Simone.Rapisarda@p1004.f602.n332.z2.fidonet.org (Simone Rapisarda) (05/22/91)
Is there anyone who can please tell me the addresses
of the routines that accomplishes the following functions:
- update the status and the stack areas on the display.
- swich on and off the screen.
- build a self modifying menu-label (like the MODES menu).
Thank you !
Now my contribute to the list.
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Reading the manuals and using the 48 i realized
that it misses an important feature:
There isn't a built-in way to let the 48 execute
automatically a configuration program entering
in a dir and another configuration program exiting
the same dir.
Let's see a simple example:
STOUT
\<< DEPTH \->LIST 'STACK' STO \>>
STIN
\<< { # 0h # 0h } STOF STACK LIST\-> DROP 'STACK'
PURGE 1 MENU \>>
The automatic execution of STOUT on exiting a dir
and of STIN on entering a dir could really transforms
that directory in a 'workbech'.
The one above is only an example, infacts the
possibilities of a similar feature can bring to VERY
useful results.
As I said, to my knowledge the 48 doesn't have a
similar feature.
Am I wrong ???
If no I hope it will be on the next HP handheld !
In the meantime I (I hope you too) will use the program
that i wrote to accomplish this. It is at the end of this
message in ASC format (use ASC\-> to translate it).
It is written in user RPL - sorry but i'm not too good
in programming in internal RPL: I hope a kind person
that finds it useful (maybe at HP Corvallis) will
translate it ! -
-------------------
ALICE
-----
All is enclosed in a configuration program called ALICE
(it's important you don't change his, pardon, her name).
These are the things she does:
- takes you up to the HOME dir.
- stores two programs called UPDIR. and HOME. at the end
of the HOME dir and assigns them to the keys 31.2 and
31.3 (so they will substitute the two 48 commands).
- sets the flags -62 (user keyboard active), -63 (vectored
[ENTER] active).
- stores the program \->WB in the HOME dir and deletes
himself.
Now you have to put on the first level of the stack the
path of the dir you have choosed and execute \->WB (you
can repeat this operation with every directory you want).
As last thing you have to enter in this dir to write and
store its own configuration programs with the names STIN
and STOUT.
That's all folks!
...ehm, one moment, there are three and half little
rules to observe:
WARNING:
- DON'T enter in a dir-WB if the flag -63 is clear
and the flag -62 is set.
- On EVERY subdir of a dir-WB you MUST run \->WB even if
you don't want to use it as a dir-WB (infact a dir becames
a dir-WB only when you store in it STIN and STOUT).
- The following global variable are used by or contents the
programs so be careful when you use them for other pourposes.
\->WB
\GbENTER
STIN
STOUT
ENTER
if you have some questions or want more information I will be
happy to answer.
For the guys who collect goodies for the EduCalc disks:
If you think ALICE is good enought, you can take it but please
in this case let me know (if you can).
If somebody know a better way to accomplish this, please let
me know!
Here is the beast.
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bye
Simone Rapisarda
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ARPA: Simone.Rapisarda@p1004.f602.n332.z2.fidonet.orggrue@cs.uq.oz.au (Frobozz) (05/24/91)
In <10584.2839AE98@wolf.sublink.org> Simone.Rapisarda@p1004.f602.n332.z2.fidonet.org (Simone Rapisarda) writes: >Reading the manuals and using the 48 i realized >that it misses an important feature: >There isn't a built-in way to let the 48 execute >automatically a configuration program entering >in a dir and another configuration program exiting >the same dir. >Let's see a simple example: >STOUT >\<< DEPTH \->LIST 'STACK' STO \>> >STIN >\<< { # 0h # 0h } STOF STACK LIST\-> DROP 'STACK' > PURGE 1 MENU \>> >The automatic execution of STOUT on exiting a dir >and of STIN on entering a dir could really transforms >that directory in a 'workbech'. >The one above is only an example, infacts the >possibilities of a similar feature can bring to VERY >useful results. Using the vectored enter capabiities of the HP should allow you to do something pretty close to what you want. I can think of two different method of doing it: 1) detect when the current directory changes and perform your magic when it does change (you'd have to remember the old directory for this to really be much use). 