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Change PAPER and INK, but nothing else?Can you in BASIC change the colour attributes in the screen without changing what is already printed at that location? I.e. change the PAPER and INK,…
... ;270269]You can change it with:
[code]1000 LET ...
(INK and PAPER can be dealed with right here as ... FLASH and BRIGHT were)
1030 POKE ... Address, NewPaper+NewInk*8+Brite*64+Flash*128 ... -
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…
... always decrease the PEEK value with 128, no conditional testing ... can now write data using POKE and read data using ... parameter follows: 0..7 ink colour to change to)
8=[B]PAPER [/B](1 ... you have ever played with the old language LOGO or ... -
Problem with PRINT #stream on +128kWorking on a +128k, I want to choose whether all report output goes to screen or printer, so I use PRINT #stream where stream = 2 or 3 for screen or …
... , as the ROM bug is with the handling of colour control ... to use attribute control codes with LPRINT / PRINT #3 on the ... loss.[/QUOTE]
You can POKE the colour attributes directly to ... ( FLASH*128 )+( BRIGHT*64 )+( PAPER*8 )+INK. FLASH and BRIGHT here can ... -
Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... PI:INK NOT PI:PAPER NOT PI:CLEAR VAL "24569": POKE 23739 ... i=SGN PI TO VAL "8":OUT 32765, i:LOAD "BLOCK ... first, im not sure with the poke, i guess it changes something ... -
Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... PI:INK NOT PI:PAPER NOT PI:CLEAR VAL "24569": POKE ... i=SGN PI TO VAL "8":OUT 32765, i:LOAD " ... first, im not sure with the poke, i guess it changes ... versions of Buzzsaw: one free with green blood, and one ... blood version if I can poke red blood myself?
... -
Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... PI:INK NOT PI:PAPER NOT PI:CLEAR VAL "24569": POKE ... i=SGN PI TO VAL "8":OUT 32765, i:LOAD "BLOCK ... first, im not sure with the poke, i guess it changes ... I would just improve that POKE and put the number 23749 ... On some disk systems this POKE is not needed. If it ... -
General purpose full screen input routineHi Folks, One of the things that annoyed me back in the 1980s with most BASICs was the lack of a full screen "formatted" input function. You could …
... Folks,
Been playing with this and made a few ... I$
9065 REM I(8)=Decimal Point
9070 ... br /> 9125 REM *---------------------*
9130 INK whi:
PAPER blu:
LET I(8)=0
9135 REM *---------------------*< ... -
inverting graphics using basic?just curious if it could be done by poking screen memory ? and what's the structure. (foreground / background for each char ? ) reason I ask is I'd …
... " could I do the same with Bright and / or flash ? ... ; BRIGHT 1; FLASH 1; INK 2; PAPER 6; AT 11 ... will paint coordinate 11,15 with 8 blocks wide, flashing, red-yellow ...
if you want to poke the same place;
INK 2; PAPER 6) -
Activision's Ghostbusters (1984 version)Did anyone ever manage to work out (or hack) the account numbers? If so, are they the same for the 1986 rehash?
... 5 BORDER 2: PAPER 2: INK 7
10 CLEAR 40000 ... /> 310 LET a0=INT (a1/8): LET s$=STR$ (a1-(a0 ... 320 LET a1=INT (a1/8)
330 NEXT i
with spaces to 20 chars) MOD ... br />
Alternatively POKE 33840,0 and POKE 33843,0 to allow ... -
Keys redefine routine and key check.I have written some asm code which allows me to redefine keys (for a game etc.), and also allows me to be able to check any keypresses for the redefi…
... keys
; or poke (main+1) with 1 to 255 to ... ; --------------------------------------------------
; border black, paper black, ink green
do_the_redefine: xor a ... 255
msg_down: defm CC_AT,8,8,"Down ?",255
msg_left: ... -
IN or INKEY ?just curious which is better to use.. I have a menu done.. and use 6/7 to go up down it + space to cycle thru the options (using inkey).. obv. if I w…
... start I see though.
poke /peeking that location is just ... ]100 BORDER 0: PAPER 0: INK 7: CLS
110 REM ... Show selected row
300 POKE p,7: PRINT AT 15 ... )*2: OVER 1
360 POKE p,86: PRINT AT t1 ... ,1;TAB 31: POKE k,0
370 PAUSE ... -
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…
... ),96 ;96 green paper black ink bright
ld de,22529 ... bc,767 ;fill whole screen with 96
ldir
ld ... hl,22528+8 ;now do black bits in ... ld (hl),64 ;poke value in: black paper + ink bright
inc ... -
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…
... would say the problem lies with your emulator.
