Post by sidawg on Sept 14, 2021 13:46:43 GMT
I remember seeing documentation on the special codes that appear between double quotes. For example, you type 10 PRINT " and then hit a cursor key and it will give a character code for the cursor key... which is of course useful for when you want to print a cursor key, or turn reverse on, or change colour, or whatever.
I'm sure I remember seeing documentation on this, most likely from original C64 manual, though I can't find it now... I guess what I'm REALLY wanting to know is how to exit that mode of entry as it drives me bonkers lol i.e. if you're trying to edit a line inside double quotes, you can hit keys to insert new characters easy enough, but then you go to use a cursor key to move and it gives the character code rather than just moving the cursor... so I end up typing a double quote just to exit the mode, then cursoring back and hitting space on top of it. It's messy and frustrating as i remember it was 34 years ago lol: wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks or documentation? I'm assuming there's a key combo to exit the mode?
I'm sure I remember seeing documentation on this, most likely from original C64 manual, though I can't find it now... I guess what I'm REALLY wanting to know is how to exit that mode of entry as it drives me bonkers lol i.e. if you're trying to edit a line inside double quotes, you can hit keys to insert new characters easy enough, but then you go to use a cursor key to move and it gives the character code rather than just moving the cursor... so I end up typing a double quote just to exit the mode, then cursoring back and hitting space on top of it. It's messy and frustrating as i remember it was 34 years ago lol: wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks or documentation? I'm assuming there's a key combo to exit the mode?
