Difference between revisions of "PRINTMODE"

Revision as of 21:06, 10 March 2011

The _PRINTMODE statement sets the text or _FONT printing mode on a background image when using PRINT or _PRINTSTRING.

_PRINTMODE mode[,image_handle]

If the image handle is omitted it will use the current destination image background.
One of 3 mode keywords is mandatory when using this statement to deal with the text background.

_KEEPBACKGROUND (mode 1): Text background transparent. Only the text is displayed over anything behind it.
_ONLYBACKGROUND (mode 2): Text background is only displayed. Text is transparent to anything behind it.
_FILLBACKGROUND (mode 3): Text and background block anything behind them like a normal PRINT. Default setting.

Use the _PRINTMODE (function) to find the current _PRINTMODE setting mode number.
NOTE: The _PRINTMODE statement and function can only be used in graphic screen modes, NOT SCREEN 0

Example: Using _PRINTMODE with PRINT in a graphic screen mode. The background used is CHR$(219) = █

SCREEN 12 number = 69 COLOR 8: LOCATE 10, 10: PRINT STRING$(4, 219) 'background _PRINTMODE _KEEPBACKGROUND COLOR 15: LOCATE 10, 10: PRINT number END

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-The '''_PRINTMODE''' statement sets the font printing mode on a background image when using [[PRINT]] or [[_PRINTSTRING]].
+The '''_PRINTMODE''' statement sets the text or [[_FONT]] printing mode on a background image when using [[PRINT]] or [[_PRINTSTRING]].
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-''Example:'' Using _PRINTMODE with [[PRINT]] in a graphic screen mode.
+''Example:'' Using _PRINTMODE with [[PRINT]] in a graphic screen mode. The background used is CHR$(219) = █
 {{CodeStart}} '' ''
 {{Cl|SCREEN (statement)|SCREEN}} 12
 number = 69
-{{Cl|COLOR}} 8: {{Cl|LOCATE}} 10, 10: {{Cl|PRINT}} {{Cl|STRING$}}(4, 219)
+{{Cl|COLOR}} 8: {{Cl|LOCATE}} 10, 10: {{Cl|PRINT}} {{Cl|STRING$}}(4, 219) 'background
 {{Cl|_PRINTMODE }} _KEEPBACKGROUND
 {{Cl|COLOR}} 15: {{Cl|LOCATE}} 10, 10: {{Cl|PRINT}} number