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« on: July 31, 2012, 08:59:02 pm »
I've downloaded the latest release (r643) from the svn head. However, the 'Changes.txt' file dates back to 2012/01/19.
Is there a more up-to-date changelog?
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« on: July 31, 2012, 08:31:31 pm »
Only today i've had the chance to try it out and it looks great to me  . It's a shame we don't have sound (yet?) to better revive oldish and already fading memories. In the emulator the speed looks fine to me.
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« on: July 31, 2012, 11:04:23 am »
Hi, a couple of kArmTI skins. Just in case you get bored with the standard colors, try the next colorful kArmTI skins:   They were built from scratch (well almost) with Photoshop just for the hell of it. I'm not an expert, but aren't we all learners of new technologies... Have fun,
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« on: July 30, 2012, 08:07:13 am »
BTW, I just see that you've added my feature wish of displaying the 'key' size - that's the difference between commercial and private programmers: the latter are listening to their users!
(maybe in some future version there could even be displayed the coordinates of the top-left corner of the key?)
I'm still working on the SkinEditor. As always, i'll take your comments into consideration. There will be a next release . @SpiroH, I liked the older skins you provided in your v1.13 preview you gave me many months ago. They fit on my screen. The new ones don't have a NON-CAS TI-nspire version, and they go off my screen (1280x800).
So I wonder why they were changed? The old ones were perfectly fine...
Nice to see you're back in full force, posting all around the place. Great! Directly to the point: now we have the option to use the horizontal layout, like the one i've just posted above. The full size of kArmTI is then only 782x506 which perfectly fits inside any eeepc. Give me some time and i'll make one that ressembles the 'good old small ones' of v1.13. You deserve it. Also, lol. The GIFS are fine in CalcCapture, it's that the program is outdated is what I find annoying.
Btw, I know you've spent quite sometime fiddling around with CalcCapture...  EDIT:@Jonius7: Please find attached the v1.13 recycled skins to work with v1.27. Tell me if they work for you. I've simply added the LCD + retouched a bit the cursor keys.
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« on: July 25, 2012, 04:00:25 am »
Congratulations to the winners! Well done gamers.
Shouldn't there be also a 68k category next time around?
681
« on: July 22, 2012, 07:27:52 pm »
Hi there, I've been submitting my SkinEditor to some 'facelifting' because the previous code is somewhat dated.  New features: Something has been added that might interest you, namely: a) a MRU (Most Recently Used) list of file paths. Handy when we work with several files at the same time; b) the 'key' size is shown on the statusBar while selecting/defining it, making the design a little easier; c) the (many) menu options can be accessed via a toolbar (faster) ; d) the 'properties' dialog has been streamlined (no more alien useless entries). I'm also attaching a (new) skin sample which i've used to test this version (v1.05) of the kArmTI Skin Editor. Be warned that some new glitches may still appear. Please tell me and i'll be happy to fix them asap. Do not delete (not just yet) the old one v1.04. LBNL, thanks to all kArmTI enthusiasts for the thumbs up . Cheers, EDIT: updated the image-link to ImageSchack (somehow they've changed it  ).
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« on: July 19, 2012, 05:52:31 pm »
I think you guys are misunderstanding Lionel. ...
Hi Jim, I agree, there can only be a big misunderstanding. Not serious, though. Let me clear up some points: 1. I do not use the gnu compiler nor its tool-chain at all. 2. Actually, i've ported the assembly part of the nspire_emu code to MS's asm format, so that i could do all the development in visual studio environment, the one i normally use, and not any gnu derivative. 3. As you may be guessing, it's not that straightforward just to connect the two separate environments. 4. Actually, i've heard for the first time about upstream here. I gather is some sort of package maintainer. 5. It doesn't scare me a lot that kArmTI get's outdated, as long as it still works. Besides, i've never heard of any nspire_emu update until now. Still, i can't find it anywhere? 6. Unlike you, I just think Lionel is speculating a lot without a sound foundament. Finally, I would like that this rather fruitless discussion would end as soon as possible. I'm afraid it has become unecessarily unfriendly without any plausible reason. I'm just trying to make it easier for the general ti-nspire user to take advantage of the emulator. I'm not selling kArmTI for profit. If you don't like, don't use it, but please do not replace my 'way of thinking' with pure conjectures. I'm still alive and consider it rather offensive. I, for one, from now on will consider this subject as terminated. Best regards,
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« on: July 19, 2012, 03:30:18 pm »
... Or are you planning to eventually make it open source, available on GitHub or something so that multiple people can help if you get too busy?
Thanks for the polite question. Yes, i'm planning to make it open-source, specially if i get too busy to maintain it, but not just yet. Let's see first how it develops. I mean how do users, in general, like it or not. How stable it is, etc. I really do not understand all the fuss revolving around the open-source issue. Afterall, closed-source is only so until someone decides to open it. Right? Cheers,
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« on: July 18, 2012, 09:01:47 pm »
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for new users it would certainly be a good idea if you also attach the package with skins and helpfiles (which you posted some time ago for v25) to your previous posting.
Ok Franz, thanks for the reminder. I needed to make some small updates to the help file, though. It remains a very simple help file. Well, users can personalize it themselves as time goes by... Easy enough to find an html editor, nowadays. I also attach a package with skins from v25. We have some upload size limitations, so i had to shrink the skins package slightly. A tiny ShotsGIF folder with 2 sample AnimatedGIFs is also attached. For new users, please pay attention to the required files layout! Below is a screenshot of my running kArmTI file set.  Cheers, PS: I had some troubles uploading the SKINS archive, so i leave here an alternative link kArmTI-v25-SKINS just in case...
