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Solid Block Character?

johnfl68johnfl68 Posts: 72
edited 2008-06-23 18:28 in Propeller 1
Am I missing something, or is there not a solid block character (inverse of the space) in the font set?

John

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  • Paul BakerPaul Baker Posts: 6,351
    edited 2008-06-18 21:28
    Set forground to background and background to forground, or if you are using the tile driver set a color value where the foreground and background is swapped.

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    Paul Baker
    Propeller Applications Engineer

    Parallax, Inc.
  • CassLanCassLan Posts: 586
    edited 2008-06-18 21:29
    Well, it depends how you look at it.

    I have not seen one, but you can just change the forground/background color and use the space.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2008-06-18 21:31
    You are correct. However, if you need a solid block to display on video from a Propeller program, you can just display a space with inverted colors.

    -Phil
  • johnfl68johnfl68 Posts: 72
    edited 2008-06-18 22:03
    ARrrrgg - then I have to lose a color - as I have the color space full already.

    Oh well, I'll think of another solution.

    Thanks!

    John
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,355
    edited 2008-06-19 01:06
    I have an app and sample code for custom characters here:

    http://www.rayslogic.com/propeller/Programming/InterleavedCharacter.htm
  • Paul BakerPaul Baker Posts: 6,351
    edited 2008-06-23 16:27
    Good point, defining a character that is full foreground would work, requires 16 times the amount of memory to do, but it can be done.

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    Paul Baker
    Propeller Applications Engineer

    Parallax, Inc.
  • simonlsimonl Posts: 866
    edited 2008-06-23 18:28
    LOL, your tongue musta been firmly planted in your cheek there Paul!

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