Multiple Text Box Issues for a Beginner

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@vespin

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_Title "Roll Open and Close an Image" ' b+ 2024-10-29


Const SW = 1200, SH = 700
Screen _NewImage(SW, SH, 32): _ScreenMove 0, 0
i = _LoadImage("vespin.PNG")
Do
    BoxRollDown 10, 10, _Width - 20, _Height - 20, i, 1
    _PrintString (500, _Height - 40), "Press any to roll up."
    Sleep
    Cls
    BoxRollDown 10, 10, _Width - 20, _Height - 20, i, 0
    _PrintString (500, _Height - 40), "Press any to roll down."
    Sleep
    Cls
Loop

Sub BoxRollDown (x, y, w, h, i, DownTF)
    ' not likely the box w, h is same scale as image w, h
    ' so what fits what?
    saveAD = _AutoDisplay
    iw = _Width(i)
    ih = _Height(i)
    wR = w / iw
    hR = h / ih
    If wR < hR Then ' use w scale to accommodate smallest change
        scale = w / iw
        xo = 0: yo = (h - ih * scale) / 2
    Else ' use h to accomadate smallest change
        scale = h / ih
        xo = (w - iw * scale) / 2: yo = 0
    End If
    ' mult scale to fit box
    Line (x, y)-Step(w, h), , B ' draw box
    Line (x + xo, y + yo)-Step(iw * scale, ih * scale), &HFFFFFF00, B ' fit image inside
    If DownTF Then
        For yy = 0 To ih
            _PutImage (x + xo, y + yo)-Step(iw * scale, yy * scale), i, 0, (0, 0)-(iw, yy)
            _Display
            _Limit 120
        Next
    Else
        For yy = ih To 0 Step -1
            Line (x + xo, y + yo)-Step(iw * scale, ih * scale), &HFF000000, BF
            Line (x + xo, y + yo)-Step(iw * scale, ih * scale), &HFFFFFF00, B ' fit image inside
            _PutImage (x + xo, y + yo)-Step(iw * scale, yy * scale), i, 0, (0, 0)-(iw, yy)
            _Display
            _Limit 120
        Next
    End If
    If saveAD Then _AutoDisplay
End Sub

   
Animation in zip is way better!

Should work for any image, here is New PieSlice screen shot rolling down. This image had less width than height for box it was to be fit into.