PRS-505 FSK Test-Environment for Autorun Applications under MS-Windows

[BenChen]

Originally Posted by surquizu

I like the calendar! Good job!
Thanks Ben

In the 505 works fine but crashes when I push the enter when OK is selected to change the starting day of the week.

Nor do I know how to add events on the calendar. I don´t see any option.

TJ27 has already answered the question about adding events. It would be nice to work out how to add events directly on the reader, but that either means using the system keyboard (which I don't know how to do) or creating my own keyboard popup (which would be english only). So I am not planning on doing anything about it in the short term.

What I am planning on doing is getting the calendar app to create a help file in the Calendar data folder with instructions about the different types of events that can be added when manually editing the data file.

I am sorry about the crash. I haven't yet tested the settings pop up on my 600. If you want to change the setting so that the week starts on Monday, simply add a text file to the Calendar data folder called settings.dat with the following text:

WeekBeginsWith:Mon

(Note the extra blank line: it may be needed!)

Hope that helps!

Sincerely,
Ben.

[TJ27]

BenChen All work fine, but color of today square not different from other (on my 350)
P.S. In mode "Monday first"

[BenChen]

Originally Posted by TJ27

BenChen All work fine, but color of today square not different from other (on my 350)
P.S. In mode "Monday first"

Thanks for that. I will take a look...

[BenChen]

Hi everyone,

I've fixed the problem with the "today" square not being marked in Monday first mode. Changes pushed to the repository.

I haven't been able to do anything about checking the settings pop-up yet. Sorry!

Sincerely,
Ben.

[Mark Nord]

Originally Posted by BenChen

What I am planning on doing is getting the calendar app to create a help file in the Calendar data folder with instructions about the different types of events that can be added when manually editing the data file.

Just a thought:
Define a "REM" character like # and check for it before pushing to events.

With this you can have the "documentation" within the dat-file

#Y<early;Month; Day; Year; Description
Y;1;1;2006;New Year's Day
#V<alentine's Day Icon;Month;Day;Year; Description
V;2;14;2005;Valentine's Day
#F<loating; 3;0;0;Easter Sunday
F;3;0;0;Easter Sunday
#F<loating;Month;occurrence;DayofWeek; Description
F;11;4;5;Thanksgiving

Regard Mark
PS: Will try to check with my PRS-505

[VICTORSJG]

Originally Posted by TJ27

surquizu
For add/delete events manually edit file calendar.dat in /data/databook/system/prsplus/gamesave/calendar

Is it /data/databook/system/prsplus/gamesave or /database/system/PRSPlus/GamesSave?

thanks

[Mark Nord]

Hi Victor,

the latter.

BTW: folder (subdirectory) and calendar.dat will be created automatically after the first use.
[EDIT] it wouldn't on PRS300/500 as doHold0() points only to exitif(), should be redirected to doRoot()
[/EDIT]

HTH
Mark

[VICTORSJG]

Ben, maybe these files might be of help to you, to create and keyboard (i suposse it should be better a keyboard as Mark created for the calculator instead this, but it's an idea to begin, i don't know if it's possible to create differente keyboards to select them like prs x50) to use in calendar and even dictionary. Apart from these files incorporate a shell to use on prsplus like as pc with linux.

[Mark Nord]

Ben,

fixed the settings-dialog for non-touch-readers by assigning doCenter = doCenterF() and pushed it to apps-repository.

Some additional thoughts:

doHold0 should call the same code as doRoot in calendar. Otherwise PRS300/505 will not save calendar.dat!

wordDays[..] could be used instead of string-literals here

		if (weekBeginsWith=="Mon") {
			this.labelSun.setValue(wordDays[1]);
			this.labelMon.setValue(wordDays[2]);
...

and also near the end of the code.
Giving a first approach for localization.

