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   nelgin to All   
   Re: BBC Micro cursor navigation   
   08 Mar 25 23:00:55   
   
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   On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 18:05:13 -0800   
   "Digital Man" (VERT)  wrote:   
      
   >   Re: BBC Micro cursor navigation   
   >   By: Vela025 to All on Sat Mar 08 2025 10:29 pm   
   >    
   >  > Hey All,   
   >  >   
   >  > I'm looking to implement the use of the BBC Micros cursor keys for   
   >  > message navigation (via msglist.js), the beeb sends ASCII 130-133   
   >  > for Up/Down/Left/Right so I was trying to adapt the following (in   
   >  > msglist.js) to acount for this:   
   >  >   
   >  >             case KEY_DOWN:   
   >  >                 if(msg_ctrl)   
   >  >                     msg_line++;   
   >  >                 else   
   >  >                     current++;   
   >  >                 break;   
   >  >   
   >  > I initially tried just changing KEY_DOWN to 131...but no dice. As   
   >  > these aren't printable characters it is possible to do it in this   
   >  > way?     
   >    
   > Deuce and Nelgin are already actively working on mods to SBBS to   
   > support BBC Micro MODE7 terminals. Is this the same thing? It sounds   
   > like you might be duplicating efforts and should coordinate with   
   > Nelgin.   
      
   Yes, and no. This isn't something I've got as far as yet. I would love   
   to incorporate a full screen editor for mode 7. Deuce has been looking   
   into cursor stuff so may have a better answer or this may be addressed   
   in the work he's done so far.   
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