Adding new graphic modes

[Repton]

If BBC basic for windows is a modern language for modern and not a emulator or tied to the legacy 8bit origins for obvious reason maybe we have a 1:1 for all the graphics modes 0 to 7 . Mode 2 gives the most colour but with chunkie text. and the same 8 colour selection and another 8 non flashing type.
With the open source can we know implement more default graphics modes that match the hardware caperbilies we actual run on. Im still unclear how the multi colour game are produce but seem to by pass the graphic modes entiely. Just putting it out there. This is probably a ;Richard' question.

[DDRM]

Hi Repton,

If you refer to the manual, you will see that BBC BASIC for Windows/SDL offers a multitude of pre-defined modes (34, I think!), as well as the ability to define your own using VDU 23,22. That should fulfil any needs you have. Note that even in modes with few colours, you can redefine the colours on the fly using COLOUR N,r,g,b (or,equivalently, VDU 19,N,r,g,b),so you can have as many colours as you wish onscreen at the same time.

Best wishes,

D

[michael]

Hey Repton,

Try the latest color mixing tool version I made a while back.. (its nearly 0% CPU usage and I didn't even need to modify it before posting it.)

* Oh and look!! I added a graphics screen example to it also !!!!!

So mixing colors is easy and you can get the numbers for COLOUR
It is a tool I made for everyone.. feel free to use it.
I have many tools also for image color to data extraction but there is a better one I am working on that should lay all others to rest, at least from image to code conversion. This subject has been a favorite of mine for many years. (going back as far as 1990 )
Hope this helps.
NOTE: use your mouse left button to move the sliders to mix colors.. Numbers are at bottom of box and color mix is above box

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  ON ERROR END
      PROCgraphics(400,300)
      DIM cmd$(50)
      current$="":ln%=0:pln%=0
      butx%=0:buty%=0:buth%=0:butv%=0:sx%=0:sy%=0:sh%=0:sv%=0:cx%=0:cy%=0
      PROCcolor("b","000,000,000"):CLG
      PROCcolor("f","yellow")

      PROCpr(10,425,"Color Mixer with Hexidecimal for rr gg bb ","white")

      REPEAT
        s3$=FNcolormix(100,100)
        MOUSE mx%,my%,butt%
        IF mx%>0 AND mx%<501 AND my%>0 AND my%<501 AND butt%=4 THEN butx%=mx%/10:buty%=my%/10
        IF mx%>0 AND mx%<501 AND my%>0 AND my%<501 AND butt%=1 THEN buth%=mx%/10:butv%=my%/10
        IF butx%<1 THEN butx%=1
        IF buty%<1 THEN buty%=1
        IF buth%<1 THEN buth%=1
        IF butv%<1 THEN butv%=1
        WAIT 10
      UNTIL FALSE
      END

