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IanS
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Joined: 26/07/2020
Location: Germany
Posts: 19
Posted: 10:14am 20 Jun 2022
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Hi,

I know this is a newbie question but when the editor can display colour using terraterm via the USB why is colour not available in the print statement or have I just not found how to do it ?

IanS
 
thwill

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Joined: 16/09/2019
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Posted: 10:22am 20 Jun 2022
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Hi Ian,

If you want colour from your serial terminal then you need to use ANSI escape codes in your PRINT statement.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code

Print "This is " Chr$(27) "[33myellow" Chr$(27) "[0m text"


Best wishes

Tom
MMBasic for Linux, Game*Mite, CMM2 Welcome Tape, Creaky old text adventures
 
IanS
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Posted: 01:14pm 20 Jun 2022
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Hi Tom,

yes, of course. I should really have remembered that from years ago but I had completely forgotten the ESC code system. Thanks for puting me back on track.

IanS
 
Mixtel90

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Posted: 01:24pm 20 Jun 2022
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My little library is here.
Mick

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IanS
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Posted: 02:54pm 20 Jun 2022
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Thanks Mick very nicely done.

IanS
 
Martin H.

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Posted: 02:59pm 20 Jun 2022
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some additional usefull little subs for VT100 :-)


Sub TCLS
' clear Terminal Screen
Print Chr$(27);"[2J";
 HOME
 End Sub

 Sub HOME
 ' Cursor top left
  Print Chr$(27);"[H";
  End Sub

  Sub AT Row,Col
  Print Chr$(27);"[";Str$(Row);"H";Chr$(27);"[";Str$(Col);"G";
  End Sub

  Sub cur_off
  Print Chr$(27);"[?25l";
  End Sub

  Sub cur_on
  Print Chr$(27);"[?25h";
  End Sub

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IanS
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Posted: 07:00pm 20 Jun 2022
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Hi Martin,
thanks for those additional subroutines and I have added some colour to the Mastermind game I included earlier this week.


Mastermind.zip

IanS
 
Martin H.

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Posted: 04:27pm 21 Jun 2022
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Just saw Mixtel90s Routines, they are covering most whishes..
but we have just the cur_on - cur_off routines.
They prevents the terminal from flickering Cursor, when redrawing.  
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