Alphalockon - Texas Instruments TI-89 Developer's Manual

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alphaLockOn

Declaration: void alphaLockOn (FLAGS8 * saveAlpha )
Category(ies): Keyboard
Description: Returns the current alpha-lock keyboard status in saveAlpha and turns
alpha-lock status ON.
saveAlpha — Pointer to FLAGS8 structure.
Inputs:
saveAlpha — Previous alpha-lock status.
Outputs:
Assumptions: None
Side Effects: The alpha-lock status remains until changed by the user or another app.
On AMS 2.00 and higher.
Availability:
For compatibility reasons, this routine is available on the TI-92 Plus but
TI-89 / TI-92 Plus
Differences: does nothing.
See Also: alphaLockOff, restoreAlphaLock
Example:
FLAGS8 saveStat;
alphaLockOn( &saveStat );
editField(); /* user may be entering TEXT data here */
restoreAlphaLock( &saveStat );
TI-89 / TI-92 Plus Developer Guide
Appendix A: System Routines — Keyboard
Not for Distribution Beta Version January 26, 2001