      REM COLORMIX object mixer
      DEFFNcolormix(x,y)
      PRIVATE rgb$,r%,g%,b%,switch%
      LOCAL h%,v%,click%
      MOUSE h%,v%,click%
      IF click%=4 THEN
        IF h%>x AND h%<x+50 AND v%>y AND v%<y+255 THEN r%=v%-y
        IF h%>x+49 AND h%<x+90 AND v%>y AND v%<y+255 THEN g%=v%-y
        IF h%>x+99 AND h%<x+140 AND v%>y AND v%<y+255 THEN b%=v%-y
      ENDIF
      IF switch%=0 OR click%=4 THEN
        PROCsbox(x-5,y-5,x+150,y+265,"255,255,255")
        PROCsbox(x,y+r%,x+40,y+r%+10,"200,000,000")
        PROCsbox(x+50,y+g%,x+90,y+g%+10,"000,200,000")
        PROCsbox(x+100,y+b%,x+140,y+b%+10,"000,000,200")
        switch%=1
        rgb$=FNnumstr(r%)+","+FNnumstr(g%)+","+FNnumstr(b%)
        PROCsbox(x-5,y+265,x+150,y+295,rgb$)
      ENDIF
      PROCpr(10,80,"rr "+STR$(r%)+" gg "+STR$(g%)+" bb "+STR$(b%)+"","white")
      =rgb$
      REM  GRAPHICS(x,y)
      DEF PROCgraphics(x,y)
      VDU 23,22,x;y;8,15,16,1
      OFF
      VDU 5
      ENDPROC
      REM SBOX **********************
      DEF PROCsbox(x%,y%,w%,h%,c$)
      LOCAL ry%,sx%,sy%
      sx%=x%:sy%=y%
      IF x%>w% THEN x%=w%:w%=sx%
      IF y%>h% THEN y%=h%:h%=sy%
      ry%=y%
      PROCcolor("f",c$)
      REPEAT
        LINE x%,y%,w%,y%
        y%=y%+1
      UNTIL y%=h%
      y%=ry%
      IF c$<>"0" THEN PROCcolor("f","000,000,000") ELSE PROCcolor("f","white")
      LINE x%+2,y%+2,w%-2,y%+2
      LINE w%-2,y%+2,w%-2,h%-4
      LINE w%-2,h%-4,x%+2,h%-4
      LINE x%+2,h%-4,x%+2,y%+2
      PROCresetrgb
      ENDPROC
      REM RECT **********************
      DEFPROCrect(x%,y%,w%,h%)
      LOCAL sx%,sy%
      sx%=x%:sy%=y%
      IF x%>w% THEN x%=w%:w%=sx%
      IF y%>h% THEN y%=h%:h%=sy%
      LINE x%,y%,w%,y%
      LINE w%,y%,w%,h%
      LINE w%,h%,x%,h%
      LINE x%,h%,x%,y%
      ENDPROC
      REM pixel *******************
      REM restore default color palettes
      DEFPROCresetrgb
      COLOUR 0,0,0,0 :COLOUR 1,200,0,0 :COLOUR 2,000,200,000
      COLOUR 3,200,200,000:COLOUR 4,000,000,200:COLOUR 5,200,000,200
      COLOUR 6,000,200,200:COLOUR 7,200,200,200:COLOUR 8,056,056,056
      COLOUR 9,248,056,056:COLOUR 10,056,248,056:COLOUR 11,248,248,056
      COLOUR 12,056,056,248:COLOUR 13,248,056,248:COLOUR 14,056,248,248
      COLOUR 15,248,248,248
      ENDPROC
      DEF PROCcolor(fb$,rgb$)
      PRIVATE assemble$,br%,bg%,bb%
      IF rgb$="0" OR rgb$="black" THEN rgb$="000,000,000"
      IF rgb$="1" OR rgb$="red" THEN rgb$="200,000,000"
      IF rgb$="2" OR rgb$="green" THEN rgb$="000,200,000"
      IF rgb$="3" OR rgb$="yellow" THEN rgb$="200,200,000"
      IF rgb$="4" OR rgb$="blue" THEN rgb$="000,000,200"
      IF rgb$="5" OR rgb$="magenta" THEN rgb$="200,000,200"
      IF rgb$="6" OR rgb$="cyan" THEN rgb$="000,200,200"
      IF rgb$="7" OR rgb$="white" THEN rgb$="200,200,200"
      IF rgb$="8" OR rgb$="grey" THEN rgb$="056,056,056"
      IF rgb$="9" OR rgb$="light red" THEN rgb$="248,056,056"
      IF rgb$="10" OR rgb$="light green" THEN rgb$="056,248,056"
      IF rgb$="11" OR rgb$="light yellow" THEN rgb$="248,248,056"
