[TIB] Re: Expanded functions for 83+ BASIC
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[TIB] Re: Expanded functions for 83+ BASIC
I agree with #4, it would be great if this application would allow access to
all the characters like %, #, @, and others.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bradley Achorn" <achorny1011@hotmail.com>
To: <ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: [TIB] Re: Expanded functions for 83+ BASIC
>
> Wow, it sounds like this program has the potential to do a lot of great
> things for TI-83+ BASIC. But why isn't this program in the "Upcoming" part
> of the Detached Solutions web site? Anyway, some things I would like to
see
> are:
>
> 1. Better support for strings would be most important to me. How about
being
> able to create other Strings other than Str0-9 with Str[stringname] or
> something like that? That way, you are less likely to erase something
> inportant to the user.
>
> 2. Better arrays. You can use lists and matrices for 1 and 2 demensional
> arrays, respectively, but they are for real numbers only. How about the
> ability to use strings in different types of arrays. Maybe even 3D arrays?
> (although it's usefullness in calculator BASIC would be somewhat unclear
to
> me)
>
> 3. A menu just like the Menu( command only displayed on the graph so that
> you can fit more characters. I like the way the Menu( command works, with
> the inverted colors and all, but 16 characters of a title and 14 for the
> options limits it a lot.
>
> 4. Lowercase would be nice to include, even though that feature can be
found
> in MirageOS, it would make sense to also include it here. And maybe the
> ability to add some symbols, such as % or @.
>
> 5. Maintaining compaibility with everything possible, becuase I like to
have
> everthing on my calc that I can.
>
> I know that some of these are probably over-ambitious and maybe
impossible,
> but they are just ideas.
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