m204help@cca.UUCP (04/06/87)
I am looking for some information about screen formatting using the MEGAMAX C development system. I have some games and such that when they are run, basically set up their own screen environment. i.e. they reset colors and the programs basically manipulate all of the screen activities. This doesn't appear to be accomplished through the use of 'windows' since there are no v-sliders or h-sliders etc. Where does one go to start understanding how to have a program set up its' own environment? I want to be able to set colors, take input from menus written to the screen, move objects on the screen etc. I appreciate any help you could give me and thanks in advance, keith hedger
sansom@trwrb.UUCP (04/08/87)
In article <14747@cca.CCA.COM> m204help@cca.CCA.COM (Keith Hedger) writes: >Where does one go to start understanding how to have a program set up >its' own environment? I want to be able to set colors, take input from >menus written to the screen, move objects on the screen etc. The ST has a "glass terminal" built in to its innards which (pretty much) emulates a VT52. If capabilities such as clearing the screen, positioning the cursor, changing text colors, etc., are what you have in mind, let me know and I'll send you a set of macro definitions which make these things quite easy to use. -Rich -- /////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ /// Richard E. Sansom TRW Electronics & Defense Sector \\\ \\\ {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!trwrb!sansom Redondo Beach, CA /// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////////