A simple question about using VGA_Text to position a display

ElectricAye

Hi all,

I'm experimenting with VGA_Text and I would like to know how to position text on the VGA screen.· Inside of VGA_Text, there's a cryptic comment on how to establish the X position as follows:

$0A = set X position (X follows)

So how do I use that in my main code?· What the heck does "X follows" mean?· Are there supposed to be two lines of code in the main program, the first that uses $0A and then... then what?· I've made a few dozen guesses on what this might mean, but nothing has worked.· I've attached a copy of VGA_Text for anyone who might know how to work this kind of magic.

thanks,
Mark


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tpw_man

You would send a string to the VGA driver, which then interprets the commands. 'X follows' means that you send the desired X position after the $0A byte.

'Method 1
vga.str(string($0A, <xpos>)) 'does not work with variables
'Method 2
vga.out($0A) 'send command character
vga.out(xpos) 'send x position

Hope that helps!

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ElectricAye

tpw_man,

HEY!· Thanks!· That actually works!· Out of the 30 things I tried, I never thought of that one.

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Mark