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Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:22 am
by Bill (Smithville NJ)
Hi Gernot,

At present, the characters are just graphed to the screen based on x,y coordinates. It really isn't a line orientated routine.

Maybe in the future.

Bill
Smithville, NJ

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:10 am
by Krauts In Space
Bill (Smithville NJ) wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:22 am
Hi Gernot,

At present, the characters are just graphed to the screen based on x,y coordinates. It really isn't a line orientated routine.

Maybe in the future.

Bill
Smithville, NJ
Hi Bill!
A number of blanks to wipe out a line's characters do it.

Gernot

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:51 am
by mezoganet
Michael wrote:
Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:29 pm
Guenter wrote:
Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:21 pm
... subfolders at least in the Programme folder would be nice for the users and a nice challenge for David ;)
There will be subfolders. No problem for David the magician!
@Michael

Sorry for being there 1 year later...

I have naively tried to create a subfolder and checked, but this subfolder does not show on my DM42.

Any step ahead on the this very good feature ?

It would be nice to separate programs in folders by, let's say :

-Astronomy
-Math
-Statistics
-Engineering
-etc

Thanks a lot for your answer.

Patrick

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:15 am
by Richard Garner
Have you tried making Stat files for each group of programs?

That is how I divide up my programs into working groups.

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 9:54 am
by mezoganet
Richard Garner wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:15 am
Have you tried making Stat files for each group of programs?

That is how I divide up my programs into working groups.
Hi Richard,

Not sure to understand what you mean.

I have created one sub folder inDM42 program main folder (done it from my PC) but it does not appear when I load a file on my DM42 : just the ´normal’ list of program files and no sub directory displayed, just the unique program list.

I just want to separate "PROGRAMS" files in sub folders inside program main directory and pick them from my DM42 according to their « directories/categories » ( ex : Math, Stat, Astro and so on).

Instead of a unique and global directory, I would have inside PROGRAMS directory, subdirectories by category :

/PROGRAMS
../Astro
date.raw
moon.raw
sun.raw
../Engineering
inventory.raw
mrp.raw
prod.raw
../Maths
alpha.raw
beta.raw
gamma.raw
zeta.raw
../Misc

and so on...

Regards,

Patrick

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:20 pm
by mcc
Hi,

good news!
I mailed Michael today, and asked him about the problem with the limited amount of files, which could be displayed.

He answered, that the limitation is due to RAM constraints and (TADA!):
Michael wrote: Subfolders kommen mit der nächsten Firmware Version, plus eine Meldung wenn nicht alle Einträge dargestellt werden können.
Translated into English: "Subfolders will be part of the next version of the firmware. Additionally there will be a message displayed in case
of not being able to display all entries."
(hopefully this isn't too much of a "germenglish" or englman" something... ;)
mezoganet wrote:
Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:51 am
Michael wrote:
Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:29 pm
Guenter wrote:
Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:21 pm
... subfolders at least in the Programme folder would be nice for the users and a nice challenge for David ;)
There will be subfolders. No problem for David the magician!

Patrick
Cheers!
Meino

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:42 pm
by Richard Garner
Patrick

Until the subfolders are available in the next update. You can use the Calc State feature in the Setup Menu.

Create a clear State file Astro
Load all your Astro programs from the main program folder.
Save the State file.

Repeat for Math

Repeat for Stat

When you need to run an Astro program Load the Astro State file and all of your Astro programs will be available to use. When you need Math programs Load the Math State file. This feature has been available on Free42 for as long as I can remenber and was the one feature I asked about when the DM42 was in developement. The only down side is swapping from one State file to another is like doing a clear memory. Whatever was in memory in say Math State file is now replaced with what was last saved with Astro State file. Because each State file is a snap shot of the DM42 program and data wise the last time that State file was saved. This is a great feature because it allows you to load a group of programs on the fly with out having to load or delete them one at a time.

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 6:58 am
by mezoganet
Richard Garner wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:42 pm
Patrick

Until the subfolders are available in the next update. You can use the Calc State feature in the Setup Menu.
Richard, mcc,

Thanks for your answers...

I will wait for the next firmware update, there is no emergency ;)

(I guess next firmware will be 3.13)

Regards,

Patrick

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:16 am
by Josef
I tried your last version on newest DM42 version 3.16, very nice job Bill!

I prepare software for determination of orbits asteroids or comets on the sky and your program is very useful for it.

Patrick: subdirectories now works very well, thanks for information!

Re: Displaying Strings on the Screen

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:40 pm
by Josef
Final version of the orbital elements on the display.