[A83] Re: Font hooks
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[A83] Re: Font hooks
hmmm I can't reproduce the results I got last time... As for that portion
of the code, I was wrong... Its the part that checks if the routine starts
with 83h. Oh well....
Btw why did you change star to a dot? Do you have plans for a cross
product operator or something?
Brandon Sterner
On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Andy Hochhaus wrote:
>
> I can't defend how it works with rom source but the
> code I posted before does stay 'active' when you
> return with nz. I have it working in my current
> project.
>
> In my experiences, when you return with nz the default
> font is displayed and the hook remains 'installed.'
>
> -Andy Hochhaus
>
> P.S. If you want to see it in action goto
> eea83.cjb.net and download the BETA of eea. The custom
> font works fine in there. (and I exit the hook with nz
> most of the time)
>
> --- BRANDON STERNER <bms9019@osfmail.isc.rit.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > If for any reason you exit your font hook routine
> > with nz, then the TIOS
> > will uninstall your fonk hook routine as you can see
> > from this code
> > segment taken from the rom:
> >
> > call 76CC ;RunHook
> > pop hl
> > jr z,77A7 ;use custom bitmap
> > pop af
> > res 5,(iy+35)
> > ret
> >
> > So this routine you wrote would only work if you
> > tried displaying small
> > stars all the time otherwise you would end up
> > uninstalling your hook upon
> > exiting with nz.
> >
> > I think you could get around this by creating your
> > own exit routine to
> > bypass the res 5,(iy+35) <- the bit that tells the
> > os if a font hook is
> > installed or not. Writing an entire font set would
> > be tedious if you
> > wanted to change the bitmap of only one character.
> >
> > Brandon Sterner
> >
> > On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Andy Hochhaus wrote:
> > >
> > > I have only done this on an 83+ all that other
> > info is
> > > for the 83+ as well. Not sure if it will work or
> > how
> > > to do a custom font on the 83-.
> > >
> > > Below is an example from a program I am writing.
> > It
> > > replaces the small font character '*' with a dot.
> > >
> > > ;To enable: (or else do a B_CALL)
> > > ld hl,fonthook
> > > in a,(6)
> > > ld (9b9ch),hl ;start of font hook
> > > ld (9b9eh),a ;page num font hook is on
> > > set 5,(IY+35h) ;flag for font hook
> > >
> > > ;Then the font hook itself:
> > > ;in: a=0 if big font, a=1 if small font
> > > ; b=ascii of char to be displayed
> > >
> > > ;out: nz if display default tios bitmap
> > > ; z if display custom font then also
> > > ; hl->bitmap
> > > fonthook:
> > > db 83h
> > > cp 0
> > > ret nz ;don't do anything if BIG font
> > >
> > > ld a,b
> > > cp 2ah ;acsii of '*' 2ah
> > > ret nz ;if any key other than '*' return
> > > push af
> > > push bc
> > > ld hl,newmult
> > > ld de,sfont_record
> > > ld bc,8
> > > ldir ;copy new bitmap to safe ram location
> > > pop bc
> > > pop af
> > > ld hl,sfont_record ;hl->new bitmap
> > > ret
> > >
> > > newmult:
> > > db 2 ;char width
> > > db 00000000b ;bitmap right justified
> > > db 00000000b
> > > db 00000000b
> > > db 00000010b
> > > db 00000000b
> > > db 00000000b
> > > db 00000000b
> > >
> > > I hope that this explains a bit. Let me know if
> > you
> > > want further clarification about anything.
> > >
> > > -Andy Hochhaus
> > >
> > > --- Ronald Teune <rtwolf@gmx.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Here is some info that Dan Englender gave me
> > some
> > > > time
> > > > >ago. I hope he dosent mind me reposting it. All
> > the
> > > > >info is a direct copy from an email he sent me
> > so
> > > > make
> > > > >sure to give him all the credit. Hope that this
> > can
> > > > >help you.
> > > > >
> > > > >(ignore the colons, this is a paste from a
> > TI-92
> > > > Plus)
> > > >
> > > > Is this possible on a TI-83+ too?
> > > > And what would the custom stuff look like?
> > > > Something like this?
> > > >
> > > > .db %00010000
> > > > .db %00101000
> > > > .db %01111100
> > > > .db %01000100
> > > > .db %01000100
> > > > .db %01000100
> > > >
> > > > and so on for all 256 characters?
> > > >
> > > > >So Basically do something like this
> > > > >
> > > > >ld hl,fonthook
> > > > >B_CALL 4fe4h
> > > > >ret
> > > > >
> > > > >fonthook:
> > > > >db 83h ;tios checks this byte always 83h
> > > > >;do custom font hook stuff
> > > > >cp a ;set z flag telling tios to use
> > > > > ; custom font
> > > > >ret
> > > > >
> > > > >Goodluck!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > >-Andy Hochhaus
> > > > >
> > > > >--- Ronald Teune <rtwolf@gmx.net> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> ti83plus.inc:
> > > > >> (...)
> > > > >> localLanguage EQU 9B73h
> > > > >> cursorHookPtr EQU 9B7Ch
> > > > >> rawKeyHookPtr EQU 9B84h
> > > > >> getKeyHookPtr EQU 9B88h
> > > > >> fontHookPtr EQU 9B9Ch -->So
> > > > there
> > > > >> is a font hook! Probably.
> > > > >> (...)
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Ronald.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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