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by Andrew
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: QL Games
Replies: 14
Views: 872

Re: QL Games

Yes!
Adventure games for me! Not text adventures, but adveture games with some sort of graphical interface and images, or better (animation like Monkey Island)
Maybe some puzzle games like Sokoban or Lemmings
Maybe some turn-based strategy like Lords of Midnight or the first Dune
by Andrew
Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ql+ prototype rebuild ? possible
Replies: 50
Views: 3152

Re: ql+ prototype rebuild ? possible

dilwyn wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:53 pm I looked to see if it was available as an eBook, but it doesn't seem that it is.
I think you can still buy the ebook here https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo ... 20557.html
by Andrew
Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: PE Programming for dummies
Replies: 91
Views: 33565

Re: PE Programming for dummies

hello Andrew Fileinfo2 has it all ready for use read the doc https://morloch.hd.free.fr/smsq/Area02/FI2v3e50.zip FI2_Call "Win1_boot",5 Greetings from Switzerland Markus Thank you Markus, I already did that. In fact I use error_code=FI2_FCALL(a$,6) or error_code=FI2_FCALL(a$,8) If I use e...
by Andrew
Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: PE Programming for dummies
Replies: 91
Views: 33565

Re: PE Programming for dummies

Hello Andrew page 69 of the EASYPTR Manual section RDPT Termination Vector mentions a value 2 for key down and a value 4 for key up but i have not figured out yet how it works RDPT was the first thing I tried (see the test code on the previous page), but it doesn't work for cursor keys. As Tofro ex...
by Andrew
Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: PE Programming for dummies
Replies: 91
Views: 33565

Re: PE Programming for dummies

[*]If I place a KEYROW 1 directly after the RDPT call, I seem to be safely able to catch cusor key presses. I think that should be a solution to your problem [/list] Yes, that works like a charm! Thank you, tofro. Now I just have to find out why some keypresses are read very fast while other need a...
by Andrew
Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: PE Programming for dummies
Replies: 91
Views: 33565

Re: PE Programming for dummies

Not at a QL to check this. Please try the CKEYON #channel and CKEYOFF commands present in both QDOS PE and SBASIC. Channel number optional. https://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/C/ckeyon.html Don't remember if this does what you want to achieve or not. Thanks Dilwyn, but it seems it's ...
by Andrew
Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: PE Programming for dummies
Replies: 91
Views: 33565

Re: PE Programming for dummies

Hi - I need help!! How the heck do you read the arrow keys in PE? Using PVAL [#ch%,] result% result%(6) returns the ASCII code of key pressed This works for all keys, except for the arrows! If any arrow key is pressed then result%(6)=0 The arrows only move the cursor on screen, but I need to know if...
by Andrew
Sun Dec 24, 2023 7:21 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ULA replacement basic board
Replies: 30
Views: 3635

Re: ULA replacement basic board

I wonder if the 16 colors mode works with QL VGA adaptors
by Andrew
Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:59 pm
Forum: Software & Programming
Topic: Qxplorer
Replies: 15
Views: 2783

Re: Qxplorer

Hello NL_QL_Usr
I like your work! Somehow it reminds me of XTree, I used that program a lot in early 90's.
by Andrew
Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:07 am
Forum: General QL Chat
Topic: New Labels for MDV's?
Replies: 6
Views: 849

Re: New Labels for MDV's?

t0nyt wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:02 am Will look into those thanks, hopefully can find something for the small end labels
For small end labels you just need any kind of labels ond a paper cutter. Or a ruler and a cutter :D