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What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
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However, under ZXDS the CAPS LOCK works fine when editing a ... the best way to detect CAPS LOCK from BASIC? When I run ... /> the first time I press CAPS LOCK I get 6 printed on ... -
What useless info do you know?Something that you will take to your grave (Spectrum or not) but absolutely no use to anyone: - POKE 23658,8 - Turns caps lock on, on a Spectrum - O…
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BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…
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CAPS : Caps Shift Key
CAPSLOCK : Caps Lock Key (on 128k ... 8
COPY : K : Z POKE : K : O
COS : ... listing.
Break Caps Shift and 'Space'
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System variablesIs there a list of system variables anywhere I can use? Like 23658 poked changes caps lock etc. What address do I poke to change paper, border and …
Is there a list of system variables anywhere I can use?
Like 23658 poked changes caps lock etc.
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CAPS-SHIFT KeyCodeIs there a standard Keycode for CAPS-SHIFT Key ? Looking at the ROM documentation in the Main key table KEYTABLE_A, there is no Entry for CAPS_SHI…
... there a standard Keycode for CAPS-SHIFT Key ?
Looking ... BIT 3,(IY+$30) If CAPS LOCK is set then return with ... "Appendix A - Character set", so CAPS-SHIFT could be assigned 15 ... there a defacto standard for CAPS-SHIFT keycode ?
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... maze or a Current maze Caps needs to be on, ... you had to go into caps lock before. I guess you ... the maze design turn off caps lock and CONTINUE but these ... want caps then you should start teh program with a poke ... to go into Caps or better yet ... -
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Turn on CAPS LOCK
By pressing CAPS SHIFT and 2
POKE 23658,8.
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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... can turn CAPS LOCK on or off using a simple poke to 23658 ...
POKE 23658,8: REM CAPS ON
POKE 23658,0: REM caps off ... HELLO"
POKE 23618,10: POKE 23619,0 : POKE 23620,2
POKE 23618,10: POKE 23619,2 : POKE 23620,0
What useless info do you know?Something that you will take to your grave (Spectrum or not) but absolutely no use to anyone: - POKE 23658,8 - Turns caps lock on, on a Spectrum - O…
POKE 23658,8 is indeed useful if your caps lock key is broken...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... USR "a"+7: READ k: POKE i,k: NEXT i: LET ... one key at a time, CAPS lock must be off)
Death Pit PreservationClive Townsend has found his Death Pit tape and cassette inlay.... He also had a microdrive cartridge apparently containing the game... What's the b…
[QUOTE=mheide]The available development version was recovered in 2007. [b]Only Redefined keys does not seem to work.[/b][/QUOTE]
It needs to have Caps Lock set to ON (Poke 23658,8 ) inserted into the loader, then it works just fine.Death Pit PreservationClive Townsend has found his Death Pit tape and cassette inlay.... He also had a microdrive cartridge apparently containing the game... What's the b…
[quote=Mr. Anonymous;218209]It needs to have Caps Lock set to ON (Poke 23658,8 ) inserted into the loader, then it works just fine.[/quote]
Good work that man!!!
AndrewDeath Pit PreservationClive Townsend has found his Death Pit tape and cassette inlay.... He also had a microdrive cartridge apparently containing the game... What's the b…
[quote=Mr. Anonymous;218209]It needs to have Caps Lock set to ON (Poke 23658,8 ) inserted into the loader, then it works just fine.[/quote]
Splendid research! And thanks to Tom-Cat, the available version now has that POKE inserted...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... /> 1. Reinstated green BORDER, using POKE command to set INK also ... instead of INKEY$ to avoid CAPS lock issues).
I tried ...BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
... Caps Shift+Symbol Shift, then Symbol Shift and '8'
POKE 'O ...
Break Caps Shift and 'Space'
Caps Lock Caps Shift and '2 ...BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
... Key
CAPS : Caps Shift Key
CAPSLOCK : Caps Lock Key (on ... L : Lowercase : CAPSLOCK or CAPS+2 when in C mode ... C : Uppercase : CAPSLOCK or CAPS+2 when in L mode ... : E : SYM + 8
POKE : K : O
PRINT : ...Im making my first spectrum gameHi everyone, I am making my first game on the speccy :-P I started yesterday and I had designed it on paper first (more like a book of ideas). Its a…
Just add a POKE 23658,8 at the top of your program and you'll be forcing the machine into CAPS LOCK, so problem solved ;)What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
... know is that you use POKE 23658,0 to set lower ... case and POKE 23658,8 to set upper ... /> BREAK into your program, activate CAPS LOCK and re-run. It should ... be pressed, but nothing else (CAPS LOCK is a software thing in ...What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;638787]Ah but that is the trouble Guesser - detecting CAPS LOCK reliably. ;)[/QUOTE]
Er, do it the same way you detect any other letter
IF a = 6 THEN peek->toggle->poke sysvars :)What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
... know that using the Caps Lock key and Caps Shift +2 can ... so I stick to using Caps Shift +2 only.
Caps lock off no matter what, ... made sure I would POKE the desired value before ... ignore the PC's Caps Lock key. Just tried with ...INKEY$ giving me troubleHello, I have been using BASin (great program by the way...) Sad though it seems during the typhoon here I have been re-learning my spec-skills an…
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Especially the poke for the caps lock detection, that would have ...What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
he is right: you can redefine keys, but they aren't working in the game. but kempston joystick works ok.
p.s. to make them work just turn on 'caps lock' before loading. either by pressing CS+2 or by doing POKE 23658,8 before typing LOAD ""List of useful POKEs?Hi all. :smile: Just out of curiosity, does anyone know of a thread/file somewhere here containing a list of useful POKEs? Stuff like POKEs to make …
... remember I would always use POKE 23561 and 23562 before starting ... , making the cursor faster, turning caps lock on when needed, etc.Upper case in INKEY$Hi, how I get upper case in INKEY$ ? Is there a POKE ? Thanks.
If you type the POKE in at the command line, ... can then see it switching CAPS LOCK on and off.
CAPS SHIFT key is pressed along ...UDG tricks?I always enjoyed using [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXBasicManual/zxmanchap14.html"]UDGs [/URL]for the 'sprites' in my games, when I coded th…
... then you're alrady using POKE, so why the panic? You ... 's one that remembers if CAPS LOCK is on. If you're ... safe side, to POKE that setting to turn CAPS LOCK off. You don ... running your program and left CAPS LOCK on accidentally, then can't ...UDG tricks?I always enjoyed using [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXBasicManual/zxmanchap14.html"]UDGs [/URL]for the 'sprites' in my games, when I coded th…
... colours, cursor position, whether CAPS LOCK is on, etc. All the ... , so you can use POKE to change them. The ... then yours to manipulate with POKE; the same way you ... can safely POKE the UDG address space.< ... first address you want to POKE.
And ...The Adv. Game I'm Ridiculously Trying To Play Part 1Ok, from now on from time to time I will start playing some adventure games and I will keep a "journal" in the forum about my progression, or, more p…
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* refix the caps lock *
2 POKE 23658, 8: GO SUB ...1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
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After POKE-ing the program to remove the Caps Lock bug, I ...Help getting a speccy back into a modern office environment!I have a 48K rubber key mounted in a mdf holder (sprayed black to match) that also holds a 10" LCD screen in a neat little "workstation" type package…
... number array. Keep caps lock on or off though (POKE 23658, 0=lower ...
