Presenting experimental HELP system for Picomites


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electricat

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Joined: 30/11/2020
Location: Lithuania
Posts: 298
Posted: 11:05am 14 Apr 2025      

@Volhout,

  Quote   You can't imagine how often I open the user manual PDF to check exectly in what order parameters must be added to commands and functions


Same case here    
This thing is made for reason  

You run, enter command or part of it - will list.
Now, enter number >nn from list and you will get syntax.
type in --> help for explanations

Only it was some amount of  boring hours convert official PDF manual  to TXT DB so there might be some errors. But I hope I hunted most of them.

There also integrated 3D command descriptions, and some BETA commands but not all as I switched to writing navigator.

I wrote also tool which converts one large TXT file (by the way, very easy to use in notepad++ :D typing and then >FIND ALL) to TXT database, so it should be very easy for user prapare his own database. So this thing will be adaptable for user needs.
But I want to add additional functionality, so not released yet, but if it is interesting I can PM you to play with all this to play as I`ve done enough of mesy posts for today  

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I am most interested in the monochrome version


Did not tested, but both versions should work 2040VGA    
I just don`t remember how largely I used keydown() but it must be easy to adpot.

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Is this also usable via the console

Did not tested.
However I do not think there would be any problems to adopt. It is TXT database by nature, and database might be held in A:
And listing.. do not see problem here. Easier than VGA/HDMI

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Are you sure I can download the files from your Git? I was not succesfull this morning


I just checked my signature 'My MMBasic 'sand box'' from another browser without github logins, and all seems to be downloadable. Please report if something wrong.