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Wik
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Posted: 22nd May 2003 03:13
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anyway you can change the size of text and still use the print command (not "text0,0,blaa...)

help! }:>
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freak
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no you can't
what's wrong with the text command? you can do the same things with it (even more like changing font, size and style)

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Hell IVIonkey
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Why would you want to use print instead of text?

If you need to make the text continue down the screen, just do a for loop:

for a=1 to 10
text 1, 15*a, "Text..."
next a

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Wik
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Posted: 22nd May 2003 03:25
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you have to specify the x+y

you cant do:

print n;

that sets the cursor right after it
(cant do with text)

also:
if you want to print on one line and then on the line below it you have to do math (hmmmm.....text size is 12...my previous text was on line 8........8+12=unnecceisary thinking!

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Hell IVIonkey
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Posted: 22nd May 2003 03:31
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Print is really buggy in 3d mode. Good luck keeping your dialogue there when you try to SYNC.

You can always add a variable to your TEXT line:
text x, y, "Value of foo is: " + str$(foo) + ", so now you know."

If you want to calculate a whole line in advance:
string$ = "Value: " + str$(var1) + str$(var2)
text x, y, string$

And if you need it to be dynamic, I'd suggest writing your own print function that can handle different fonts and variable character width and such.

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Wik
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im not doing 3d

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Hell IVIonkey
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Posted: 22nd May 2003 03:34
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You're still going to be stuck with that monospaced console font...

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you can make some functions to make it all easier, so you dont have to calculate things yourself each time

this could be a function to replace the print command



the variable space is the space between two rules of text and the variable textsize is just the size of your text, so when you set its size you could do this:



and this is how you might replace the set cursor command


offcourse you have to declare the textpos array somewhere at the beginning of your program:


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Ag3ntSm1th
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here's an idea...
set cursor to make it print to just the bottom line on the screen. then copy that image each time you print to there. now anytime you want to display it bigger, somewhere else, put image and scale it to your liking. you also have the freedom of any other sprite options if this way suits you.

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freak
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you could try it but I think this is very slow, and you still can't change your text font...

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yes you can

I don't know i can't tell!
I push the button and run like hell!
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freak
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how? I thought you couldn't change the font of the text that appears when you use the print command

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Hell IVIonkey
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Posted: 22nd May 2003 22:58
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Freak's right. PRINT's limitations is the original problem anyhow, so how would using PRINT at the bottom of the screen help?

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Posted: 22nd May 2003 23:04
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If you can't be arsed with working out how far down you have to move your next line, then I really don't have a clue how you're going to stick with programming at all !

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