Re: A89: Re: TCML Proposal
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Re: A89: Re: TCML Proposal
> Who is actually going to listen to this standard? Are you making the web
>browser?
I would use it if I was making the browser. It outclasses mine by an order
of magnitude in simplicity.
>Also, how are you supposed to have bold text? Hmm, redesign the
>font? Because I wasnt aware the TI-89 allowed this.
Hmmm, lets see. The best way to make fast bold in any program is to simple
display the text at (x,y) and at (x+1,y+1) or (x+1,y) so as to make the
lines thicker (ie: BOLD!).
>With a screen so small
>you cant even fit a whole sentence on.. If it was the TI-92, then yes.. it
>would make more sense (although still would basically be a waste of time).
>But the TI-89 has a smaller screen size and thus it isnt really worth the
>trouble of trying to start a new standard on a mailing list designed for
>assembly for a calculator that cant even display more then 20 characters
>width. Hell, some domain names are almost that long. 20 Characters! Heck,
>one sentence would wrap into four lines!
I dont know about yours, but my 89 displays 26 characters across in the
LARGEST font. You could probably get 50 with the smallest. And I have
seen LYNX (a text only web browser) run in 25x40 mode on a terminal before,
so 20x50 (my estimate of 89 screen size for smallest font) is definitely
feasible.
>Until TI manufactures hardware to
>allow TI communication over phone lines (hmm.. there's an idea), or the
>screensize is much larger then it currently is, the idea isnt really
>feasible, IHMO.
first point: uhhh, every calc but the 89 ALREADY has hardware and software
to do that...
second point: see above.
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