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« on: July 18, 2012, 12:35:52 pm »
Hi all, I've been somewhat busy preparing a documentation package that hopefully will help, specially the new users, to take some advantage of kArmTI during their studies and/or more ludic activities. That's what my post is all about today. I've written a small 'QuickStart series' divided into 3 parts: PartI - Emulator Start-Up PartII - Adding a Skin PartIII - Keyboard and Keypad PartIV - Animated GIF support (packed inside PartIII). Expect some minor typing mistakes but in general it should not mislead the noob user. Please feel free to comment on it. I've also made the name 'kArmTI' more consistent throughout, that's why i'm posting the new logo:  Hope some of you will like it. Please check attachments. SpiroH
686
« on: July 16, 2012, 02:31:23 pm »
I have a question to ndless experts (ExtendeD maybe?):
How do we know the calculator state is in at a particular moment? Where and how is that info stored in ti-nspire memory?
I'm particulary interested in knowing how to distinguish among the views: HomeView, CalculatorView, GraphView,etc. Is that possible?
Any links/info would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
687
« on: July 16, 2012, 11:12:41 am »
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Your emulator has the filename kArmTI (also in the About dialog), but the window title shows Gi-nspire. Is this intended?
And I would be curious to know what these 2 names mean, i.e. why did you chose them?
Well, I must admit i've messed it up a bit. When we're developping we don't pay much attention to that stuff. The title should be kArmTI (as it started) not Gi-nspire. About kArmTI origins and your curiosity: 1: 'Arm' ("nicht 'arm' auf deutsch") is the microprocessor inside the ti-nspire which is being emulated. 2: 'k' because when i started this project I was developping a 'j' calculator (complex variable calculator) 3: 'k' + 'Arm' - reminds me of the Sanskrit term 'Karma' (sense/meaning of life) 4: kArm(a)TI - "Hey TI, get some Karma (get some, give some)"! btw: i've already said that before: Have a look not as detailed,though. Gi-nspire - (much simpler) The 'G' simply stands for Global. The rest is the obvious link to the machine. I'll fix it (put back kArmTI) in a coming post. Btw, thanks for your comments and the QKMap. Overall it's a pretty good emulator, tho I was kind of disappointed that you have to dig around for/make a skin but after a bit of searching (or link clicking  ) it's fine.
Hi Darl(ing)181 , Thanks. I'm afraid you've missed a big part of the discussion, meaning, to forge a skin, i would advise people follow this post: http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=b0c9d2fbf93e03a69fbd6db45ab7ab44&topic=6763.msg253270#msg253270 and then carry on reading for a while. It's a bit more up to date. Anyway, in general, such a tool really requires some more documentation lumped together all in one place. Maybe, I'll consider opening a new thread with some more time available. The important thing was to get it working. An that, with the precious help of Franz, has been mostly achieved. Thank you for the QKMap, that will make people aware of the keyboard-layout (plastic)-diversity  Cheers,
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« on: July 15, 2012, 05:08:16 am »
Franz: 1. I've addressed most of the glitches, except the 3-button ctrl-out-of-sequence-release. The latter is indeed more complicated to fix. I've tried a bit for a while, but to no avail. OTOH it's easy to circumvent too. Imo, one shouldn't release shift/ctrl before the other key...why? i may happen once in a while. oh well, just redo it, and you'll be fine. 2. I've removed some fixed read-only items from the QuickKeys dialog. It makes no sense to have them (less clutter the better). Besides, we have a map now. btw, i've also added some more colors. 3. Ah, the double-click failure on Xp is due to the fact that in v27 i use a fancy messagebox (TaskDialog - it's the name), which isn't supported by Xp. That was the culprit. Is fixed now. In Win7 you get the TaskkDialog, in Xp a simpler MessageBox. Just the looks changes the functionality is the same. A request: Can you please, on your next post, add a shot of your QKMap? Imo we should have a few in the thread for the different keyboard layouts. Maybe that will incentivate other downloaders to to likewise. Here is mine: Until next fixing-up, please check attachment SpiroH
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« on: July 14, 2012, 04:44:56 pm »
Thank you Franz, once again, for your detailed comments. No, i've never been to the Caribbean Sea yet, but i would love to do it once in my lifetime. Who knows, i'll get a new girl-friend and take a ride in that direction... Mind you, i'm lucky enough to live by the Atlantic ocean, so I can smell the sea everyday. Not bad for an inspiration. Actually i love it. 1. About (some of) the glitches (i've just read the post): The BILD_NACH_UNTEN stuff, is rather long indeed. I have the same problem when i use a portuguese translated OS, which normally i don't. I rather stick to the english language and use a PT keyboard layout. Would you be happy if it would be displayed in english? These extended-keys are only seven, so one way around the problem is simply stick to english?(shorter names for free). Tell me what you think. Of course, it's always possible to increase the column width, but not a good principle imo. 2. The double-click thing comes as a surprise to me too? No clue at this time. But we'll fix it! 3. Unfortunately (or should we say fortunately) there's not yet an austrian keyboard layout, that's why you get the german flag (sorry about, but i can't help it  ). I'll think about the remaining remarks (no rush) and i'll comeback. Today i've spent all day gardening. My garden was in a total mess. Now it looks a lot better. Somewhat tired but happy. Cheers,
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