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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…

    ... with you on this. Using INPUT is not an option as ... routine is a replacement for INPUT. Ideally it needs to detect ... CapsLock - ie, the native Spectrum key combination.
    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... inkey$ does is return the key you pressed as far as ... that is the trouble Guesser - detecting CAPS LOCK reliably. ;)

    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... pressed CAPS LOCK, then another key, then CAPS LOCK.
    Also ... /> FLAGS2 only changed if a INPUT is called and the cursor ... and if you press a key (except BREAK), it fills the ...
    Encarnado Encarnado July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... /> It's only when the input cursor is active (when executing ... INPUT or editing a program for ... only being determined every other key press, which is the original ...
    MrCheese MrCheese July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... that using the Caps Lock key and Caps Shift +2 can ... the desired value before any key-detecting routine.

    I don ... the PC's Caps Lock key. Just tried with JSpeccy and ...
    zxbruno zxbruno July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... ZXDS with regard to detecting the PC CapsLock key. Pressing CapsLock ON ... change - press some other key in between to confirm this ... ie. inconsistent with the Spectrum key codes; but that's another ... between pressing the PC CapsLock key and pressing CapsShift-2, ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... with regard to detecting the PC CapsLock key. Pressing CapsLock ON ... change - press some other key in between to confirm ... you press a different key. If you keep pressing ... is only updated when a key is pressed.
    ... and again only when a key is pressed.
    ...
    Encarnado Encarnado July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Switching 48/128 modes within a BASIC programI'm not sure what use this would be; ie. being able to switch between 48k and 128k modes and back again from within a continuously running BASIC prog…

    ... ,"in ";mode;" mode",
    2010 INPUT "Switch/Quit ";m$: IF m ...
    MCLOOP: CALL $1f54 ;BREAK-KEY
    JP C,$1e73 ;GO ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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. …

    ... char lastK(23560); // last pressed key

    unsigned char tile ... /> while(1) {

    // process input keys
    if (lastK != 0 ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas August 2012 Development
  • j symbol-shift p pA phrase I will never forget... and apart from the word code, i don't think I learnt ANY of the other keywords off by heart.... Without looking, whic…

    ... I might get pressing every key to get it but I ... near key "x".
    PLOT, DRAW, REM, RUN RANDOMIZE, RETURN, IF, INPUT ...
    Encarnado Encarnado August 2012 Games
  • 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…

    ... to put the the command INPUT from user into a separate ... we don't get the key we want. Use the same ...
    Arjun Arjun August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... , an input routine should also handle the situation where a key other ... than a required key was pressed. To ... CAPS mode while in an INPUT statement, but this could be ... $ loop (23561 is the REPDEL "key repeat delay" system variable).
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Sending key presses to the spectrumfor a project I want to send automated keyboard presses to the ZX via a micro-controller. Is it possible to send these through the expansion slot? …

    ... press keys, not caps+key or symbol+key (this is left as ... header (row) will be an input to your microcontroller. Put weak ... list DO
    GET key
    TRANSLATE key into row/column pairs ... br /> WAIT FOR 250ms (key release)
    NEXT key[/code]

    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2012 Hardware
  • Sending key presses to the spectrumfor a project I want to send automated keyboard presses to the ZX via a micro-controller. Is it possible to send these through the expansion slot? …

    ... -bit output will be the input to your microcontroller (normal digital ... input, no need for pullups). Now ... read from that 3-bit input is the row number (0 ... , you will never loss a key if more than one row ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2012 Hardware
  • Harlequin clone...PCB manufactured!Using Chris Smith's detailed schematics and project notes from the Harlequin... a Speccy fan in the United States by the name of Don (Superfo) has de…

    ... on a TV with RGB input which shows a nearly perfect ... level. But viewing the tape input circuitry of harlequin schematic I ... ]
    I added a Reset key and changed the 7805 regulator ... . SO I have a perfect input device. Last step will be ...
    ingo ingo August 2012 Hardware
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    Thank you. I understand.:)

    That code snippet is going to get used all over the place. Very useful.

    Ok as this was supposed to be a 'Space docking simulation' (snigger snigger...)

    Lets set the background to something a ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    Ok, here is fizzbuzz

    added a start menu where you can redefine the keys

    There is a annoying beep i added to user error in redefining keys...
    (will add a flashing message.)

