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  • 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…

    ... 5
    call nokey ;want no key pressed before we start
    no keypressed, hence nz means key pressed on that ... table
    inc hl ;ready for next key
    ld (ix+0 ...
    nokey in a,(254) ;wait for no key pressed, posted by ub880d from ...
    R-Tape R-Tape September 2011 Development
  • Fastest Z80?Hi , Could somebody explain more about the Kawasaki Z80 33 MHz to me? Is it fully backwards binary compatible with older Z80s and could it be used a…

    ... a processor eZ80190, there was no need to introduce #00 in ... /> Here's how I wait for a key to be pressed:


    Here's how I wait for no key to be pressed:

    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2013 Hardware
  • "Press any key" detectionWhat would be the simplest way to detect if *any* key is being pressed? No LAST_K trickery, I can't rely on that. It has to be reading the keyboard p…

    ... probably want to wait for no key and then wait for key. Otherwise if a key is pressed ... when you get there, there will be no ... just does a wait for no key followed by wait for key. Otherwise it pauses for time milliseconds ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous November 2013 Development
  • New Game(s): Sir Ababol 2 and Sir Ababol DXHere is our own Christmas Present from Mojonia! We weren't going to release these games (at least, by the moment) but we decided just yesterday to fi…

    ... zero
    call get_key ;wait for key selection and log it
    ;
    no_key xor a ;wait for no key press
    in a,(254 ... a,(c) ;read that key row, check for keypress
    cpl ... ;invert bytes
    and 31 ;if no key ...
    R-Tape R-Tape January 2015 Brand new software
  • Today I got hassled by some sheep for no reasonOn my hike today (37.6 miles if anyone is interested) for no reason, I got hassled by some sheep, they all ganged up on me, and started gently bumpin…

    ... miles if anyone is interested) for no reason, I got hassled by ... hours later, I was ready for them, camera all set up ...
    thx1138 thx1138 March 2014 Chit chat
  • Chompston Mazes in SpecBASAfter the discussion in ASH-II's Pacman thread, I checked out the link there about generating 2D Pacman style mazes. This one was quite good fun, …

    ... annotated source code... Split statements for better readability.

    ... and Maxd are our limits for builder travelling - builders ... will create corridors for at least 2 cells, ... travel distances to ensure that no "rooms" (blocks of adjacent ...
    Dunny Dunny October 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • A Neat Redefine Keys RoutinePreviously, I’ve only shared this routine with a couple of people via PM, but I’ve now decided to make it public. I optimized it for size, so it uses…

    ... br /> ;(i.e. wait for the key to be released)
    ... e ;if E=FFh (no key is pressed), INC E will ... go on; else, we wait until no key is pressed
    ... ;if it’s FFh (no key pressed)
    jr z, ... call $31e ;now decode key code for printing
    ex af ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore October 2017 Development
  • New (easier) speccy games testI've created a new speccy games test: [url]http://www.sometests.com/tests/Gaming/ZXSpectrumGamesTest_EasierVersion_.html[/url] Again it's 20 questi…

    ... up.[/QUOTE]

    Well for one thing, when Neil says ... it's there I have no clue but perhaps Ultimate had ... the menu... oh and wait for a key after this message goes up ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous November 2007 Games
  • 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…

    ... wait for a key to confirm), instead of asking for a move anyway and wait for ... the player to realize there are no ... b) When there are no valid moves for both players, the ... time (notice that checking for valid moves in advance ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas November 2007 Development
  • Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…

    ... want the emulator to wait for the keystroke, and then ... loads, there is no pause between the screen ... mean, loading noise has no pause) - something diffent to ... the screen, then waits for the keystroke... and ... load a screen$, wait for a key then load the entire ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP March 2008 Emulators
  • Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …

    ... the code to wait for a key to be pressed.< ... for example. So you need a routine to wait until no ... screen, and then wait for a key to be pressed.
    for information beyond just how ... program in Z80 to programming for the spectrum.

    bobs bobs April 2009 Development
  • New game: "Chessboard Attack"[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/cba_shot.png[/img] I finished my "Chessboard Attack" over one month ago, but waited for the Music from a famo…

    ... it out. Augurs well for the Boriel Compiler![/QUOTE]< ... level up my heroes for the first boss fight. ... Blind King" (it had no graphics, only text description ... Then I had to wait ages for the music, which ... forced to make wait loops (to wait until no key is pressed ...
    LCD LCD April 2011 Brand new software
  • Small Machine Code Routines Which Maybe UsefulAs part of creating Flynn's Adventure in Bombland I created a lot of little routines to do all sorts of things. A lot of these I created based on inp…

    ... /> _REDEF:
    ; ******************************
    ; first wait till no key pressed
    ; ******************************
    xor a ... then key pressed, loop til key up
    ; **********************
    ; now look for key press ...
    TomD TomD April 2011 Development
  • 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? …

    ... the keyboard header I have no experience with, which is ... slow). That is, 250ms for key pressed, 250ms for key released.

