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Re: Forth for Android Devices

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Charles Childers wrote:

> On 2011-07-27 17:25:20 -0400, Paul E. Bennett said:
> 
>> Paul E. Bennett wrote:
>> 
>>>> If you can do a non-market install, I have an apk with a modified
>>>> input model at http://rx-core.org/test/retro.apk
>>> 
>>> That seems to have trouble keeping the input box open (it opens then
>>> closes down in a very fast flash). Will have to either wait for further
>>> suggestions or de-install the new one and reload the previous version
>>> (if I can figure that out in an idle moment or two).
>> 
>> This problem seemed to have cured itself. Maybe it only had the problem
>> during its initial run, but after the phone had been in standby (screen
>> off) for a while and I tried again, the input box behaved properly.
>> Looking forward to some play time now.
> 
> Good to know. I'm still investigating the cause (this only seems to
> affect Android 2.2 devices, based on the responses I've obtained so
> far, though I don't know why yet.)

Thanks for pushing a Forth-like environment to Android. I am sure that, over 
time, there will be improvements. In the mean-time I shall try and create a 
few useful little applets with it.

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Forth for Android Devices Mark Wills <forthfreak@forthfiles.net> - 2011-07-25 07:00 -0700
  Re: Forth for Android Devices Julian Fondren <ayrnieu@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 12:33 -0700
    Re: Forth for Android Devices crc <charles.childers@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 12:55 -0700
      Re: Forth for Android Devices Julian Fondren <ayrnieu@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 13:53 -0700
        Re: Forth for Android Devices Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 19:46 -0400
        Re: Forth for Android Devices Charles Childers <crc_nospam@retroforth.org> - 2011-07-25 20:38 -0400
      Re: Forth for Android Devices Julian Fondren <ayrnieu@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 13:07 -0700
    Re: Forth for Android Devices "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2011-07-26 20:11 +0100
      Re: Forth for Android Devices crc <charles.childers@gmail.com> - 2011-07-26 12:18 -0700
        Re: Forth for Android Devices "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2011-07-27 12:32 +0100
          Re: Forth for Android Devices "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2011-07-27 22:25 +0100
            Re: Forth for Android Devices Charles Childers <crc_nospam@retroforth.org> - 2011-07-27 19:38 -0400
              Re: Forth for Android Devices "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2011-07-28 20:50 +0100
  Re: Forth for Android Devices Mentifex <mentifex@myuw.net> - 2011-07-25 13:46 -0700

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