BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 06-14-93 (01:24) Number: 329 From: JIM LITTLE Refer#: NONE To: ERIC LOW Recvd: NO Subj: (3/4) Input routine Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
'>>> Start of page 3. IF curletter < topletter THEN topletter = topletter - 1 Printline topletter, text, left, right END IF END IF CASE kRightArrow IF curletter < LEN(text) + 1 THEN curletter = curletter + 1 IF curletter > topletter + right - left THEN topletter = topletter + 1 Printline topletter, text, left, right END IF END IF CASE kPageUp flag = cPageUp finished = True CASE kPageDown flag = cPageDown finished = True CASE kUpArrow flag = cUpArrow finished = True CASE kDownArrow flag = cDownArrow finished = True CASE kEscape flag = cEscape finished = True CASE IS >= 32 IF keystroke <= 127 AND NOT notinsert AND LEN(text) + 1 <=_ length THEN 'valid character, with insert on text = LEFT$(text, curletter - 1) + CHR$(keystroke) +_ RIGHT$(text, LEN(text) - curletter + 1) curletter = curletter + 1 IF curletter > topletter + right - left + 1 THEN topletter = topletter + 1 END IF Printline topletter, text, left, right END IF IF keystroke <= 127 AND notinsert AND (curletter <_ LEN(text) + 1 OR LEN(text) + 1 <= length) THEN 'valid character, with insert off IF curletter = LEN(text) + 1 THEN text = text + CHR$(keystroke) ELSE MID$(text, curletter, 1) = CHR$(keystroke) END IF curletter = curletter + 1 IF curletter > topletter + right - left THEN topletter = topletter + 1 Printline topletter, text, left, right ELSE PRINT CHR$(keystroke); END IF END IF CASE kTab IF length <> LEN(text) THEN IF LEN(text) + 3 <= length THEN tabsp = 3 ELSE tabsp = length - LEN(text) END IF text = LEFT$(text, curletter - 1) + STRING$(tabsp, 32)_ + RIGHT$(text, LEN(text) - curletter + 1) curletter = curletter + tabsp IF curletter > topletter + right - left THEN topletter = topletter + tabsp END IF Printline topletter, text, left, right END IF CASE kReturn flag = cOk finished = True END SELECT LOOP UNTIL finished Printline 1, text, left, right END SUB '>>> Continued on page 4 --- * Origin: The Radix Point: Astoria, OR (1:105/330.9)
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