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Zach
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 Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:20 pm Post subject: Library with screen location(x,y) |
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My question is:
(1.) Is there an include library that deals with e.g. locate(x,y) and
(2.) If so, could you please give a very simple code example of how the library in question facilitates coding e.g. locate(10,6)? I.e., what then that simple main (using) program could look like?
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wahorger
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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There is no locate() function that I can see. What is it supposed to do?
Perhaps a more detailed statement of the question is in order? |
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Zach
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Bill, I did reply, but my post has disappeared. I am receiving error messages from the SilverFrost desk. Will try again tomorrow. Patrick. |
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Zach
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a look at the messages without logging first and I did get to se my response message to you / if I log in properly first, I don't see my response message. So there is something fishy going on in the provider's software it would seem. |
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wahorger
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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You should look at the documentation for FTN95 for the drawing primitives. I pulled this list below directly from the Plato HELP file.
DRAW_LINE_BETWEEN@
Draws a straight line between two points.
DRAW_CHARACTERS@
Draws text.
DRAW_ELLIPSE@
Draws an ellipse.
DRAW_FILLED_ELLIPSE@
Fills an ellipse.
DRAW_FILLED_POLYGON@
Fills a polygon.
DRAW_FILLED_RECTANGLE@
Fills a rectangle.
DRAW_POLYLINE@
Draws a number of connected straight lines.
DRAW_RECTANGLE@
Draws a rectangle.
DRAW_POINT@
Sets a pixel colour.
SET_LINE_STYLE@
Sets attributes for line drawing.
SET_LINE_WIDTH@
Sets the width for line drawing.
This is probably what you are after. |
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Zach
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:06 am Post subject: |
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I want to be able to place something on the screen, ad hoc, by means of a locate(x,y) statement. I am not wanting to draw lines and what not. What would be really perfect, would be to be able to put an image on screen from within a FTN program, as a backdrop, then place stuff on it, in the way just now described. Then you would have visual FTN. Dead simple! Creating an image with a tuppence graphics program, then incorporating that image in a FTN program, to be projected on-screen, is something I've been unable to find how to do. It would be revolutionary. You'd have visual FTN (or visual C) without all the fuss of e.g. visual C#.
This is how you put things on screen in C:
void locate(short x, short y)
{
COORD pos = {x, y};
SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), pos);
}
No sweat at all.
Last edited by Zach on Sat Apr 01, 2023 6:38 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Kenneth_Smith
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:08 am Post subject: |
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| Code: | program t
use clrwin
implicit none
integer iw
integer, external :: cb_add, cb_clear
iw = winio@('%mn[Exit]&','Exit')
iw = winio@('%bg[blue]&')
iw = winio@('%^bt[Add something]%^bt[Clear]&',cb_add,cb_clear)
iw = winio@('%nl%gr[white]&',500,500)
iw = winio@('')
end program t
integer function cb_add()
use clrwin
implicit none
integer, external :: cb1
integer iw
integer x, y
character(len=40) text
common x,y,text
x = 50
y = 25
text = 'This is some text'
iw = winio@('x%rd%nly%rd%nl%rs&',x,y,text)
iw = winio@('%nl%bt[Cancel]%ta%^bt[Apply]&',cb1)
iw = winio@('')
cb_add = 2
end function cb_add
integer function cb1()
use clrwin
implicit none
integer iw
integer x,y
character(len=40) text
common x,y,text
call draw_characters@(text,x,y,rgb@(1,1,1))
cb1 = -1
end function cb1
integer function cb_clear()
use clrwin
implicit none
call draw_filled_rectangle@(0,0,500,500,rgb@(255,255,255))
cb_clear = 2
end function cb_clear
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Zach
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| Hi Kenneth, well, this is truly amazing and rather a different ballgame than simply Fortran. I wonder how you know how to do all that! I will have to experiment to find out which text does what. Thank you very much for responding in this way. I am impressed. Patrick |
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Kenneth_Smith
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:31 am Post subject: |
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The example uses the Silverfrost Clearwin+ library.
Documentation (from 2000, based largely on FTN77 programming) which explains the basic functionality can be found here:
https://silverfrost.com/manuals/clearwin.pdf
Updated information is in the documentation that can be searched from within Plato via the Help menu.
A comprehensive set of examples illustrating many features of ClearWin+ can be found here:
https://gitlab.com/silverfrost/clearwin-examples |
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Zach
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Kenneth, Thank you very much for the reference, Patrick. |
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Zach
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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| The examples are about graphs, was that your intention? |
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Kenneth_Smith
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Look at the examples in the Controls Demo folder. |
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Zach
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, I will do that. Thank you for the tip. |
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LitusSaxonicum
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Zach
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Hi, re your reference: I have downloaded it. Thank you for drawing my attention to it. Patrick |
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