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  • BASIC question (in both ways)hi, im fairly new to spectrum stuff.. I bought one a couple of days ago.. im trying to write a basic program that opens a window (drawn with DRAW com…

    ... write a basic program that opens a window (drawn with DRAW commands ... text to my box but basic seems to position text in ... should be in the Spectrum Basic section.. I didnt see it ...
    javaguy javaguy August 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.

    What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.




    Andrew.
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2006 Development
  • Complex DRAW command?After looking at some Speccy code I noticed that the DRAW statement is used to draw lines (or it looked that way). On the Coco, the LINE command was…

    ... that the DRAW statement is used to draw lines (or ... was used to draw lines and the DRAW statement was completely ... position isn't updated after draw)
    B = blank ... don't draw)

    "U8R8D8L8" would draw a square ... 3D animation to a BASIC program.
    JamesD JamesD February 2007 Development
  • 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…

    ... />
    [CODE]
    SINCLAIR BASIC Keyword Reference

    The ... D REM : K : E
    DRAW : K : W RESTORE : E : ... colours within strings in a BASIC listing.

    ...
    icabod icabod March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…

    ... for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have ... ] would be the parameters for DRAW. Since PLOT is only necessary ... , the routine would skip PLOT, DRAW a,b and jump to ... ways to do this in BASIC.

    And I'm ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • CellularBasicPro - enhanced BASIC interpreter for mobile phones and devicesDownload location : [url]http://code.google.com/p/cellularbasicpro/downloads/list[/url] Features of cellularBasicPro include : - Extensive mathem…

    ... .
    - PNG image load and draw support, including PNG images with ... and Functions support.
    - Large BASIC programs support.

    CellularBasicPro ...
    yossik yossik August 2009 Announcements
  • Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…

    ... I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a ... a'la vector font in BASiC.

    I've got ... /> 210 PLOT 20,165: DRAW 0,-145: DRAW 225,0
    220 ... /> 1440 PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
    1450 PRINT ...
    NRA NRA February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • DRAW x,y,a Algorithm - how does the ROM do it?Hi all, Getting on with SpecOS, and one of the things I would love to do is to preserve the original ROM's behaviour when drawing Arcs. This is don…

    ... . This is done by using DRAW x,y,a where the ... an example of the DRAW command implemented in BASIC - but not the ... 'd love to see a BASIC (or C, or Pascal!) implementation ... be clear, I can already draw bezier curves (and therefore, so ...
    Dunny Dunny August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • A fast DRAW routineI was investigating how to speed up the line drawing for the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20225"]BASIC compiler[/URL]…

    ... 20225"]BASIC compiler[/ ... ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    ; DRAW using Bresenham's algorithm ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    ;; DRAW PROCEDURE
    PROC
    boriel boriel December 2010 Development
  • 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 …

    ... , its supposed to let you draw a title page for the ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…

    ... I make something move in Basic without getting flicker. 1st i ... and CLS with plot and draw (Hi Res) for moving a ... split second.
    My sinclair basic knowledge is VERY limited but ... try make some games in basic 1st.
    rustyredline rustyredline October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Image to BASIC commandsHi all I'm looking for an app that read an image (jpg, gif, etc...) and convert it to BASIC commands (DRAW, CIRCLE, etc...) The images to convert wi…

    ... , etc...) and convert it to BASIC commands (DRAW, CIRCLE, etc...) The images ...
    oblo oblo October 2012 Development
  • GEDit syntax highlighting for Boriel's ZX BasicHi! I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works w…

    ...
    dim
    do
    draw
    else
    elseif
    pkersey pkersey February 2014 Development
  • Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…

    ... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording ... .
    780 REM *** now draw window top/bottom ***
    790 ... on startup.
    1300 REM Draw bottom right screen 'speaker' ... look.
    2172 REM *** DRAW THE WAVES ***
    2174 REM ...
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • How to draw a picture on ZX Spectrum Basic?How can i draw a picture on ZX Spectrum like this?? http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0026662

    How can i draw a picture on ZX Spectrum like this?? http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0026662
    DerekAutista DerekAutista December 2016 Games
  • Using BASIC from Machine CodeHi Folks, Came across a very interesting article by Toni Baker in Your Spectrum: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/yr11/yr11_66.htm …

    ... /> LD HL,TEXT
    CALL BASIC
    RST 8
    DEFB ... 255

    BASIC
    PUSH HL
    CALL ...

    TEXT
    DB "DRAW 50,50",13,0
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman August 2017 Development
  • How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…

    ... how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.

    I assume you can enter BASIC easily, for example using Basin ... ]

    First, we will draw a player on screen:
    basic has its Y coordinate first ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…

    For the BASIC-coders among us.

    ... program below.
    The fastest BASIC-program wins.
    Timing will ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…

    ... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
    I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2002 Games
  • A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…

    ... message.

    So, what BASIC program can you write in ...
    thx1138 thx1138 July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …

    Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …

    ... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How To List BASIC?Hi, I want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is there a piece of code I can load into a 48k Spectrum which will read in a .TAP file and list i…

    ... want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is ... way I can list the BASIC program?

    Thanks,
    kim kim August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SE Basic 0.71SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev October 2002 Emulators
  • SE BasicSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev November 2002 Announcements
  • Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…

    ... for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins ... , listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven' ... .org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url].
    chev chev December 2002 Games
  • There's a Christmas present for you in the SE Basic forum.SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev December 2002 Emulators
  • Spin 0.4 as Basic Editor / tape recording interfaceI'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin *wonderful emulator*, and I use tape recording emulation when I save my humble projects(because neither .sna nor …

    ... "prog1"] command from the zx basic editor, tape browser shows the ...
    Arda Arda December 2002 Emulators
  • Compiling BasicI'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when i got my first spectrum, and it was the first computer i saw. I wasn't aware of compil…

    ... not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    is it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
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