Function buttons on programs
In almost every app, there's inputs from the top 5 buttons. How do I get the bottom of the screen to show the purpose of these buttons in programs? I prefer not to draw them, as I'm not good at it.
Function buttons on programs
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How do I add the function buttons as an input into a program? (F1, F2, etc.)
I'm lost at what you are trying to do, but it sounds like you are trying to make a program, with GUI. Could you elaborate please?
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I am not aware of a way to do this in Basic as automatically as you can with Asm or other compiled code (i.e. how TI does it for apps). The best you can do is draw them, which actually isn't so bad since they aren't really updated.
The solution to a complex problem is often a simple answer.
Well, I can see what you want to do, but there are some things that can change what you need to do to use these buttons/show they are useable. For example, are you on the home or graph screen? What kind of calculator are you using (monochromatic/color)? What is the function of these buttons going to be? etc.
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I prefer to put them in basic menus, and maybe graphs. I have the CE, but I always make a separate version for 84 plus since that's what all my classmates have.
Ok, so you can't actually use the same buttons as the calculator does with its apps unless you use a different language other than TI-Basic. There are some things you can do though, such as outputting a line at the bottom of the screen to show the buttons' functions. This will be extremely limited though. If it is on the home screen, this will not be easy to do as you will have to abbreviate the commands so that 5 can fit in 16 spaces - about 3 letters per command. On the graph screen, you will be able to add quite a bit more characters.
At least on the home screen, you can use something along the lines of the code below. Then you'd have to use getkey and such to get a response.
Output(1,8,"AA|BB|CC|DDD|EEEAnd I understand the struggle with CE to monochrome. I am trying to do that for some of my friends' because they want my games. I'd recommend starting out making a version for the monochrome calcs, then create a version to the CE. This will make it a lot easier as you generally have more freedom with the CE so you can "amplify" the monochrome program.
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If you want to make complex menus without manually drawing them, you might want to look at DCS GUI. It requires DCS to be installed on the calculator which is an app, but you can share the app at the same time you share the program.
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Maybe you could just include a help button that collectively displays the functions of the buttons, rather than showing a help box for each button.
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