Re: Use cursor in programs?
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Re: Use cursor in programs?
That is not entirely true--you can make a cursor in BASIC, but it is really
slow. All you do is make a program that plots a series of dots in the shape of a
cursor relative to a given set of (2) coords. Then you write a getkey routine
(in a new program--you can also use labels, but I like separate progs better; it
helps keep things simpler), and make A (or any other var for that matter)
increase 1 if RIGHT is pressed, decrease 1 if LEFT is pressed, increase B (or
any other) 1 if UP is pressed, and decrease 1 if DOWN is pressed. Then you call
the first program to draw the cursor. If anybody wants to see the source code
for this program, go to www.ddaccess.com/d_ramsbrock/programs.htm and download
the file called "CURSOR.ZIP." Just send the whole CURSOR.83G file to your
calc...and there you go.
Daniel
Man in the Moon wrote:
> You have to use assembly language. You can't do it in TI-BASIC. Assembly
> language is where you communicate directly to the microproccessor, allowing
> you to use ALL the Z80 chips commands. Virtually anything the 6MHz calc can
> do you can program. I made a program which has something similar. On my site
> under programs. Look at the source of WordFinder.
>
> http://www.scv.net/~mecad/ti83/ti83.html
>
> From: Chris (Man in the Moon)
> hummer2hotbot.com
>
> DuBduBdu2 wrote in message <19981224123954.27494.00001351@ng-ch1.aol.com>...
> >How would I use the cursor in one of my own programs? I have a TI-83.
> >
> >E-mail responses only, please.
> >--JR
> >duBduBdu2@aol.com
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