Regards
Mark

PS: Virtual-Keyboard (re)posted by VictorSJG (originally writen by m-land) is xDicto in the Sim. Non-Touch-Skin is required to use it.
But I'm nearly sure that the build in keyboard could be accessed for 600/x50 touch-type-readers, but as RL is realy busy right now I can't be of great help for the next few weeks.

[BenChen]

Originally Posted by Mark Nord

Ben,

fixed the settings-dialog for non-touch-readers by assigning doCenter = doCenterF() and pushed it to apps-repository.

Some additional thoughts:

doHold0 should call the same code as doRoot in calendar. Otherwise PRS300/505 will not save calendar.dat!

wordDays[..] could be used instead of string-literals here

		if (weekBeginsWith=="Mon") {
			this.labelSun.setValue(wordDays[1]);
			this.labelMon.setValue(wordDays[2]);
...

and also near the end of the code.
Giving a first approach for localization.

Regards
Mark

PS: Virtual-Keyboard (re)posted by VictorSJG (originally writen by m-land) is xDicto in the Sim. Non-Touch-Skin is required to use it.
But I'm nearly sure that the build in keyboard could be accessed for 600/x50 touch-type-readers, but as RL is realy busy right now I can't be of great help for the next few weeks.

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the fix! I will certainly apply what you suggest.

I have been thinking about keyboards, but the first step is to create an event browser popup. If I can get it working, I might include an English keyboard as well, but try and program it in a way that other keyboard layouts could be swapped in (might be difficult, though!)

I go on holidays later this week, so I probably won't have a lot of time for programming, either. We'll see. At least the calendar app is at a reasonably usable stage, as long as people don't mind editing the event file manually.

Sincerely,
Ben.

[surquizu]

Hi Ben,

Please, a little help to edit events on Calendar.dat file. I write:

Yearly events with icon:
<letter;month;day;year;text>
example:
C;12;25;0;Christmas

The year is 0 becouse the event is for all years.
Letter and icons:
C=Christmas
V=Saint Valentin's Day
B=Birhday
A=anniversari

Yearly events without icon:
<Y;month;day;year;text>
example:
Y;11;6;0;Constitution day

Weekly events (no icon);
<W;0;day of week;0;Text>
exemple:
W;0;6;0;Sunday
This event mark all sundays of calendar

Mensualy events:
I do not know how to write the event or I do not know how it works. Does it work well?

Event on only a day:
<D;month;day;year;text>
example:
D;7;22;2011;Go to the theatre
¿Is correct? I see the event on the calendar but but no text is written.

Thanks

[BenChen]

Originally Posted by surquizu

Mensualy events:
I do not know how to write the event or I do not know how it works. Does it work well?

Event on only a day:
<D;month;day;year;text>
example:
D;7;22;2011;Go to the theatre
¿Is correct? I see the event on the calendar but but no text is written.

Hi there,

For a one-off event (one that doesn't repeat), leave the first part blank. For example,

;7;19;2011;One off event

Sincerely,
Ben.

[BenChen]

Hi everyone,

I've just pushed an update to Calendar to the repository. This is an alpha release, suitable for the Sim, but please don't try this on your readers.

@MARK:
I was wondering, if you have the time, can you take a look at this, please. I cannot for the life of me work out why the doPlusMinus function is not triggering when the Event Popup is visible. I would greatly appreciate a second pair of eyes looking at this, since I cannot see why similar code works in MineSweeper and Chess but not here! Thanks in advance...

Sincerely,
Ben.

[Mark Nord]

Ben,

At a first glimpse it might by the "debug"-code.
Try target.bubble() instead of this.bubble()

Can't try anything at work, but will have a closer look in the evening.

Regard
Mark

[BenChen]

Originally Posted by Mark Nord

Ben,

At a first glimpse it might by the "debug"-code.
Try target.bubble() instead of this.bubble()

Can't try anything at work, but will have a closer look in the evening.

Regard
Mark

Hi Mark,

Ooh, well done! That was it.

Now, on with the rest of the debugging...

Sincerely,
Ben.