Re: A82: -sigh- Help again

To: assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A82: -sigh- Help again
From: "Evil Sam" <evil_sam@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 04:46:52 PDT
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>Why can't I display a group of strings one after each other in menu 
font
>like I can with normal font? Example:
>
>paused_msg:
>         .db      "Galaxian 82 v3.0"
>         .db      "---> PAUSED <---"
>         .db      "<ENTER>: Resume "
>         .db      "<+>: Contrast + "
>         .db      "<->: Contrast - "
>         .db      "LIVES --->      "
>         .db      "LEVEL --->      "
>         .db      "SCORE --->",0
>
>All Sam does is ld hl,paused_msg \ ROM_CALL(D_ZT_STR) and it will 
display
>all those lines. But for some reason unknown to me, this doesn't work 
in
>menu font. Whywhywhywhywhy? My life would be so much easier if it did. 
If
>I am wrong about this, please slap me across the face and tell me 
what's
>wrong. Thank you!

   You can use the mini-font in strings if you know how. In Orzunoid, 
Galaxian, and Pong, if you look at the source each line of the CURSOR_X 
font text is displayed individually. There is a way to group each line 
together and save some space, but I'm not sure how. I know it was done 
in the Galaxian 85 source for the instruction and title screens. If you 
look at that source you might learn how to do it.
  Sam


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