: May 05, 2011, 08:43:10 am »
I have another feature request: could you make it possible to have atomic masses with 4 digits, i mean this:
H=     1.008
Ca=  40.08
Xe=131.3

etc. so that I can also use the molar mass calculator in class?
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #155 on: May 05, 2011, 10:39:18 am »
Nonblinking cursor is IMO a good thing. This app is just getting cooler and cooler. Nice work!
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #156 on: May 05, 2011, 12:47:33 pm »
I have an idea: could there be a key combo that writes "prgm"? I might be alone on this, idk, but i have so many programs on my calc that typing the program name is faster than finding it, even faster than using alpha+letter in the list. Getting to the prgm token in Catalog takes a fair amount of scrolling, though, even if you jump straight to P or Q.
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #157 on: May 05, 2011, 03:51:59 pm »
Quote from: Broseph Radson on May 05, 2011, 12:47:33 pm
I have an idea: could there be a key combo that writes "prgm"? I might be alone on this, idk, but i have so many programs on my calc that typing the program name is faster than finding it, even faster than using alpha+letter in the list. Getting to the prgm token in Catalog takes a fair amount of scrolling, though, even if you jump straight to P or Q.
Seconded.
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #158 on: May 05, 2011, 04:41:17 pm »
Quote from: Broseph Radson on May 05, 2011, 12:47:33 pm
I have an idea: could there be a key combo that writes "prgm"? I might be alone on this, idk, but i have so many programs on my calc that typing the program name is faster than finding it, even faster than using alpha+letter in the list. Getting to the prgm token in Catalog takes a fair amount of scrolling, though, even if you jump straight to P or Q.
You could do this with Omnicalc's custom token menu. Then it would just be VARS VARS and a number key.
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #159 on: May 05, 2011, 04:41:48 pm »
Awesome penguin XDDD can't wait to get this onto my calc...since my computer died I'm still using the version with the font 1-pixel offset glitch <_< but hopefully i'll be able to get ti-connect by saturday or something
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #160 on: May 05, 2011, 04:46:07 pm »
I could use omnicalc but i dont currently have it and i dont have much use for it. Having the capability in one app would be very nice.
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #161 on: May 05, 2011, 07:32:06 pm »
Quote from: Freyaday on May 05, 2011, 03:51:59 pm
Quote from: Broseph Radson on May 05, 2011, 12:47:33 pm
I have an idea: could there be a key combo that writes "prgm"? I might be alone on this, idk, but i have so many programs on my calc that typing the program name is faster than finding it, even faster than using alpha+letter in the list. Getting to the prgm token in Catalog takes a fair amount of scrolling, though, even if you jump straight to P or Q.
Seconded.
It looks like in a future version there could be custom key assignments, one assignment of which could hopefully be prgm.
Quote from: Darl181 on April 28, 2011, 12:35:25 am
might it be possible to custom-assign the on+sin/cos/tan key combos with a token in the catalog?
Quote from: thepenguin77 on May 01, 2011, 12:30:17 pm
And custom-assigning the on+sin/cos/tan keys, I can probably do that. Although it might be more useful if I made it the number keys rather than the trig functions.
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #162 on: May 05, 2011, 08:19:13 pm »
Can you add a key combination to run an app/pgrm of choice?  (like DCS's ON + App)
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #163 on: May 05, 2011, 08:41:34 pm »
Personally I use calcutil for that, but the possibility to run it using zStart would be cool for some.
Maybe, you could choose whether to recall a certain token or run an app/prog?
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Re: zStart - an app that runs on ram clears
« Reply #164 on: May 05, 2011, 08:51:25 pm »
Wow...I really suck at viewing the updates.
I'm glad that he fixed the font glitch(Even though he probably fixed it WAY before I relised)
Imma re-download zstart now XD
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