EDIT-85 public domain software for PC editing TI85 programs. After decoding with UUD20.COM, use PKUNZIP to extract files. *************** * EDIT-85.TXT * *************** ABOUT EDIT-85.TXT This file contains information on how to get started using the EDIT-85 freeware program. The EDIT-85 used in conjunction with the LINK-85 software significantly enhances the capabilities of both products by allowing editing and transferring of programs between your PC and your TI-85. To print this file, enter PRINT drive:EDIT-85.TXT from the DOS prompt on your PC. The following topics are discussed in this file: 1. EDIT-85 Overview 2. Installing and Setting Up EDIT-85 2.1 Installing EDIT-85 2.2 Setting the Communication Port 2.3 Setting Printing Options 2.4 Saving Settings 2.5 Exiting EDIT-85 3. Working with a TI-85 Program 3.1 Entering a TI-85 Program 3.2 Saving a TI-85 Program 3.3 Printing a TI-85 Program 3.4 Sending a Program to the TI-85 1. EDIT-85 OVERVIEW ================ With EDIT-85 you can: * Create TI-85 programs on your PC. * Edit program files and save them as .85P files. * Open TI-85 programs files you saved using LINK-85. * Send program files to the TI-85 using LINK-85. * Work on several program files at the same time. You can open multiple programs -- each in its own window -- and copy text from one program to another. * Print your TI-85 programs. EDIT-85 features full-screen editing (including cut, copy, and paste) operation from the keyboard or a mouse, pull-down menus, and built-in help, including a help menu and context-sensitive help features. EDIT-85 implements the SAA/CUA interface. For simplicity, all instructions below will refer to keyboard usage, but are also accessible via a mouse. 2. INSTALLING AND SETTING UP EDIT-85 ================================= 2.1 Installing EDIT-85 To install the EDIT-85 software, copy the following four files from the provided diskette into your LINK85 directory (or to your working diskette): CHARSET.DAT COMMSET.DAT EDIT85.EXE EDIT85.HLP To run EDIT-85, at the DOS prompt in your LINK85 directory (or working diskette), type the following command: EDIT85 EDIT-85 displays the desktop. If you want EDIT-85 to start with one or more TI-85 program files opened and ready for editing, enter: EDIT85 [file_1.85P file_2.85P ... file_n.85P] 2.2 Setting the Communication Port EDIT-85 can send TI-85 programs directly to a TI-85 that is connected through the LINK-85 cable. You must specify the communication port to which the LINK-85 cable is attached. Go to the FILE menu by pressing Alt + F and type C for Comm Setup... EDIT-85 displays a dialog box with a list of communications ports. Use the up and down arrows on your keyboard to highlight the port you are using, and then press Enter twice. 2.3 Setting Printing Options To set the options for printing your programs, press Alt + F to access the FILE menu, if you are not already there. Type i for Printer Setup... This opens a dialog box that lets you set the printer port and the margins for printed programs. Use the up and down arrows to highlight the parallel port you are using for the printer, and then press Enter. Press Alt + L to activate the Left margin field (1-74), and then use the up and down arrows to change the setting. Similarly, you can set the Right margin (1-74), Top margin (1-60), and Bottom margin (1-60). Select the type of printer you have by pressing either Alt + E for Epson or Alt + S for Laser, and then press Alt + O to select the OK command button. This accepts the changes and closes the dialog box. 2.4 Saving Settings You can save your current printer, communication, and display settings so that EDIT-85 will automatically use them in later sessions. Activate the Options menu (Alt + O) and type S to select Save Opts. 2.5 Exiting EDIT-85 Press Alt + X. If you exit before saving changes you have made, EDIT-85 displays a dialog box to let you save or discard the changes for each program. Press Alt + S if you want to save the changes and Alt + Y to exit the program or Alt + N to abort the exit. 3. WORKING WITH A TI-85 PROGRAM ============================ 3.1 Entering a TI-85 Program Like the TI-85 itself, EDIT-85 has features to make it easy to enter TI-85 instructions and functions into a program. * The MENUS menu gives you access to TI-85 menus, such as MODE, GRAPH, and MATRX. * The CATALOGS menu