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newRPL: Output to a text console
01-13-2017, 03:26 AM
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RE: newRPL: Output to a text console
OK, so it's not just me liking a console therefore this project will begin.

It will definitely be interactive with (fast) scrolling.
For aesthetics I thought of 2 possibilities (more ideas are welcome):
a) The console pops from the top (like Quake's console) and covers the stack as you write to it. When the console contains only a couple of lines it will look like a message popup on top of the screen.
b) The console is always fullscreen, and upon first write it replaces the stack view until the user chooses to stop viewing it.

In both cases there will be a key that will bring the console viewer (much like the PICT key would display the graphics screen).

Option a) I think could be interesting for cases when you want to ask something with INPUT. The user will get the input message shown above the command line, the command line will open at the usual place, but you could also clear the console and print perhaps 2 or 3 lines with an explanation of what your program is asking of the user.
So you would see the explanation from the top, then the prompt and the command line at the bottom.
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RE: newRPL: Output to a text console - Claudio L. - 01-13-2017 03:26 AM
RE: newRPL: Output to a text console - Han - 01-13-2017, 03:22 PM
RE: newRPL: Output to a text console - Han - 01-13-2017, 08:12 PM



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