Re: A86: disp a menu

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: disp a menu
From: rabidcow@juno.com
Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 18:43:16 -0700
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org

On Sat, 27 May 2000 15:56:29 -0600 "Kirk Meyer" <KirkMeyer@bigfoot.com>
writes:
> 
> How would you deal with the labels? Use dummies or something? 

huh? labels? what labels?
store the menu tables in _asm_exec_ram space
have any code pointers address something in _asm_exec_ram, or use menu
entries that just send command codes to cxmain

> Usually it's
> best to avoid ROM calls whenever possible, unless you know exactly 
> what they
> do... it's the most common cause of programs crashing either 
> immediately or
> some random crash happening later...

well yeah, that's true

-josh

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <rabidcow@juno.com>
> To: <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 1:04 PM
> Subject: Re: A86: disp a menu
> 
> 
> > you don't have to create temporary strings, just hook the cxmain &
> > cxputaway vectors to prevent your program from being bashed and 
> exit.
> > keep everything in the _asm_exec_ram space (i think that'd 
> work...)
> >
> > temporary strings should be no more icky to create than normal 
> strings
> >
> > -josh
> 
> 
> 

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