    ... impedance mode
    WAIT FOR 250ms (key release)
    NEXT key[/code]
    ... Spectrum is reading is no longer the one you ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix 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 …

    ... :
    * Wait for a keypress, save it, wait for no keypress, process the key.
    * Wait for a ... keypress, process the key, if the key ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…

    ... /> ed_ignore:
    call wait_key ; wait for a key

    ; THE ... 5, (iy + _flags) ; no new key?
    ret z ; return if ...
    chev chev November 2013 Development
  • "Press any key" detectionWhat would be the simplest way to detect if *any* key is being pressed? No LAST_K trickery, I can't rely on that. It has to be reading the keyboard p…

    I'd also add a second loop, with an NZ, to wait for the key to be released again before proceeding. Or you could do that just before the above loop, to be sure that no key was being pressed at the time you started checking.
    joefish joefish November 2013 Development
  • Abbaye Des Morts Final VersionGOTO [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=769312&postcount=291[/url] Full game [url]https://www.dropbox.com/s/ujocw6b3uv30yov…

    ... 'legend' text stays frozen, forever. No keyboard response.[/QUOTE]
    You ... asked Jerri to change this for wait for any key, but he told it ... tell you to press movement key.
    Shadow Maker Shadow Maker May 2014 Brand new software
  • 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…

    ... re never actually checking for the key being released. The ... [code]Wait for a key press
    Reset frame counter
    Wait for no keys ... /> If you're scanning for a series of different keypresses ... programs runs slowly enough for keypresses to change between ...
    GReW GReW December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Monty Mole GamesWith [url="http://www.spanglefish.com/egghead/news.asp"]work well underway on Egghead 6[/url] I've been looking at various flip-screen platform games…

    ... the minus side, there's no real ending to the game ... /> Jumping off topic for a moment....
    No ending message, nothing. That ... to say 'well done' and wait for a key press.
    MatGubbins MatGubbins July 2017 Games
  • Monty Mole GamesWith [url="http://www.spanglefish.com/egghead/news.asp"]work well underway on Egghead 6[/url] I've been looking at various flip-screen platform games…

    ... the minus side, there's no real ending to the game ... /> Jumping off topic for a moment....
    No ending message, nothing. That ... to say 'well done' and wait for a key press.

    [/quote ...
    Retrobrothers Retrobrothers July 2017 Games
  • Monty Mole GamesWith [url="http://www.spanglefish.com/egghead/news.asp"]work well underway on Egghead 6[/url] I've been looking at various flip-screen platform games…

    ... /> Jumping off topic for a moment....

    No ending message, nothing ... to say 'well done' and wait for a key press.
    [/quote]
    for whatever purpose. Or perhaps Rod ... DD2 finished if it had no ending message.
    ewgf ewgf July 2017 Games
  • Thought this would be simple... Z80Hi Folks, Started to read "Beyond simple BASIC, Delving Deeper into your ZX Spectrum" by Dilwyn Jones. This is a great book and I came across the…

    ... /> call WAIT_KEY ; Wait for a key to be pressed
    ret ; No, key was pressed
    ; ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2017 Development
  • Thought this would be simple... Z80Hi Folks, Started to read "Beyond simple BASIC, Delving Deeper into your ZX Spectrum" by Dilwyn Jones. This is a great book and I came across the…

    ...
    call WAIT_KEY ; Wait for a key to be pressed
    ... br /> call WAIT_KEY ; Wait for a key to be pressed
    ... z,WK_LOOP ; Yes, so no key pressed
    pop hl ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2017 Development
  • A Neat Redefine Keys RoutinePreviously, I’ve only shared this routine with a couple of people via PM, but I’ve now decided to make it public. I optimized it for size, so it uses…

    ... br /> ;(i.e. wait for the key to be released)
    ... e ;if E=FFh (no key is pressed), INC E will ... go on; else, we wait until no key is pressed
    ... ;if it’s FFh (no key pressed)
    jr z, ... call $31e ;now decode key code for printing
    ex af ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore October 2017 Development
  • FLASH EPROM programming on ZXExist any other software for rewriting FLASH EPROM or EEPROM chips on real ZX ? I know only: EEPROM flasher for original DivIDE [url]http://85.132.…

    ... ;
    jr z, l_5cd7 ; wait for any key

    ld a, $83 ... ardess of 8kB BIN image for eeprom
    or h ; < ... l_5cf4 ; repeat if verify error (wait)

    ld a, $ ...
    velesoft velesoft July 2009 Hardware
  • Amazonia (BUGFIX)This is a bugfix for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027280"]Amazonia[/URL], please add the following "known errors" des…

    ... jr nz,0a49fh ; otherwise wait for another key [B]-> OPS![/B ... jr nz,0a49fh ; otherwise wait for another key
    a4bc c7 rst ... jr nz,0a49fh ; otherwise wait for another key
    a4bc c7 rst ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas January 2012 Infoseek database
  • SUPER INPUTA couple days ago I searched for an "INPUT string" routine that I could use in Assembly programs and supported multiple lines, but I found none. Thus…

    ... days ago I searched for an "INPUT string" routine ... an "extended mode" cursor (for instance Symbol-D gives "backslash ... optimize it for speed (since we have to wait for each key anyway), ... thus I optimized it for code ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas June 2012 Development
  • Interface 1bis updateSupport for connecting a standard PC keyboard to the interface?s PS/2 socket, in place of a mouse, has been added. The external keyboard?s output is …

    ... own keyboard, ( KEY-SCAN at #028E having been patched for this purpose ... ( 0-38 ) or 39, for ?no key?
    Bit 6 Symbol Shift< ... /> This facility is mainly useful for BASIC programming, as most games ... do not use the ROM for reading the keyboard. On the ...
    Dan Antohi Dan Antohi April 2014 Hardware
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