Releases · RoccoLoxPrograms/CEaShell

[2.0.2] - 2024-11-13

Changed

Update to C toolchain version 12.1.

Files can now be created when selecting folders.

Save space by using ti.asm_data_ptr1 to preserve data pointers rather than recalculating them.

Fixed

Correct alpha jump behavior when selecting hidden files.

Cursor goes off screen when pressing up and selecting the top-left most file.

Wait for key press when programs exit with text on screen.

The full rewrite of CEaShell, a shell for the TI-84 Plus CE created by @RoccoLoxPrograms and @TIny-Hacker! CEaShell allows you to manage and run programs on your calculator, and gives the user access to a number of QoL features not available in TI-OS, while providing an easy to use and clean looking GUI as well. For a larger list of features and instructions on use, see the README.

Added

Scrollbar in main file menu.
Four different GUI scales in the main file menu.
Option to customize normal and hidden file name text colors.
Fast alpha scrolling feature in the TI-OS editor.
Integration with HexaEdit for as an alternative file editor.
More detailed comments in header files and consistent naming / formatting schemes in all source files.
Added support for app icons in CEaShell.
App icons and descriptions in the TI-OS app menu.
Option to hide the "Programming" menu in Python versions of TI-OS and jump directly to TI-BASIC.
File searching in the main file view.
Show file size next to the currently selected file in TI-OS apps and programs menus.
CEaShell installer has a French translation, which is selected when TI-OS has its language set to French.
Quickly edit programs using vars when in CEaShell.
on + 0 - 9 customizable shortcut to launch programs / apps.

Changed

95% of code has been re-written since 1.1.5.
Major restructuring and optimization.
French translation is now on the same branch.
Status bar now covers the whole top of the screen.
Calculate rounded corners of windows to make them fit inside each other.
You can turn off the calculator in any menu of CEaShell now.
More consistent / easy to use interfaces.
Hidden files use a different color for names, rather than the fake transparent dither effect.
Menus are no longer hardcoded.
Transitions use SPI commands to disable and enable LCD updates, as opposed to getting a sprite of large areas of the screen like previously.
Move options between settings and customization menus to make more sense.
Improved text-wrap algorithm.
Use static allocation for things that were previously dynamically allocated.
Change file properties format, you can now open the info menu while selecting folders as well.
Proper text-input routine with timer-based key debouncing.
Restrcuture GetCSC hooks to work better with each other.
Exit homescreen hook in a safer way and no longer force context.
Show the number of files in a folder when viewing it in the info menu.
Replaced welcome screen with a more minimalist design.
Shorten descriptions in the OS with "..." if they would exceed the space available for displaying.

Fixed

Fix pixel offsets for menu options.
Fix issues with strange edge-cases when exiting TI-BASIC execution.
Properly chain hooks.
Correctly go to errors in TI-BASIC subprograms.
Correctly go to errors in TI-BASIC temporary parsers.
Safely handle Garbage Collection while using CEaShell.
Issue with using recall in the TI-BASIC editor.

Enjoy CEaShell 2.0, and a big thank you to @bryanthrmn for the French translation and @calc84maniac for help with SPI code, along with all of the community support and suggestions that went into this rewrite! 🎉