Re: A83: Re: Blinking

To: Chris Hiszpanski <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: Re: A83: Re: Blinking
From: Linus Akesson <lairfight@softhome.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 19:28:19 +0100
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On 31-Aug-98, Chris Hiszpanski wrote:

>>> Yet another question hoping to get answered :)  How do the blinking
>letters
>>> in galaxian or penguins in the title picture work. I looked at the
>source
>>> but there is a lot going on there and it is hard to find.

>>Although I've not seen these games.  I'm sure its a simple loop...where
>you
>>either toggle reverse on and off, and write the text.  This is done within
>>the keyloop, of course.

>>James (matthews@tkb.att.ne.jp)

>>ICQ: 7413754
>>http://home.att.ne.jp/gold/tomcat21/index.html
>>http://library.advanced.org/18242/

>No I meant in a picture file where a certain polygon is toggled on and off.
>: )

>From: Chris
>mecad@scv.net

Well... use two pictures! In Penguins I suppose only the upper half of the
screen is stored in the other picture though, for memory reasons.

Linus

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