On 28 Aug 2006 at 23:29, Robert Ammerman wrote:
> What is the total length of all your menu text?
> 
> I ask this question because it indicates the feasibility /
> desirability of using some Really Sneaky Tricks (TM) to crunch down
> the space required....

About 270 characters at present, some in LCD display text, other's in serial 
command strings and debug output. Mostly short strings 3-5 chars long, LCD is only  
2 x 8. That also seems to be why Hi-Tech PICC doesn't pack 2 into a word - strings 
need to be about 30 chars or more long before it deems it efficient to do so (added 
code overhead I guess). I like your ideas for compression. Will do my best though 
to just do Sneaky Tricks for now and avoid the Really Sneaky Tricks because time 
is against me.

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