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| Large Print On Amstrad (Popular Computing Weekly) | Applications Divers |
The simplest method to produce large characters on the screen is to use the black square character to build-up the required shapes. This is fine for letters using straight lines but looks terrible for X,Z,S. etc. By redefining just seven new character shapes, all letters can be produced in large format neatly. If using Mode 2it is best to thicken all vertical lines as the Amstrad doesn't produce square character areas in this mode. Shapes f and g are for the centre parts of X and the awkward parts of B. K and R. Size of the characters are limited by letters such as M,N,W,X & Z as the slopes dictate practical size of them. In practice large printing means about three lines of eight characters in Mode 2. Lines 110 to 180 redefine lower case letters a to g to be the new shapes, therefore shapes in lines 1000 onwards must be entered as lower case letters. It is best to enter later commands in upper case (Capitals) Use simple Print commands when entering the shapes so that the characters can be observed building-up in the listing. Tab or Locate can be added after program print has been tested out.
Use simple Print commands when entering the shapes so that the characters can be observed building-up in the listing. Tab or Locate can be added after program print has been tested out.
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