On 27 Mar 2001, Hans Guijt wrote:
> Eric Boon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >>and also for sprites in screen 0.
>
> >Sprites in Screen 0? I don't believe you! ;-)
>
> You could emulate it by allocating 4 characters (say, 251..254), and OR'ing
> the 'sprite' pattern and the characters behind it into them. Then you would
> have to replace the four affected characters with those characters. Making a
> mouse cursor for screen 0 in this manner should be possible, but it would be a
> lot of work.
>
> The principle is exactly the same as the normal text cursor, except with more
> characters so that the 'sprite' can move over character boundaries.
This newsgroup discussion brings me to a point:
WHY didn't any program for MSX used 2 cursors? I mean, a textcursor and a
mouse cursor. That can be so convenient! Placing the text cursor with the
mouse, selecting text with the mouse cursor...
TED e.g. could have used this very nicely. Also Moonblaster or any
other editor. I think this is really a missed chance. A mouse can be a
helpful tool, especially for beginners.
NOte, that this cursor doesn't need to be different than just a block-text
cursor. No fancy shit.
Grtjs, Manuel
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