A86: Re: TextShadowing and other Questions
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A86: Re: TextShadowing and other Questions
_Textshadow is a backup for storing variables, especially before running
another program. I use it for Hiscore and save game routines. I know that
one disadvantage of not having interupts is no grayscale.
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-----Original Message-----
From: scheltem <scheltem@aaps.k12.mi.us>
To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 11:35 AM
Subject: A86: TextShadowing and other Questions
>
>I have seen _TextShadow in many games and i have heard lots of people talk
>about it... could someone please tell me what it is and does. Also I know
>that this is a general question, but what are the disadvantages/advantages
>for not allowing interupts in a program: di. Thanks
>************************************
>dave
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: JBrett <tbarwick@esn.net>
>To: ASM86 Mailing List <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 4:14 AM
>Subject: Re: A86: Variables...
>
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>>
>>I hope this will help:
>>Using _textshadow would be better.
>>You can use something like :
>>
>>score equ _textshadow+ (whatever number you want)
>>HiScoretemp equ _textshadow+ (another value)
>>Hiscore:
>> .dw (whatever the preset hiscore is)
>>HiScrname:
>> .db "GFX",0
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>>Jbrett
>>tbarwick@esn.net
>>http://ww2.esn.net/~tbarwick
>>I just added a TI-86 page, Check it out!!!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: DieKenny97@aol.com <DieKenny97@aol.com>
>>To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
>>Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 9:37 PM
>>Subject: Re: A86: Variables...
>>
>>
>>>
>>>In a message dated 98-08-27 21:19:11 EDT, you write:
>>>
>>><< In my program, I use this to store initials:
>>>
>>> HiInitials:
>>> .db $47,$46,$58
>>>
>>> (Initials: GFX)
>>>
>>> Then if you get a hi score, you input your initials with a routine i
>>wrote,
>>> and then it stores the new numbers into the .db thing. When you go
to
>>the
>>> high score thing it loads hl with the first intial, and displays all
>three
>>> correctly. When I quit the program and run it again, the initials are
>>>changed
>>> back to GFX... I know i didn't reset them each time it is run.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know why this would happen?
>>>
>>> The same thing happens with a high score, it is set, but when the
program
>>is
>>> closed and opened again, it is set back to zero..
>>> >>
>>>I think it always rests the hi score name because you have the HiNitial
>>rest
>>>bak to "GFX" all the time. Try changing it to this and see if it works.
>>>
>>> HiInitials:
>>> .db $00
>>>
>>>I can't garuantee that will work but its worth a shot if you haven't
tried
>>>that already.
>>>
>>>~Matt
>>>
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