On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 6:33 AM Kenneth Pettit <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi B 9, > > No, pointers are defined as 8x9 images with a mask. And there is only a > single pointer, so it could only be used for the mouse (for instance). I > had considered this option. But I don't believe I have a way of defining a > custom cursor in AsciiPixels. > Okay. Is there an exclusive-or drawing method? > I tried using an AsciiPixels STRING resource to draw the mouse, cheese and > cats. But for some reason, AsciiPixels kept erasing the pixels on the wall > below the image being drawn. I had defined a 3x3 image, and it is supposed > to stop drawing once it completes the defined shape. I even tried other > sizes like 4x4, 5x4, etc. But each time it would erase the bottom wall in > the cell. This is now something on my list of things to debug. > I'm not seeing that problem on the Tandy 200. For example, here is a 5x5 AsciiPixels string I tried: "APf3((#L6$" which fits neatly inside Lloyd's maze. [image: image.png] If it is only the erasing that has gone wrong, could the problem be in line 50 (erase cats) instead of line 40 (draw cats)? Or, perhaps your cats have gotten themselves tangled up in a quantum superposition. I hear they do that sometimes. —b9