2) Keep some kind of global around to indicate that this is the first entry to this directory and purge it on exit. The \Gbenter facility should be able to detect a change in current directory and it will detect it right after the command that changed the directory was executed (have I stuffed up my tense here?). I should also point out that I haven't tried this and it may not be possible (I don't have my 48 on me at the moment )-: Pauli seeya Paul Dale | Internet/CSnet: grue@cs.uq.oz.au Dept of Computer Science| Bitnet: grue%cs.uq.oz.au@uunet.uu.net Uni of Qld | JANET: grue%cs.uq.oz.au@uk.ac.ukc Australia, 4072 | EAN: grue@cs.uq.oz | UUCP: uunet!munnari!cs.uq.oz!grue f4e6g4Qh4++ | JUNET: grue@cs.uq.oz.au --
akcs.joehorn@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Joseph K. Horn) (05/30/91)
Simone Rapisarda writes: -------- > Reading the manuals and using the 48 i realized that it misses an > important feature: There isn't a built-in way to let the 48 execute > automatically a configuration program entering in a dir and another > configuration program exiting the same dir. > Am I wrong ??? > In the meantime I (I hope you too) will use the program that i wrote > to accomplish this called ALICE... > For the guys who collect goodies for the EduCalc disks: > If you think ALICE is good enought, you can take it but please in this > case let me know (if you can). > If somebody know a better way to accomplish this, please let me know! -------- Hi, Simone. I'm the guy who collects the goodies for the EduCALC disks, and thanks for offering ALICE to this Public Domain software project. However, it seems to me that the best way to do it is via the Custom Menu (CST). For example, I have a "TVM" key in page 1 of my HOME custom menu which saves the stack and path and flags, sets FIX 2, changes to my FIN directory, and fires up HP's TVM program. Then there's a custom menu in FIN with an EXIT key which instantly restores me back to where I was. No bizarre shells or Master Control Programs required. -- Joseph K. Horn -- Peripheral Vision, Ltd. --
Simone.Rapisarda@wolf.sublink.org (Simone Rapisarda) (05/30/91)
Yes, I know about the possibilities of the vectored enter, infact I used \GbENTER in ALICE and in ALICE 1.2 but I don't like how it works, if you give a look at ALICE 1.2 you will find that it uses also key assignement and some tricks to accomplish this. I don't think it's a clean way, but in user-RPL i thik it's the only way. bye Simone Rapisarda -- WolfNet BBS Pisa (Italy) Tel. +39-50-589050 300-14.4K Baud Matrix 2:332/602.0 Simone Rapisarda - via FidoNet node 2:33/800 UUCP: ...!gear!wolf!Simone.Rapisarda ARPA: Simone.Rapisarda@wolf.sublink.org
Simone.Rapisarda@wolf.sublink.org (Simone Rapisarda) (06/04/91)
Joseph K. Horn writes: > However, it seems to me that the best way to do it is via the Custom > Menu (CST). For example, I have a "TVM" key in page 1 of my HOME custom > menu which saves the stack and path and flags, sets FIX 2, changes to my > FIN directory, and fires up HP's TVM program. Then there's a custom > menu in FIN with an EXIT key which instantly restores me back to where I > was. Thanks for your answer about ALICE (BTW: some days ago I posted a new improved version: faster and shorter). Using custom menus is a very good idea but not exactly what I want. If you use a program like ALICE 1.2 you CAN move up and down the path using the normal keys (UPDIR, HOME and the dirs labels in the VAR menu). After you have configured each dir, you don't have to mind to select the CST menu and hit EXIT (BTW: in this way you 'lose' one label in each custom menu). If you forget it and hit UPDIR instead of EXIT the state of that dir (stack etc.) will not be saved and the configuration program of the new dir will not be executed, i think this isn't so kind! ALICE is designed for general puorpose use: maybe that in some case it's better to use another metod like the CST one. > No bizarre shells or Master Control Programs required. Where are the bizarre shells ? Please give a look at the doc of ALICE 1.2 and see how this new version works, I think/hope you will like it. Let me know! I take this opportunity to tank you for your great PACK program. bye Simone Rapisarda -- WolfNet BBS Pisa (Italy) Tel. +39-50-589050 300-14.4K Baud Matrix 2:332/602.0 Simone Rapisarda - via FidoNet node 2:33/800 UUCP: ...!gear!wolf!Simone.Rapisarda ARPA: Simone.Rapisarda@wolf.sublink.org