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(...) Inserting buttons into the UI command stream for the UI module to process is extremely simple. A completely different approach is required while the VM is executing a program. When a program is running you might be able to write to the Button (...) (17 years ago, 12-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Wow! I wish I had that power with everyone! A couple of issues though: 1. The buttons don't work inside programs :( (well not my programs anyway); 2. When I switch the NXT off while running NeXTscreen, garbage is displayed. It'd be nice if it (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I have replaced the zips (test_release.zip and nextscreen.zip) with new versions which add support for saving .png images. All it took was downloading the pngimage component for Delphi from sourceforge and then adding ", pngimage" to the (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I would vote for .gif or .png support, both of which are lossless for the monochrome NXT display. JPG is lossy even in monochrome. Thanks again for the great utility. Dave (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I noticed that myself shortly before you posted. The version with a main menu bar and toolbar at the top has menu shortcuts which do work but in the NXT image version (with no main menu) the shortcuts do not work. Or, at least, they did not (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Simply outstanding !!! Just one problem, the Ctrl-C shortcut doesn't seem to work for me (BrixCC version), while the Right_click/copy does. Philo (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) I just uploaded a new nextscreen.zip with both versions of the NeXT Screen utility. The one which uses an image of the NXT now supports scaling via the right-click popup menu. You can scale from 1x to 4x with several fixed steps in between. I (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Thanks a lot! I'm starting three classes today. Your utility will be utilized extensively. (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Haven't lost an NXT yet. Although it's just a matter of time. After one round with 25 Educational NXTs, I'm short 3 motors, a few sensors, some minifigs, etc. In the past few years, I've lost several RCXs. It's the nature of the beast. Half (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) That's sad, but at least it sounds like you're missing the inexpensive regular parts, and not any of the costly sensors, motors, wires, or (heaven forfend) the NXT brick itself. (...) Now, with the NXT set, the "white" parts are not white, (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) This evening I uploaded a zip containing two versions of the utility. The newer version uses a bitmap of the NXT and the screen image is not scalable but otherwise it functions identically to the second version I posted. For classroom purposes (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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As usual, sets don't last a school term before some parts go missing. I can't find Technic Beam 13 (aka Liftarm 1 x 13 thick) in Md-stone color from either peeron or bricklink. Although, Briclink has some in pearl. So what are my other options to (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Excellent! Starting tomorrow, it's going up on several LCD Projectors in classrooms throughout Portland Oregon. (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Your wish is my command! I've uploaded a spiffed-up version of the utility which includes 4 little buttons. Pressing them does what you might hope it would. I've also uploaded a new test_release.zip containing a version of BricxCC with this (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) the PC ;) ROSCO (17 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Hi John, Wow, that's fantastic! I've been dreaming of such a utility since I bought my NXT about a month ago. I don't have my brick with me here at work, but I'm looking forward to giving the utility a whirl once I'm back home this evening. (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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Michael Anderson had a great idea for an NXT tool for BricxCC. He envisioned a PC screen which would show whatever was on the NXT screen, only scaled to a larger size. He mentioned his idea to me and a couple hours later it was finished (or, at (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt) !
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(...) They are tiny. #define SIZE_OF_HSBUF 128 typedef struct { UBYTE Buf[SIZE_OF_HSBUF]; UBYTE InPtr; UBYTE OutPtr; UBYTE Spare1; UBYTE Spare2; }HSBUF; // HI Speed related entries HSBUF HsInBuf; HSBUF HsOutBuf; The IOMap hi speed buffer is copied (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Hi Juergen, Yes, I found this night the entries at Lego-Source-Code... and no line about P-NET-Protocol... My first thought was to implement a simple p-net-node at own MCU, but now I can try my own communication from NXT (master) to external (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.robotics.nxt.nxthacking)
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