    Will add the current time at the bottom ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • SpecBAS 0.753 Now available!Hi again - Thanks to the efforts of ASH-II and Galileo, there's been another round of nice quick bugfixes: [code] v0.0.0.753 ========== Bugs fixe…

    ... the loop runs out
    Key and mouse flags are cleared ... with no parameters
    Fixed INPUT FORMAT's escaped characters
    Fixed INPUT with print-seperators
    Mouse ...
    moot moot August 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum 128K (toast Rack) displaying white as yellow issueHi, I have a chance to buy a Spectrum 128 (toast rack) model which the owner says is working fine except that when it is hooked up to a Amstrad Moni…

    ... it to the composite video input of your TV as follows ... the TV, press the BREAK key and reset the Spectrum. A ...
    pkersey pkersey August 2012 Hardware
  • Interesting tip to speed up user experience...Hi Folks, I suspect many of you will already know this but it only dawned on me a couple of weeks ago. Whilst trying to improve the speed on my XIN…

    ... if you're replacing the INPUT routine or moving a selector ... just reports the currently pressed key, regardless of how long it ... Basic editor, or at plain INPUT prompts. (Oh, or are you ... scanning by PEEKing the 'last key' system variable directly? You should ...
    gasman gasman August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Interesting tip to speed up user experience...Hi Folks, I suspect many of you will already know this but it only dawned on me a couple of weeks ago. Whilst trying to improve the speed on my XIN…

    ... if you're replacing the INPUT routine or moving a selector ... just reports the currently pressed key, regardless of how long it ... Basic editor, or at plain INPUT prompts. (Oh, or are you ... scanning by PEEKing the 'last key' system variable directly? You should ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Games that could be better off with a 7MHz CPUI've just reviewed Kung Fu Master for the Spectrum, as I remember it as a very poor conversion from the arcade. Then it just ocurred to me to raise t…

    ... /> Certainly text adventures where the input is a bit sluggish (ones ... /> you need to poke the key response variable to a low ...
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS September 2012 Games
  • Xor-shift random number generator for Z80[QUOTE=Patrik Rak;320244]Come on, people, [URL="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia, that's the w…

    ... register, then a press 'any key routine' during which hl is ... right to wait for human input to put some entropy into ...
    Gedlion Gedlion September 2012 Development
  • ESXDOS One Sheet Manual v0.2Here we go, the (slightly) updated and revised one sheet manual for ESXDOS 0.8.0. I made myself a quick reference to print out and keep handy because…

    Manual v0.2 contain bug:

    NMI MODE - KEY "L" ATTACH TAPE FILE TO INPUT SLOT (manual sign key "I" instead "L")

    Additional info for MERGE command:
    - work also MERGE *"filename"
    velesoft velesoft September 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Semi-Dead Spectrum - Help RequestedI have finally got my hands on my two old Spectrums - neither of which work, but ideally I hope to get both of them working again. Spectrum number o…

    ... 5 bits are the keyboard input.

    The ... undetermined value. Pressing a key connects it through to ... a "press". Otherwise the input remains at 5v.
    ... half-row the pressed key was on. This is ... just testing for "is any key pressed" thought - you ...
    guesser guesser October 2012 Hardware
  • Semi-Dead Spectrum - Help RequestedI have finally got my hands on my two old Spectrums - neither of which work, but ideally I hope to get both of them working again. Spectrum number o…

    ... when a key is pressed. Monitor the CPU's reset input too ...
    Zorn Zorn October 2012 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128K & Philips CM8833Hello to everybody, My Philips CM8833 is one of my favourite monitors of all time, as it accepts connections from anything I can think of with the e…

    ... machine holding down the break key, you'll see a test ... 1K. Obviously this halves the input impedance and is the reason ...
    Falco-F8L Falco-F8L November 2012 Hardware
  • WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…

    ... that prevents the ULA for detecting an I/O bus write ... 128K sound to the rubber key model :)
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix November 2012 Hardware
  • Ay Real Time Synthetizer SoftwareSpectlemen and Spectladies!It's been a long time that I'd like to ask this.... I ask thee to create a new musical software for our ZX Spectrum machi…

    ... and the interface decodes the key-presses using discrete logic - I ... joystick interfaces to accept MIDI input, or perhaps a modification is ...
    toadstool toadstool November 2012 Development
  • CAPS SHIFT on Spectrum+ ComputerI have just recently supplied a couple of replacement Spectrum+ keyboard membranes to a customer in Barby, Germany. Although something may have been…

    ... signal quality on the keyboard input lines of the ULA.
    The adress lines used for key reading function are on the ... is present after pressing any key using 10 kOhm resistors.
    ingo ingo December 2012 Hardware
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