Telephone: Directory

Directory Example

Create

Unlike Radio menus it’s not possible to specify the index of the target field.
Each individual field must be prefixed with the delimiter character 0x06.

Directory Delimiter

C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 60 06 "A" 06 "B" <CS>
C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 44 06 "A" 06 "B" <CS>
C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 50 06 "A" 06 "B" <CS>
C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 14 06 "A" 06 "B" <CS>

I believe the seemingly ignored index value is for use by the MID. It’s possible to omit it entirely and still have the directory render correctly on the BMBT- although, I’m not quite sure what effect this has on the MID!

C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 60 06 "A" 06 "B" <CS>
C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 40 06 "A" 06 "B" <CS>
C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 40 06 "A" 06 "B" <CS>
C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 00 06 "A" 06 "B" <CS>
#                    ^
# the 3 MSBs are still required for clearing/buffering!

If the MID isn’t on the radar, there’s no need to write contacts in pairs.

C8 <LEN> 3B 21 43 01 20 06 "A" 06 "B" 06 "C" 06 "D" <CS>

Just be mindful that the GT will crash long before the frame size limit of 257 bytes is reached. Writing more than about 40 characters isn’t recommended. Although this shouldn’t be an issue as there’s (allowing for the variable width type face) only 11 characters or so per field.

Inputs

Much like Radio menus, GT 0x3B will send 0x31 to TEL 0xC8.

Directory Inputs

# Press Events

# Contacts
Directory > Contact > 1             3B 06 C8 31 43 01 00 <CS>
Directory > Contact > 2             3B 06 C8 31 43 01 02 <CS>
Directory > Contact > 3             3B 06 C8 31 43 01 04 <CS>
Directory > Contact > 4             3B 06 C8 31 43 01 06 <CS>

Directory > Contact > 5             3B 06 C8 31 43 01 10 <CS>
Directory > Contact > 6             3B 06 C8 31 43 01 12 <CS>
Directory > Contact > 7             3B 06 C8 31 43 01 14 <CS>
Directory > Contact > 8             3B 06 C8 31 43 01 16 <CS>

# Previous/Next
Directory > Default > <<            3B 06 C8 31 43 00 0c <CS>
Directory > Default > >>            3B 06 C8 31 43 00 0d <CS>

# Back
Directory > Open    > Dial          3B 06 C8 31 43 07 1e <CS>

Updates

Attempting to update a single menu item will cause the entire menu to be cleared.
Unlike Radio menus, whereby calling 0xA5 can recall a display, the Directory isn’t cached, meaning, if for any reason the screen is closed (i.e. returning to Main Menu), the menu must be drawn again.

Contact Selection

Directory Contact Name

# Contact Name
C8 <LEN> 3B 23 52 00 "F.Fatty" <CS>

Directory Contact Number

# Contact Number
C8 <LEN> 3B 23 53 00 "555 999" <CS>