User manual TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SMARTVIEW SOFTWARE GUIDE

[. . . ] TI-SmartViewTM Guidebook for Macintosh Important Information Texas Instruments makes no warranty, either express or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding any programs or book materials and makes such materials available solely on an "as-is" basis. In no event shall Texas Instruments be liable to anyone for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the purchase or use of these materials, and the sole and exclusive liability of Texas Instruments, regardless of the form of action, shall not exceed the purchase price of this product. Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be liable for any claim of any kind whatsoever against the use of these materials by any other party. Copyright 2005 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Macintosh, Mac, Safari, and Netscape are trademarks of their respective owners. ii Contents Important Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The script runs faster if you use 7 (two key presses) instead of (eight key presses). When starting an application from within a script: If you share the script with other people using TI-SmartViewTM software on different computers, remember that their APPLICATIONS menus may not list the same applications in the same order. Pressing OE 4 to start an application on your TI-SmartViewTM may not start the same application on theirs. Instead, have your script press OE to display the APPLICATIONS menu and then use a text point telling the user to select the appropriate application from the list. At the end of a script: Insert a Pause command. This is particularly useful if a script displays text points that you want the user to see after the script finishes. Otherwise, text points are closed automatically at the end of a script. Note: When resetting the memory, clear only the applicable portion of the memory. Using y L 7 1 2 to reset all RAM is not required in most situations. Playing a script After recording a new script or opening an existing one, you can play it. You cannot play a script while you're recording it. Click Scripts > Play or click . Note: You can also press the space bar on the computer keyboard to play a script. Using scripts 23 Adjusting the script speed You can vary the speed at which each key press in a script is executed, from Slow (approximately one key press every 4 seconds) to Fast (approximately one every 1/2 second). In the submenu, click a speed in the displayed range. Note: You can also use the slider located to the right of the script's toolbar. Drag the slider to the appropriate position. The speed setting affects every key press in the script, which may not be what you want. Suppose the script enters numbers such as 425, 237, 234. Setting the speed to one key press every 2 seconds takes 18 seconds to enter the number. Instead, you may want to use a faster speed and insert pauses or delays at certain points in the script. Saving a script After recording a new script or editing an existing one, save the script so you can use it again later. Click File > Save or click . For an existing script that was saved previously, the new version automatically overwrites the existing one. For a new script, the Save As dialog box opens. If you see the dialog box: a) b) c) Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the script file. Use a name that indicates the purpose of the script. Click Save. Note: If you do not want to save the changes you made to an existing script, close the script instead of saving it. When prompted whether to save the changes, click Don't Save. 24 Using scripts Saving a copy of a script Sometimes you may need a script that is similar to an existing one but with some changes. Instead of recording a new script, it may be easier to copy the existing script and edit it. In the dialog box: a) b) c) Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the copy. Use a name that indicates the purpose of the script. [. . . ] where [ F7 ] is the shortcut to Keys such as and u do not have associated alpha characters. Refer to the table later in this topic to find the shortcut to those keys. For example, [ Shift ]+[ V ] is the shortcut to . 42 FAQs and keyboard shortcuts Normal shortcut mode The calculator keys have the following shortcuts. [ F1 ] [ F2 ] [ F3 ] [ F4 ] [ F5 ] [ F6 ] [Shift]+[M] [Delete] [ ] [ ] [ F7 ] [Shift]+[X] [Shift]+[S] [ ] [ ] [A] [B] [C] [Shift]+[V] [Backspace] [D] [E] [F] [G] [Shift]+[ ^ ] [I] [, ] [Shift]+[ ( ] [Shift]+[ ) ] [/] [N] [7] [8] [9] [Shift]+[ * ] [S] [4] [5] [6] [-] [X] [1] [2] [3] [Shift]+[ + ] [Shift]+[~] [0] [. ] [Shift]+[ - ] [Enter] FAQs and keyboard shortcuts 43 Note: Some calculators keys have more than one shortcut, but the table shows only the most straightforward ones. For example, you can also type 1 by pressing [ Y ] (because Y is the alpha character for on the calculator). [. . . ]