Subj : Re: Possible Addition to Mystic
To   : g00r00
From : Black Panther
Date : Mon Nov 22 2021 01:06 pm

On 22 Nov 2021, 01:30p, g00r00 said the following...
 
 g0> One thing I experimented with was some inline scripting that I called
 g0> "QuickScript" where you can get access to some basic values/math
 g0> functions right inside an MCI code in places where an X/Y value would be
 g0> involved.

That sounds like a great idea. Would that be something that could also be used in Mystic prompts? That is another area that I'm messing around with. :)

 g0> {(80+(wx/2))-2}
 g0> 
 g0> And that would allow you to calculate numbers right in an MCI code.  In
 g0> that example "WY" and "WX" are the user's terminal size X/Y.  I was
 g0> expanding it to support other variables and stuff but I stopped at some
 g0> point.

Looks easy enough to work with. Like I said, there is no rush on this one. Just throwing ideas out there.

 g0> Like you mentioned the same could be accomplished today using MPL or
 g0> also an external display file like "mybox.c132.ans" that shows the box
 g0> where you want it only for 132+ displays and so on.

I actually wrote a 1-line MPL that will cover any terminal size. ;)

 g0> Another idea specifically for the box drawing code would be to have the
 g0> option for it to automatically center on the screen if you supply a "0"
 g0> value for the start or end X positions.  This might be a good thing to
 g0> add too.

This might be handy for the text boxes. I do also like the scripting mentioned above, as it would open a lot more doors for mods.

Thank you for considering the idea. :)


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