I think the way I would prefer to handle it would be to check the initial setting of 40/80 when the program starts, switch the screen to 40, and then switch back on exit.
Do you know is there a way to switch to 40 columns mode without calling WIDTH? I assume if I use any keywords exclusive to Disk Basic it will break compatibility with regular Basic. Best, George On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 2:17 PM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> wrote: > George, > I think it would be fine to use only 40 columns. > just make it tolerate 80 cols wide. > (all of my DVI software assumes 80 columns). > thoughts? > Steve > > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 2:09 PM grima...@gmail.com <grima...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Steve, >> >> As of right now, it’s supporting only 40col mode. >> >> Currently, the way I am taking advantage of the DVI and T200 larger >> displays are to have the Controls/Help screen displayed below the game >> screen (preventing the need to switch between the two) >> >> As others have mentioned, I could allow for an actual larger minefield. >> However, at this time, I don’t have plans for that. >> >> My primary goals in the short terms are to improve the base game >> experience, which in my mind is oriented around the M100, as well as to >> ensure that same experience is achieved on the T200 and DVI. >> >> If I were to support 80-col mode at this time, I would basically just end >> up leaving the right hand 40 columns empty. >> >> The next few things I’m working on: >> 1. Reduce size of TSWEEP.BA in memory >> 2. Compact some of the array vars I’m using to require less RAM. >> 3. Add a few different pre-canned difficulty level aside from the >> Standard/Custom I have today. >> 4. Increase performance of the screen redrawing routine. >> 5. Increase overall performance of the DFS algorithm when revealing mines. >> >> Best, >> George >> >> On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 1:56 PM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> George, >>> for DVI use, is that intended for 40 columns? >>> Is there a way you could put in a switch to enable 80 column mode? >>> >>> thx >>> steve >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 8:15 PM grima...@gmail.com <grima...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> As previously mentioned, I have been working on Text Sweeper again. >>>> I've made a bunch of changed behind the scenes, but the things that will be >>>> noticeable to you: >>>> >>>> >>>> - Slight graphical changes. >>>> - Better mine generation for denser minefield. >>>> - Controls can be seen by pressing H >>>> - WASD is supported as an alternative to the arrow keys. >>>> - You cannot accidentally click a flagged cell. >>>> - If you click a cell with a Number. If the flags surrounding that >>>> cell equal the number, it will open the non flagged cells (Be careful >>>> :D ) >>>> - If you accidentally press LABEL, the screen will fix itself >>>> >>>> Everything is on github. >>>> https://github.com/Grimakis/TextSweeper >>>> >>>> There are probably still a ton of bugs I didn't find, so let me know if >>>> you find any. >>>> >>>> Enjoy, >>>> George >>>> >>>
