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  • Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…

    ... from bleeding into neighbouring background cells, especially a ... will not cause neighbouring background colours to be corrupted ... the background for occluding sprites if the background clear flag ... is set. Right now the background is ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous November 2006 Games
  • Platform vs BackgroundForgive my ignorance if this is a 'stoopid' question, but although I've written games for many platforms over the years I'm only now making my first …

    ... . Some of them are the background and Wally walks straight past ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks February 2004 Development
  • Dan Dare 256 colour project many may not be aware of.I still need/want to try Vladimir's emulator. But I think many people here aren't aware of another 256 colour project, which was mentioned on C.S.S. …

    I still need/want to try Vladimir's emulator. But I think many people here aren't aware of another 256 colour project, which was mentioned on C.S.S. a while back. I don't think the author went particularly out of his way to make it known. The thread on C.S ...
    Sadako Sadako March 2004 Emulators
  • ok, now help me on this.righti-ho, i now have a tape player connect to my pc correctly and i have recorded games to it. now here comes the hard part. i connect the tape pl…

    ... press enter, i get a clear screen, great! then i press ... switchs between a red background and a blue background with the big ...
    gohan1239 gohan1239 June 2004 Games
  • Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…

    ... /> ORG 41216 ;second row of background data

    DEFW B2 ... ,0 ;number of columns to clear

    XOR A

    CLEARLP LD L,E ;clear each column
    LD (DE ... />
    CLEARLP2 LD L,E ;clear each column
    LD (DE ...
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2004 Development
  • anyone got a nice clear pic of a Speccy keyboard?Im making a spectrum keyboard keyword reference widget for the OS X dashboard, basicly at the mo it's just gonna be a picture of a spectrum keyboard …

    ... having trouble finding a nice clear, reasonably high res picture to ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Instructions image/background colour matchingI'm doing a PDF from one of the JPEG instruction scans; OCRing the text, cutting out the pictures, composing a document in Word 2000 and using Acroba…

    ... in Word (for the document background) or Paintshop (for the image ... between the two programs. (The background green in Word has settings ... might let me change the background colour of the inserted ... I select green the image background stays white.

    ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2006 Support files
  • ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…

    ... test programs here to make clear how the engine and its ... advantages. This will be made clear in the first test program ... !) to mess with the background tile colours directly instead.
    background tiles.


    < ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2006 Development
  • Background image with SP1 and Z88DKWhat is the prefered way to place an entire (or very large) image in the background when using SP1? Should I convert it to a long (32*24=768 ) list o…

    What is the prefered way to place an entire (or very large) image in the background when using SP1? Should I convert it to a long (32*24=768 ) list of tiles or is there a better way?
    liftarn liftarn May 2006 Development
  • your backgroundwhat does everyone have as their background on thier computers? i have the advert for ghouls and ghosts.

    what does everyone have as their background on thier computers?

    i have the advert for ghouls and ghosts.
    mile mile June 2006 Chit chat
  • CLEAR does not RESTORE the DATA pointer??According to the Spectrum manual, one of the things that a CLEAR command does RESTORE the DATA pointer. Either it doesn't actually do this, or some…

    ... of the things that a CLEAR command does RESTORE the DATA ... program:
    [CODE]
    10 CLEAR 32767
    20 READ a ... first command it sees is CLEAR 32767, which should do a ... isn't restored by the CLEAR command.
    trellis trellis September 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…

    In BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the ... DE
    and a ; clear the carry flag before
    ld (atflg),a ; clear AT flag
    rst 08h ... />
    ld h,$00 ; clear H
    ld l,a ... ;
    or b ; combine with background
    ld (de),a ; write ...
    chev chev January 2007 Development
  • How do I clear only a specific area of a screen (quickly) in machine code ?I'm looking for a machine code routine which will clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display (or any number of rows or columns) . I have found…

    ... code routine which will
    clear the first 20 rows of ... in memory), which can
    clear the top third, two thirds ... F

    The 'thirds' clear method is as follows :
    This runs extremely quickly, the clear appears to
    happen instantaneoulsy ...
    bobbyjaykid bobbyjaykid July 2007 Development
  • Web Developers Please Help - IE6 CSS BugI have constructed what seems to be a nice looking well behaved 3 column dynamic web page layout in CSS. It looks fine in IE7 and FireFox (latest) H…

    ... jpg");
    background-attachment:fixed;
    background-repeat:repeat-y ... gif");
    background-attachment:scroll;
    background-repeat:repeat-y ... /> }


    .clear { clear: both; background: none; }


    ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk June 2008 Chit chat
  • Fastest way to clear a screen.We haven't had an optimizing fun for some time, so let's have some: What's the fastest way to clear a screen (i.e., filling the 6912 bytes at 16384 w…

    ... 's the fastest way to clear a screen (i.e., filling ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak February 2009 Development
  • So which 8-bitter was biggest in which country?ewgf's topic "Be honest now..." got me thinking about this. As we got people from most European countries here and also a few abroad, tell us which 8…

    ... maybe give some examples or background info.

