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Grogster

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Posted: 09:41pm 10 Jan 2014

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Hi all.

In my on-going security system, which is menu-driven using the MM, I have elected to make use of a screensaver when no-one touches any keys for a predetirmined amount of time.

To save me having to think much about it, I have used Geoff's COLOUR-1.BAS, with some modifications:

[code]
ScreenSaver: '99% written by Geoff Graham.
settick 0,SST,3:settick 0,DAT,1:SS=0
Mode 3
Cls:Font 2
print @(50,200) +clr$(White) "SCREENSAVER - Press any key..."
cx = MM.HRes/2 : cy = MM.VRes/2
Do
SS=SS+1
x = Rnd * MM.HRes
y = Rnd * MM.VRes
Do
c = Int(Rnd * 6) + 1
Loop Until Pixel(x, y) <> c
d = Sqr(Abs(x-cx)^2 + Abs(y-cy)^2)
r = Rnd * d/8 + 2 + d/14
Circle (x,y), r, c, f
If r > Rnd*8 + 13 Then Circle (x,y), r+1, 0
If Inkey$ <> "" Then EXIT
if SS=250 then goto ScreenSaver
if len(net$)<>0 then goto NetAct
pause 100
Loop
Mode 4:settick 250,DAT,1:settick 1000,SST,3:goto start
[/code]

This is the modified routine, but most of it is Geoff's code.
I have slowed it down a little, added a text message in the middle of the screen, and made it clear the screen and start again after X number of circles - currently 250.
It also has the net$ if/then added, so that if some message comes in during the SS running, it will know to loop to the routine that processes the messages(NetAct).
net$ is controlled by an interrupt, so zero length means no new message, >1 means there is a message to process.

What I would like, is Geoff to give me permission to use his routine in my system.

I realise that I could not have asked at all and just stolen the code, but out of respect for Geoff and what the MM is, I wanted to ask here in public.

Comments?
Edited by Grogster 2014-01-12

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