contains two items, Catalog and Special Characters, that are similar to the TI-85 CATALOG selection screen and the CHAR menu. Also included in the Special Characters menu are symbols for -> (STO), square root, pi, etc. that are not accessible on a PC keyboard. Note: EDIT-85 does not display a colon (:) at the start of each line. Colons are automatically placed and displayed on the TI-85 screen when you send the program to the TI-85. To begin entering a new program, you need to open a window for it. Display the FILE menu (Alt + F) and select New (Alt + N). EDIT-85 opens a new window for you to begin entering text. As an example, type the following excerpt of a program from the Programming chapter of the TI-85 Guidebook (pp. 16-4): Tip 1 -> Func:Fix 2:FnOff Tip 1 -> ZDecm FUNCTION=.6x cos x ClLCD Tips 1 & 2 -> Eq>St(FUNCTION,STRING) Disp "FUNCTION=",STRING) Tip 2 -> {13,4}->dim MVALUES For (y,1,13) etc.... Tip 1: You can either type each character of a TI-85 instruction or function name or insert the name using the MENUS or CATALOGS menu. You can type instruction and function names in any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters (zdecm is the same as ZDecm). This is not true for variable names; MVALUES and Mvalues are two different variables. Tip 2: To enter symbols such as > or -> (STO), select Special Characters from the CATALOGS menu and choose from the list of characters. The Special Characters menu also lists shortcuts to access these symbols. For example, -> (STO) can also be accessed by hitting F2, - (NEGATE) by hitting F4, etc. Also note that repeated lines can be copied to the clipboard, pasted to the desired location, and then edited. 3.2 Saving a TI-85 Program To save your program, select Save or Save As... from the FILE menu. EDIT-85 displays a dialog box so you can select a directory and enter a file name. Press Alt + D to activate the Directory field, use the up and down arrows to highlight the directory where you want to save the program, and press Enter. Then press Alt + F to activate the Filename text box, enter the filename, and press Enter. EDIT-85 adds the .85P extension if no extension is provided. 3.3 Printing a TI-85 Program If you have a printer connected to your PC and you have set EDIT-85's printing options, you can print a program. From the FILE menu, select Print. EDIT-85 displays a progress indicator while printing the program. Then it displays a message asking if you want to send a formfeed command to the printer. To eject the last printed page, type Y; to ignore the message, type N. 3.4 Sending a Program to the TI-85 If you have multiple program editing windows open, the program in the active window is the one that is sent to the TI-85. If you send a program that you have not yet saved, it is sent as Unnamed.85P. Connect the TI-85 to the PC via the LINK-85 cable (refer to the LINK-85 Guidebook for instructions on how to do this). Turn on the TI-85, press 2nd LINK, and select . The TI-85 displays the message "Waiting". On the PC, select Send TI85 from the FILE menu. EDIT-85 displays the message "Sending the Program". If the program you send matches the name of an existing TI-85 program, the TI-85 displays a DUPLICATE NAME menu that lets you either: * Rename the incoming item () * Overwrite the existing item () * Skip to the next program () * Exit without sending any more programs () When the TI-85 displays the message "Done", press EXIT on the TI-85. You can then run the program on the TI-85. Please note that the EDIT-85 software package provides the capability to send programs TO the TI-85 only. It does not provide the capability to send programs from the TI-85 to the PC. For bi-directional communication between the TI-85 and a PC, use the LINK-85 software package that is available. The EDIT-85 program was used in beta testing by several book authors who gave us very positive feedback on the product. There are known software problems with the program but, in general, it works fine. EDIT-85 is being released as a free, optional tool for you to use. We hope you find it as useful as we have. The EDIT-85 software is provided "AS-IS". TI makes NO WARRANTIES, either express or implied, with regard to this software and assumes no obligation of support for the software. For information or questions about the TI-85 or LINK-85, call 1-800-TI-CARES.