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Calculator Community => TI Calculators => General Calculator Help => Topic started by: Wretchedlout on November 28, 2012, 07:29:07 pm

Title: Is there any easy way to add a symbol to the catalogue
Post by: Wretchedlout on November 28, 2012, 07:29:07 pm

with no functionality, just to be able to display in a string in disp or output?

Title: Re: Is there any easy way to add a symbol to the catalogue
Post by: tr1p1ea on November 28, 2012, 10:44:54 pm

Might have to make use of a custom font set?

Title: Re: Is there any easy way to add a symbol to the catalogue
Post by: Rhombicuboctahedron on November 28, 2012, 10:49:19 pm

For which calculator?

Title: Re: Is there any easy way to add a symbol to the catalogue
Post by: Deep Toaster on November 28, 2012, 11:46:52 pm

Depends on whether you want to display a custom character (assembly) or token (TI-BASIC). Either way, you'd use a hook (from an assembly app or possibly a program).

For a custom character, you'd use a font hook (the kind zStart and Omnicalc provide). You'd have to replace one of the 255 characters on this page (http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/83lgfont).

For a custom token, you'd use a token hook (the kind Axe uses). You'd be creating a new "word" out of a combination of the existing characters. You can only replace a token that exists; all 659 tokens can be found starting on this page (http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/one-byte-tokens).

You can read more about hooks at [wikiti]83Plus:OS:Hooks[/wikiti].