ink bright
ld de ... bc,767 ;fill whole screen with 96
ldir
ld hl,22528+8 ;now do black bits in ... (hl),64 ;poke value in: black paper + ink bright
... -
Arkanoid Hack - Your Sinclair Smash TipsRemember that Arkanoid hack in YS Smash Tips that didn't work? It does now... [CODE] 10 REM ARKANOID HACK 20 CLEAR 65535: LET C=1: LET D=23295 …
... an updated hack to work with that:
[CODE] 10 ... 0: PAPER 0: INK 0: CLS : PRINT #0; INK 7; BRIGHT 1 ... ,31
350 DATA 40,8,6,0,31,56,18 ... -
So easy to use.Back in the 90s I was off work for 3 months following an operation, anyway in my boredom I dusted off my old speccy+ and the manual, and got my head …
... to using:
POKE 23693,
where ... ATTR[/B] is:
INK ( 0 to 7 ) +
... PAPER ( 8 * 0 to 7 ) +
BRIGHT ... , red paper with yellow ink then I would POKE a value of ... 86 (6+(8*2 ... -
A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…
... 190 LET a=INT (RND*8): FOR b=0 TO 1 ... 190 LET a=INT (RND*8): FOR b=0 TO 1 ... be compiled with ZX BASIC:
[CODE] 20 INK 5: PAPER ... NOT USR 65016: POKE 64937,0: POKE 64939,128: POKE 64940,0: ... NOT USR 65016: POKE 64937,15: POKE 64939,64: POKE 64940,7: ... -
Freddie Laker's Airline CapersA game with the above title was added in yesterday WOS update. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027482[/url] [IMG]http://www.…
... either)
A poke people may find useful, for ... fuel on the aeroplane levels poke
990F - 0
On the title screen with the "S to start ... /> [/spoiler]
Tip 8
[spoiler]
OK so ... have to XOR this with the marked area in ... -
Turn UDG to Attrribute blocksI'm trying to enlarge my UDG's to 8 x 8 character blocks per pixel, but struggling, is there any subroutine/program for enlarging UDG's x 8?
... ideally wanting to POKE the attribute section of memory with PAPER value ... ...[/QUOTE]
POKE 22528 + (Row * 32) + Column, Ink + (Paper * 8 ) + (Bright * 64 ... -
Turn UDG to Attrribute blocksI'm trying to enlarge my UDG's to 8 x 8 character blocks per pixel, but struggling, is there any subroutine/program for enlarging UDG's x 8?
... divisions/2 could be replaced with bit shifts.
... current attributes
pin = current ink
pap = current paper
8)*8
5 LET pat= ... u=udg+(CODE u$-97)*8:
FOR b=0 ... =0 TO 7:
POKE d+7-c,pat-((pat ... -
dungeon crawlerHi. I'm toying with idea of making simple dungeon crawler in spectrum basic and i actually got first version working somehow. [IMG]http://watashi.ic.…
... blanking it (ie. setting paper=ink) is adequate, then it ... following demo compares printing spaces with copying an attributes segment; ... TO 18: PRINT AT r,8;"abcdefghijklmno": NEXT r:
... b: NEXT a:
POKE 23563,247: POKE 23564,255:
DATA ... -
WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
... and up/down.
* Both Ink (Extend+Symbol-X+number) and ... -C+number) (ie. the normal INK & PAPER key sequences) can ... for the slightly complicated palaver with the Ink & Paper settings is ... -
WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
... /> I am using BASin (v15.8)
Thanks for your ... (2)=142
50 POKE 23672,0: POKE 23673,0: LET CT ... -
WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
... (2)=142
50 POKE 23672,0: POKE 23673,0: LET CT ... -
WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
... of that little Catch program with the suggested extra features ... * g$() - print controls (AT + INK + OVER) and characters. This way ... timer on keys 5/8 and prints the new ... (2): DIM g$(2,8):
DEF FN t ... ,142
50 POKE 23672,0: POKE 23673,0
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smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…
... .
* replaced 70 & 80 with 75 (quicker)
* changed 130 ... LET bx=bx+mx: PRINT INK 0;AT by,bx;"\a ... ]
5 PAPER 6: INK 2: POKE 23681,0[/color]
10 ... : LET cx=12: LET x=8[/color]
9010 FOR a ... IF NOT PEEK 23681 THEN POKE 23681,1: LET s=0 ... -
Your Computer Magazine ScansPlease forgive my Intrusion. At the moment I'm trying to type in an Amstrad game called "Bomber" which was published in an issue of "Your Computer" O…
... t remember what I did with the camera last time to ... 2:ZONE 80:INK 0,10:BORDER 10:INK 1,26
310 PRINT #8,CHR$(27);"#";:CLS
320 ... CHR$(SPACE%);
350 PRINT #8,CHR$(27);"P";
360 ... #1
470 POKE 19901,&20:POKE 19902,&4E
BLOG- ZXSporgBasic RPG development thread- Inspired by the Spectrum 30 show, and after a six-month wait while I was busy playing loads of gigs, I have decided to do a spot of Spectrum coding…
... (a rock-hammer to start with) is represented by two consecutive ... /> 1002 BORDER 0: PAPER 0: INK 6: CLS
1010 REM ... /> 1030 READ g
1040 POKE 65368+j,g
1050 ... data: d = direction
1220 INK 6: LET x=3: LET ... 0: PRINT AT ny,nx; INK 5;CHR$ (144+nd)< ...Keyboard TrickI know how to use the multi key in BASIC with IN you can get the keys [QUOTE]IN 254+256*(255-2^K)[/QUOTE] K is the keyboard's half row, comes from …
... 256+254
LD D, 8 ; Loop 8 half-rows
with ink.[/code]
The offset ... 5
; +20 0 9 8 7 6
; +25 P ... 229,1,254,254,22,8,30,5,237,120,15 ... "FIRE (SPACE) ";
75 PRINT : POKE 23692,5
80 GO ...
