Save Action! config?

[gozar]

Is there a way to save the config in Action!?

 

 

[+JAC!]

I don't think so. I typically patch the ROM file to achieve that.

[gozar]

That's what I was thinking, at first.

 

Then I noticed that I can change memory locations when I compile with the SET directive. Any idea where the options are stored in memory? I just want to set the left margin and turn off the screen.

[+JAC!]

Some of the options are stored in $04xx. The margin is simply the standard OS zero page location (82 = $52).

That's also why it is reset to 2 when pressing "RESET".

Edited January 6, 2014 by JAC!

[gozar]

Ok, here's my test. I created a Action! file on D1: called simply S:

proc main()
 BYTE bell=$4E0               
 BYTE screen=$4F1             
 BYTE lmargin=$52             
                             
 lmargin=0                    
 bell=$60   ;off-$60,on-$4C   
 screen=$00 ;off-$00,on-$22   
return                        
                             

I load Action!, hit <CONTROL><SHIFT>M, then type R"D1:S"

 

It works, configures Action! how I like it.

 

Two more questions:

1. Any idea how to set it to INSERT mode? I couldn't find anything that changed in the $400 block.

2. Does anyone know how to set the default directory in MyDOS from Action!? The docs say to use CIO function code 41. I have no idea how to do that... :-)

[a8isa1]

Ok, here's my test. I created a Action! file on D1: called simply S:

proc main()
 BYTE bell=$4E0               
 BYTE screen=$4F1             
 BYTE lmargin=$52             
                             
 lmargin=0                    
 bell=$60   ;off-$60,on-$4C   
 screen=$00 ;off-$00,on-$22   
return                        
                             

I load Action!, hit <CONTROL><SHIFT>M, then type R"D1:S"

 

It works, configures Action! how I like it.

 

Two more questions:

1. Any idea how to set it to INSERT mode? I couldn't find anything that changed in the $400 block.

2. Does anyone know how to set the default directory in MyDOS from Action!? The docs say to use CIO function code 41. I have no idea how to do that... :-)

Well done! I always wondered how to do that.

 

This works for setting current directory.

Proc Main()
 
xio(1,0,41,0,0,"D1:<folder>")  ; where <folder> is the name of your subdirectory
 
return

The first number ('1' above) has to be a currently unused channel, I believe.

 

For SpartaDOS the command number is 42 instead of 41

Edited January 7, 2014 by a8isa1

[gozar]

xio command works great!

 

Current code (turned off key click too)

proc main()
 BYTE bell=$4E0               
 BYTE screen=$4F1             
 BYTE lmargin=$52
 BYTE noclik=$2DB             
                             
 lmargin=0                    
 bell=$60   ;off-$60,on-$4C   
 screen=$00 ;off-$00,on-$22
 noclik=1
 XIO(1,0,41,0,0,"D1:ACTION")   
return   

I also put it in the default directory (D1: for my MyIDE+Flash, D8: when in the Ramdisk) so now I start Action!, go to the monitor and type R"S".

 

The last piece of the puzzle for me is to set it to insert mode... If I can find where that is stored.

[+JAC!]

Hi, had a short look: INSERT/REPLACE is store in $9d ($00 vs. $ff)

[gozar]

PERFECT!

proc main()                    
 BYTE bell=$4E0                
 BYTE screen=$4F1              
 BYTE lmargin=$52              
 BYTE noclik=$2DB              
 BYTE insert=$9D               
                               
 lmargin=0                     
 bell=$60   ;off-$60,on-$4C    
 screen=$00 ;off-$00,on-$22    
 noclik=1                      
 insert=$FF ;off-$00,on-$FF    
                               
 XIO(2,0,41,0,0,"D1:SRC")     
return                         
                               
                               

How do you find these locations? I don't even know where to start!

 

And my next goal (after I finish my game) is to figure out some way to make the bottom line in the editor useful. (It would be nice to have a indicator on whether I'm in Insert or Replace mode, for example.)

[flashjazzcat]

How do you find these locations? I don't even know where to start!

One approach is to home-in on an area of RAM (in this case $04xx) and using an emulator, watch for any bytes which change when (say) insert mode is toggled.

[+JAC!]

Yes, that's exactly what I do in these cases. "WRITE 0000 ffff C:\temp\first.bin" in Atari800Win before and after the change. Then I use VBinDiff.

You have to igore some ZP locations , the stack and the screen, the rest is what is interesting.

http://www.cjmweb.net/vbindiff/