How about converting text to TI-OS tokens? I prefer typing stuff out rather than getting it from the catalog or a menu.

I actually prefer Tokens to typing it out I can type super fast with tokens, but as soon as i need to type everything out, I would just get super slow Thats the single reason i really never tried any on calc editors.

Yeah, unfortunately with me, i know all the TiOS shortcuts, so Sub() is [Catalog] [T] [Up] [Up] and a String is [Vars] [7] [String#] and all the things like that.  Thats the way i program unfortunately, so while i think this will be very helpful and useful for many people, i just cant use it myself.  But dont let that discourage you!  I see so much promise in this program, and the Calculator really does need a better editor.

when you say sprite editing/inserting, would this be 2-4 level grayscale, and the hex code is just placed into your program after you finish editing it?

Thanks!

Would making the editor an option of the user be reasonable? That way people like Builder can do it the way they like to and others can do it the other way.

Also, good luck on this. It sounds really cool

It's just a third-party editor, so basically, you write/edit a program and it saves to a plain 8XP, as if you made it in TI-OS. Basically, it's like using DreamWeaver vs. Notepad. They both work, it's just an extra editor.

I can't really make the program access the TI-OS program editor, though, if that's what you mean.

when you say sprite editing/inserting, would this be 2-4 level grayscale, and the hex code is just placed into your program after you finish editing it?

Yep, exactly

And I might add a 16x16 sprite editor that saves it as four separate 8x8 sprites when I have the time...

Both token and text support would be nice IMHO. I like to select tokens but other people prefer typing them like on the TI-85. As for sprite support, I wonder if it would be cool when moving the cursor over a string of hex characters that is 16 char long it would display the sprite nearby? Looks like a nice project. Good luck

Yeah, that's what I meant. It's going to have an auto-complete thing where you just type out some letters and it completes it and converts it to a token for you. There's also going to be a command list, so yeah, it's going to be like on the 85/89, where you can either type the token letters or paste it, and it gives the same result.

Oh, yep. You can use either.

Actually, that reminds me of something: Should I tokenize the text as it's being typed, or when the program is saved, like on a TI-89? Which would be better?

I wonder if it would be possible to create a compiled on calc language using Axe...
...and then another one in that...

But seriously, good luck with this project. It looks cool.