    Wasn't ... .K. it appears not so clear-cut? Even though the Spectrum ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG March 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Google gone fancy.Has anyone else noticed that the background to Google's home page now contains a fancy if a little gawdy background? What's all that about then? Is …

    ... anyone else noticed that the background to Google's home page ... fancy if a little gawdy background?

    What's all ... prefer the white. It has clear space to that I may ... allows you to change the background. I'd pick plain white ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk June 2010 Chit chat
  • Now my Laptop's gone wrong! I hate computers!Laptop has gone weird. When I switch it on, I get a password prompt, never happened before. In the BIOS it says password is switched off. Anyway I l…

    ... />
    Anyway I leave it clear and press enter, and i ... , and get the desk top background, but no icons, no task ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 July 2011 Chit chat
  • Sinclair User tapestry screenshots?!I'm reading SU issue 100 (my actual copy) and I notice a few screenshots that look very strange. First there is (links show WoS page scans) [URL="htt…

    ... very clear in the scans but in the magazine the background has ...
    beebeep beebeep November 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BackgroundDoes anyone know how i would create a background similar to [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/backgroundmockup.png/][IMG]http://img42.ima…

    ... how i would create a background similar to
    [URL=http ...
    ooze48k ooze48k December 2011 Development
  • Quick question about CLEAR...Hi Folks, I should know the answer to this but I wanted to make sure I understand totally. If I execute a CLEAR then I know it lowers RAMTOP to the…

    ... totally. If I execute a CLEAR then I know it lowers ... +1 e.g.

    CLEAR 60000

    means the ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Changing background graphics - King's ValleyCould you recommend me a way how to change the background patterns in this beautiful game? I want to get rid of that grid pattern because it makes th…

    ... way how to change the background patterns in this beautiful game ... ...


    original, confusing background
    [IMG]http://i43.tinypic ...
    maiki maiki February 2012 Development
  • Home Aesthetics.When I look back at home decor of the last century I see clear trends. Looking at more recent history, in the seventies you had awful gaudy earthy co…

    ... the last century I see clear trends. Looking at more recent ... or grid) contrasted with the background.

    In the late ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk March 2012 Chit chat
  • ZX Spectrum 128k Heatsink RGB behaviourHello, this is George from Greece. I have an 128k+ (Heatsink) and i use the rgb cable i bought from ebay on a 1084st monitor. As the monitor does …

    ... crisp and clear picture with correct colours but on the background white ...
    gbabatsis1976 gbabatsis1976 March 2012 Hardware
  • Strange Desktop background problemHi all OK,i am using my Desktop background to come on every 3 hours(9am,noon,3 pm,6pm,etc).All was OK that is until the clocks went forward.The norm…

    ... ,i am using my Desktop background to come on every 3 ... try to save the Desktop background's to come on at ... ,3pm,6,pm)the Desktop background ALWAYS change 1 hour later ...
    ladderman ladderman March 2012 Chit chat
  • BIFROST* Advanced Programming - part 1In BIFROST*, it's much easier to just make changes in the tile map and let the engine automatically draw & animate everything in multicolor for you. …

    ... execute:
    *
    * 10 CLEAR VAL "32767"
    * 20 LOAD ... }
    frames = 1;

    // clear bitmap screen
    printMode(32 ... ] = BIFROST_DISABLED;
    }

    // clear multicolor attributes (no glitches since ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas July 2012 Development
  • BIFROST* Advanced Programming - part 3This new demo demonstrates the BIFROST* built-in sprite support that I mentioned before. In BIFROST*, "sprite tiles" are 2 special tiles that BIFROS…

    ... animates) a tile in the background (which happens periodically for every ... to execute:
    *
    * 10 CLEAR VAL "32767"
    * 20 LOAD ... />
    frames = 1;

    // clear bitmap screen
    printMode(32 ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas July 2012 Development
  • BIFROST* Advanced Programming - part 4In previous posts I demonstrated how to move multicolor tiles up and down smoothly by a single pixel, and sideways by an entire char (8 pixels). Thi…

    ... to execute:
    *
    * 10 CLEAR VAL "32767"
    * 20 LOAD ... tiles moving against an empty background or passing behind fixed position ... . Using masks would preserve the background bitmaps but not their colors ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas August 2012 Development
  • .tapein load crashes if no CLEAR performed first(!)Hi Guys, Can anyone explain the following as it has be stumped: I came across an unexpected crash today when loading in a 16K block of code at 8000…

    ... the following:
    [code] 10 CLEAR 32767
    20 LOAD "" CODE ... don't bother performing the CLEAR during development as I keep ... well clear of RAMTOP.

    However ... />
    If I do the CLEAR 32767 before the LOAD "" CODE ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz August 2012 Hardware
  • BIFROST* Advanced Programming - part 5In my [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40437"]previous post[/URL] I demonstrated how to move multicolor images smoothly i…

    ... to execute:
    *
    * 10 CLEAR VAL "32767"
    * 20 LOAD ... ;
    frames = 8;

    // clear bitmap screen
    printMode(32 ... to move");

    // draw background screen and disable tile map ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas August 2012 Development
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