Flexibly displaying user input as a list

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Flexibly displaying user input as a list

MachineKeen 17 Nov 2017 13:59

Hi,

So I'm having a hard time thinking my way through this idea and I feel like I might be making it more complex then it needs to be.

Basically what I want to do is have input displayed in the graph screen as text at a specific row and column but I want to do this multiple times within the same column but incrementally go down the rows as the user inputs more information.

Basically
Press button
Prompt for input
Display input
Wait for next prompt if any
If more input
Display new input below previous input.
Etc

Re: Flexibly displaying user input as a list

Myles_Zadok 17 Nov 2017 17:52

A loop would probably solve your problem for the most part. You might be able to do something like this:

:Repeat (some condition, that, when met, will cause the loop to end)
:(code for input)
:Text(A,B+X // coordinates of the input to be displayed, where the X makes the B coordinate move vertically, creating the effect you want

This code would obviously need some modifications to make it do what you need it to do, but it is at least a start. Hope this helps! :P

Re: Flexibly displaying user input as a list

MachineKeen 18 Nov 2017 23:14

The thing about it is that I go from my main loop and main window to another window where the user selects an option and between the point when they enter the information there's a ClrDraw. But further I don't know how many elements they'll insert and I don't think you can scroll in the graph screen without more lines of code I'm not familiar with yet. Lastly I don't want to immediately display the information until a certain screen and the user prompts the program to calculate and display the variables.

So my idea thus far is to do something using a four lists. One list will hold the variable I'm trying to display, one will denote which substring to display, one will denote the row modifier, and one will be an incrementing list.

Actually now that I think about it a matrix might be better than lists rather than referencing 4 lists I can reference one matrix.

Re: Flexibly displaying user input as a list

Muffin1634 19 Nov 2017 18:16

So I spent the better part of my Saturday fiddling with this and that to solve your problem (because why not, I have a Thanksgiving break for the whole week and can just work on my homework later), and I think I have a thing (just ask). I'm a little confused on what the user input is, though. Is it a bunch of strings, or (as the word "calculate" would imply) some equations for the calculator to solve, or some real numbers?

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hai

Re: Flexibly displaying user input as a list

MachineKeen 21 Nov 2017 00:27

Well to be very specific I’m creating a program to calculate ingredient weights using bakers percentage. Essentially what I’m looking to do is have the user enter a menu with a variety of ingredients that have a number associated with them. They will enter that number and then be prompted to enter a percentage to attach to that ingredient. After the user has selected all of their ingredients they will return to the main menu and press a button that will calculate all the weights and display a readout.

Now as far as the strings are related my plan is to use a few strings and the sub( command to display the name of the ingredient in the final readout.

The more I read on matrices the more I see that they’re are the superior strategy in this case given that all the data is already self referencing.

However if you have some advice to offer I would be more than happy to read it, especially given that you spent your free time working on my problem.

Re: Flexibly displaying user input as a list

Muffin1634 21 Nov 2017 17:30

Muffin types frantically as he tries to find a decent file uploading site.

Okay, sure. Some stuff to note about the program:

• It is a little big (1215 b), but I guess not compared to other programs people have made.
• This is probably caused by my horrible organization skills. I can't optimize even if my life depended on it. :(

However:

• Even though you can only edit 10 elements, I left 20 in the list so you can see the scrolly thing.
• A decent graphical menu is included. I like to think I'm bad at these. (thinks back… that's probably why it's so big.)

I'll leave the link down here in an edit. If I don't post it here by noon, that's probably because I had to go to Costco to buy stuff.

EDIT

I can't actually post links… let me find another way to do this after I come back from Costco.

another EDIT

I might just have to paste source code here, but it would be too big for the page, so that would be my last resort.

last EDIT

I sent the link to you in a message.

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hai

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