Subj : Re: BBC Micro cursor navigation
To : All
From : nelgin
Date : Sat Mar 08 2025 11:00 pm
On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 18:05:13 -0800
"Digital Man" (VERT) <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Re: BBC Micro cursor navigation
> By: Vela025 to All on Sat Mar 08 2025 10:29 pm
>
> > Hey All,
> >
> > I'm looking to implement the use of the BBC Micros cursor keys for
> > message navigation (via msglist.js), the beeb sends ASCII 130-133
> > for Up/Down/Left/Right so I was trying to adapt the following (in
> > msglist.js) to acount for this:
> >
> > case KEY_DOWN:
> > if(msg_ctrl)
> > msg_line++;
> > else
> > current++;
> > break;
> >
> > I initially tried just changing KEY_DOWN to 131...but no dice. As
> > these aren't printable characters it is possible to do it in this
> > way?
>
> Deuce and Nelgin are already actively working on mods to SBBS to
> support BBC Micro MODE7 terminals. Is this the same thing? It sounds
> like you might be duplicating efforts and should coordinate with
> Nelgin.
Yes, and no. This isn't something I've got as far as yet. I would love
to incorporate a full screen editor for mode 7. Deuce has been looking
into cursor stuff so may have a better answer or this may be addressed
in the work he's done so far.
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