20 Line Programming Challenge

[thorsinclair]

Yes, this gos off topic and I have just created a new thread, let's go there. I have always some spare time to do some pixel work on sprites, just started to do some Galaga bees
Just looking for somebody who could do the coding. Would be cool to create a nice retro arcade game for the QL!

Best,
Thor

[NormanDunbar]

If all a user has is Notepad, then that program adds the wrong code (CR,LF) to end each line of text (and you also get spacing before each line).

Umm, if all a user has is Notepad, then I assume Windows. In which case, most (all?) versions of Windows after 3.11 (!) come with Wordpad as well as Notepad.

It's doesn't appear on the accessories menu as far as I remember, but you can add it there.

You can use it to open txt files by coniguring it in Explorer:

• Right click a text file name while holding shift. (You may not need shift with some Windows versions)
• Select Open WIth ...
• Choose Program ...
• Wait .....it has to think for a bit.
• Scroll down, looking for WordPad.
• If you find it, select it and check the box that says "Always use this program ..."
• If you don't find it, click the Other ... button.
• Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and locate the file named "write.exe" - yes, I know! (Your location for windows may differ depending on the version)
• OK your way out.

For a one-off, use start->Run->Write.exe and wordpad will load.

When you save a text file, it saves back with the same line endings as the file had when it was read in. You always get a prompt saying "are you sure you want to save in text mode" (or words to that effect) - just say "yes".

Cheers,
Norm.