Hi,
I am a unexperienced Nspire user and like to learn it to program (tools and maybe games). After some tries with TI basic and lua, I saw in forums that several programmers recommend to use c++. So I started my 1st try, knowing that i had an introduction course in c programming at 1988 or so... The installation under ms-dos was simple at this days.
Ok, that was my try:
used this tutorial:
https://hackspire.org/index.php/C_and_assembly_development_introduction
-loaded os 4.4.0 and ndless 4.4 and installed both, everything looks ok
-loaded ndless-sdk from github (ndless-master)
-there is the info in the tut to install Cygwin and several other 'dependencies' (18). At other places it's told to install only 2, MinMW and MSYS, but here it's told that they don't work correctly.
So, is this really the way? Now I see why there are not so very much programmers that use c++ for nspire. Such a lot of programs/tools to get a c++ compiler to install?! Really discouraging. It must be a lot of work to get this all together, handle them right and get the whole thing started to compile the 1st hello world. My respect to all them who did it! But isn't there another way?
klaus

Hi,
just I made this experience by trying to send a pm: I wrote the message, then I had to enter this grafical numbers. One I couldnt read, so I choiced the creation of a new number combination. I got it, but, the page got renewed and the editor window where I wrote my message was also renewed. Can you change it? (Or, if not, a hint for saving the written message would be helpful).
Thanks & greetings!
klaus

One thing sholud be told... If you opens your CX/CAS with very small screwdriver, be aware that 2 pieces at reset hole don't get lost. A very small black round plastic with small pin has to sit in the reset hole with pin pointing to hole and a small grey rubber button has to be placed on it, the inner side with black conductive rubber pointing to small golden contacts at the board (and if it's adhering at the board, take it to a safe place, it may fall down by moving the Nspire board). By opening the Nspire both will fall out, when the back is hold upside. So look that the upper part with keys is upside and after opening, look for both pieces. They have a weight close to 0 and you know, such pieces can jump over incredible distances... So better to do this all on a wide table. When putting the Nspire together, replacing of the 2 parts is tricky. Put the black piece at his place and and put the grey button in right way on it, as I told before. Use a forceps, with fingers it's to difficult. Be careful, make not to much vibration by mounting back (of course laying at downside), otherwise the both pieces will change their position. When all seems right, try a reset before turning all screws in :-). Sorry about my very simple english.

Hi,
now everything (about this theme) is clear to me. I was experimenting with the single colors of r/g/b (because at b/w lcd they ever must show any grey). But your hint with setting them synchron makes is simple. Starting at 0, then 16 and 32 for all 3 colors I can't see any change on my clickpad display. Then at higher values I can see getting the grafik lighter. Theoretically the change must be at 64, 80, 96 and so on, but it's difficult to see this exactly. However, my question is answered, thank you! So it's very simple to get every grey value as wanted.

Am looking for any info about the greyscale that the clickpad/touchpad nspires are using with their b/w lcd. Not much what I find. A greyscale prog I could find, but it works only with Ndless. So how can someone use the greyscale in progs without info about the relation of r/g/b values to grescale 0-15? Ok, not really useful to search longer, I am writing such a program in Lua that shows this values and the related grey by a simple grafik. Am sure that a used coder would do it in shortest time, however, it's a good start for first steps in Lua. But: is there anywhere the info about the r/g/b values of the greyscale?