Re: Re[2]: A86: Dead list?
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Re: Re[2]: A86: Dead list?
Create your own font, or modify another one (like the 8x8 font in your PC's
BIOS). If you use 8x8 or 8xN, then you can use an aligned sprite for super
fast printing.
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> Actually, I kinda wanted to make text that was black around the
edges,
> then got progressively lighter as it went farther into the letter, if
> the letter was that big. Is that possible? Cuz I know to do
> greyscale, you have to flip ROM pages, but I don't know how to do
that
> either...Any suggestions?
>
> Glen
> www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Runway/6208
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> Subject: Re: A86: Dead list?
> Author: <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org> at Internet
> Date: 07/20/1999 8:28 AM
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> On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:49:04 -0400 <glendon.solsberry@tricon-yum.com>
> writes:
> >
> > Is this list dead? I hope not, because I have a question. First,
>
> no, just mortally wounded.
>
> >how
> > do I make greyscale text? Second, how do I create a variable to
>
> if you just want text that's a gray shade (not full black) use the normal
> puts and move the text to whichever plane you want. alternatively, you
> could write your own puts that would put the text exactly where you want
> it.
>
> if you want text with smoother edges (this would be neat) you'll probly
> have to have a grayscale bitmap for each letter and write your own puts
> to display them.
>
> >leave
> > on the calculator (I also don't want the calc's user to be able
> >to
> > change the value of the variable), and then, how do I get the
> >variable
> > back, and where does it end up, OP1?
>
> i beleive usually the best method is to write back to your program
> variable, there's bound to be some tutorial or something on that
> someplace.
>
> if you want to create an external variable that can't be easily modified,
> either use a constant or use a variable that starts with an illegal
> character (something other than a letter) don't use !,#,$,@,&, or sqrt
> though.
>
> you'll probly want a string. to create a string var, put the name in
> op1, the size in hl, and call _CREATESTRNG. you probly need to store the
> size in the string after creating it. i don't have time to look this
> stuff up right now, if no one else replies, i'll get some examples later.
>
> -josh
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> >
> > Glen
> > www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Runway/6208
> >
> >
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