Control of fonts is completely up to the display device. Some LCDs, for example, have control codes for changing the font size and you can send those using a DEBUG statement (since DEBUG is a special case of the SEROUT statement). The Stamp Editor's debug window has no provision for changing the font type and size from the Stamp.
DEBUG just outputs standard asynchronous serial information. It's possible to use another serial terminal program on the PC end, one that responds to all sorts of font control information. An ANSI terminal emulator responds to standard (ANSI) control sequences (see the Wikipedia article on the subject for details) and you can send these using the DEBUG statement.
The Basic Stamp Syntax and Reference Manual describes how to change the editor font and font size and the debug window font and font size. For example, page 64 shows the preference pane for the debug window.
I don't think there's a configurable way to change the font type. You would have to use some other terminal emulator like HyperTerminal.
The DEBUG window is not a general purpose terminal window. It's a debugging aid. Similarly, the Stamp Editor is designed for creating and editing Stamp programs and some of the sample programs available make use of the Parallax fonts. The Stamp compiler (called a tokenizer) is available separately for the MacOS, Windows, and Linux and can be integrated with other, more general, IDEs, but it's not a job for beginners.
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Control of fonts is completely up to the display device. Some LCDs, for example, have control codes for changing the font size and you can send those using a DEBUG statement (since DEBUG is a special case of the SEROUT statement). The Stamp Editor's debug window has no provision for changing the font type and size from the Stamp.
DEBUG just outputs standard asynchronous serial information. It's possible to use another serial terminal program on the PC end, one that responds to all sorts of font control information. An ANSI terminal emulator responds to standard (ANSI) control sequences (see the Wikipedia article on the subject for details) and you can send these using the DEBUG statement.
basic stamp editor screen·/ and or debug screen
much less in the debug command line
You can download the Manual from Parallax here: www.parallax.com/tabid/440/Default.aspx
The DEBUG window is not a general purpose terminal window. It's a debugging aid. Similarly, the Stamp Editor is designed for creating and editing Stamp programs and some of the sample programs available make use of the Parallax fonts. The Stamp compiler (called a tokenizer) is available separately for the MacOS, Windows, and Linux and can be integrated with other, more general, IDEs, but it's not a job for beginners.
I thought maybe I could change system fonts but its not worth the effort
Thanks