      IF rgb$="12" OR rgb$="light blue" THEN rgb$="056,056,248"
      IF rgb$="13" OR rgb$="light magenta" THEN rgb$="248,056,248"
      IF rgb$="14" OR rgb$="light cyan" THEN rgb$="056,248,248"
      IF rgb$="15" OR rgb$="light white" THEN rgb$="248,248,248"
      assemble$=rgb$
      br%=VAL(MID$(assemble$,1,3)):bg%=VAL(MID$(assemble$,5,3)):bb%=VAL(MID$(assemble$,9,3))
      IF fb$="f" OR fb$="F" THEN COLOUR 0,br%,bg%,bb% : GCOL 0
      IF fb$="b" OR fb$="B" THEN COLOUR 1,br%,bg%,bb% : GCOL 128+1
      ENDPROC
      DEFFNnumstr(num)
      LOCAL cov$,l%
      cov$=STR$(num)
      l%=LEN(cov$)
      IF l%=1 THEN ret$="00"+cov$
      IF l%=2 THEN ret$="0"+cov$
      IF l%=3 THEN ret$=cov$
      =ret$
      DEFPROCpaint(x%,y%,co$)
      PROCcolor("b",FNrgb(x%,y%)):PROCcolor("f",co$)
      FILL x%,y%
      ENDPROC
      REM dotrgb ********************************
      DEFPROCdotrgb(x%,y%,r%,g%,b%)
      COLOUR 0,r%,g%,b% : GCOL 0
      MOVE x%,y%:DRAW x%,y%
      ENDPROC
      REM *****SPECIAL RGB tools (color extraction) has use with PROCdotrgb
      DEF PROCrgbret(x%,y%,RETURN r%,RETURN g%,RETURN b%)
      LOCAL rgb%
      rgb%=TINT(x%,y%)
      b%=INT(rgb%/(256*256))
      g%=INT((rgb%-b% *256*256)/256)
      r%=INT(rgb%-b%*256*256-g%*256)
      ENDPROC
      REM experimental
      DEFFNrgb(x%,y%)
      LOCAL r$,g$,b$,join$,r,g,b
      rgb%=TINT(x%,y%)
      b=INT(rgb%/(256*256))
      g=INT((rgb%-b *256*256)/256)
      r=INT(rgb%-b*256*256-g*256)
      r$=FNnumstr(r):g$=FNnumstr(g):b$=FNnumstr(b)
      join$=r$+","+g$+","+b$
      =join$
      REM  "INTERFACE" -library - for graphics text input and other tools
      REM X,Y,message,r,g,b
      DEF PROCpr(X,Y,msg$,c$)
      PRIVATE trackx,tracky,trackmsg$,trackc$
      LOCAL initialx%,fi%,reduction%,tx,ty
      IF trackx=X AND tracky=Y AND trackmsg$<>msg$ THEN PROCprsub(trackx,tracky,trackmsg$,"000,000,000")
      IF trackx<>X OR tracky<>Y OR trackmsg$<>msg$ OR trackc$<>c$ THEN
        initialx%=LEN(msg$)
        PROCcolor("f",c$)
        GCOL 0
        LET tx= X+initialx%+25
        LET ty= Y:reduction%=0
        reduction%=initialx%/2
        reduction%=reduction%*6
        IF initialx%<20 THEN reduction%=reduction%/2
        initialx%=initialx%*22-reduction%
        FOR fi%=12 TO 48
          LINE X-3,Y+20-fi%,X+initialx%+8,Y+20-fi%
        NEXT
        COLOUR 0,0,0,0
        GCOL 0
        MOVE tx,ty
        PRINT msg$
        MOVE 0,0
      ENDIF
      trackx=X:tracky=Y:trackmsg$=msg$:trackc$=c$
      ENDPROC
      DEFPROCprsub(X,Y,msg$,c$)
      LOCAL initialx%,fi%,reduction%,tx,ty
      initialx%=LEN(msg$)
      PROCcolor("f",c$)
      GCOL 0
      LET tx= X+initialx%+25
      LET ty= Y:reduction%=0
      reduction%=initialx%/2
      reduction%=reduction%*6
      IF initialx%<20 THEN reduction%=reduction%/2
      initialx%=initialx%*22-reduction%
      FOR fi%=12 TO 48
        LINE X-3,Y+20-fi%,X+initialx%+8,Y+20-fi%
      NEXT
      COLOUR 0,0,0,0
      GCOL 0
      MOVE tx,ty
      PRINT msg$
      MOVE 0,0
      ENDPROC