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Arrays is one way to go, but I got used to using a non-array method many moons ago. (_|_)
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Locate 2
text$ = "Demo of mapping technique"
Print center$(text$)
text$ = "for mouse menu selection."
Print center$(text$)
_Delay 4
Print
text$ = "Watch as the program maps."
Print center$(text$)
text$ = "the menu at the bottom..."
Print center$(text$)
y = CsrLin: x = Pos(0)
a$ = "[F1] Help [F5] Save [Enter] Laugh at Steve [Esc] Quit"
Locate _Height, _Width \ 2 - Len(a$) \ 2 + 1: Print a$;
Locate _Height - 2, 1
For i = 1 To _Width ' Convert to width.
f$ = f$ + Chr$(Screen(_Height, i))
Next
_Delay 2: Color 8, 0
temp$ = " "
For i = 1 To Len(f$) ' Map mouse hot zones.
x$ = Mid$(f$, i, 1)
If hot Then
If Left$(LTrim$(Mid$(f$, i) + "["), 1) = "[" Then
hot = 1 - hot
temp$ = " "
End If
End If
If x$ <> Chr$(32) And hot = 0 Then
hot = 1 - hot
j = j + 1
temp$ = Chr$(96 + j)
End If
map$ = map$ + temp$
Print LTrim$(Str$(hot));: _Delay .1
Next
Locate _Height - 1, 1: Print map$;
Locate y, x
Color 7, 0
Print
text$ = "Now try the Mouse by clicking a"
Print center$(text$)
text$ = "selection from the bottom menu."
Print center$(text$)
Print
y = CsrLin
Do
_Limit 30
MyMouse_and_Keyboard lb, mb, rb, my, mx, mw, shift%, clkcnt, drag, b$
If lb = 2 And my = _Height Then
Select Case Asc(Mid$(map$, mx, 1)) - 96
Case 1: b$ = "F1"
Case 2: b$ = "F5"
Case 3: b$ = "Enter"
Case 4: b$ = "Esc"
End Select
End If
If Len(b$) Then
Select Case b$
Case Chr$(0) + Chr$(59), "F1"
text$ = "You selected: Help"
Locate y: Print Space$(_Width - 1);
Print center$(text$)
Case Chr$(0) + Chr$(63), "F5"
text$ = "You selected: Save"
Locate y: Print Space$(_Width - 1);
Print center$(text$)
Case Chr$(13), "Enter"
text$ = "You selected: Laugh at Steve. Great choice!"
Locate y: Print Space$(_Width - 1);
Print center$(text$)
Case Chr$(27), "Esc"
text$ = "You selected: Quit. See you later!"
Locate y: Print Space$(_Width - 1);
Print center$(text$)
_Delay 4
System
End Select
End If
Loop
Function center$ (text$)
Locate , _Width \ 2 - Len(text$) \ 2 + 1
center$ = text$
End Function
Sub MyMouse_and_Keyboard (lb, mb, rb, my, mx, mw, shift%, clkcnt, drag, b$)
Static oldmy, oldmx, z1, hover, mwy, oldmwy
If Len(autokey$) Then
b$ = Mid$(autokey$, 1, InStr(autokey$ + ",", ",") - 1)
autokey$ = Mid$(autokey$, InStr(autokey$ + ",", ",") + 1)
Else
b$ = InKey$
End If
If z1 Then If Abs(Timer - z1) > .3 Then z1 = 0: clkcnt = 0
If lb > 0 Then
If lb = 1 Then
lb = -1
Else
lb = 0
End If
End If
If rb > 0 Then If rb = 1 Then rb = -1 Else rb = 0
If mb > 0 Then If mb = 1 Then mb = -1 Else mb = 0
While _MouseInput
mwy = mwy + _MouseWheel
Wend
my = _MouseY
mx = _MouseX
b_hover = 0
For i = 1 To nob ' number of buttons.
If my >= y_btl(i) And my <= y_bbr(i) And mx >= x_btl(i) And mx <= x_bbr(i) Then
b_hover = i
Exit For
End If
Next
If lb = -1 Then
If oldmy And oldmx <> mx Or oldmy And oldmy <> my Then
If mx <> oldmx Then drag = Sgn(mx - oldmx) ' Prevent zero which can occur if mouse moves off row when being dragged horizontally.
End If
End If
If drag = 0 Then
If mwy <> oldmw Then
mw = Sgn(mwy - oldmwy): mwy = 0
Else
mw = 0
End If
oldmwy = mwy
If _KeyDown(100303) Or _KeyDown(100304) Then shift% = -1 Else If shift% Then shift% = 0
End If
If lb = -1 And _MouseButton(1) = 0 Then
lb = 2: drag = 0: hover = 0
ElseIf rb = -1 And _MouseButton(2) = 0 Then
rb = 2
ElseIf mb = -1 And _MouseButton(3) = 0 Then
mb = 2
End If
If _MouseButton(1) Then
If lb = 0 Then
lb = 1
If z1 = 0 Then
z1 = Timer ' Let first click go through.
Else
clkcnt = clkcnt + 1
End If
End If
ElseIf _MouseButton(2) And rb = 0 Then
rb = 1
ElseIf _MouseButton(3) And mb = 0 Then
mb = 1
End If
oldmy = my: oldmx = mx
End Sub
Sometimes I just use an Instr() method...
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j = _InStrRev(Mid$(f$, 1, mx), "[") + 1
If j Then
temp$ = RTrim$(Mid$(f$, j, InStr(Mid$(f$, j) + "[", "[") - 1))
If mx < j + Len(temp$) Then
If lb = 2 Then
b$ = Mid$(temp$, 1, InStr(temp$, "]") - 1)
End If
End If
End If
So how about everyone else?
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12-21-2024, 03:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-21-2024, 03:47 AM by bplus.)
So verbose 
Here a little less LOC:
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_Title "Quick Menu" ' b+ 2024-12-20
Screen _NewImage(800, 600, 32): _ScreenMove 250, 60
Dim menu$(1 To 4)
menu$(1) = "Help": menu$(2) = "Save": menu$(3) = "Laugh at Pete's joke": menu$(4) = "Quit"
Cls , &HFF000088: _PrintMode _KeepBackground
Do
sel = getButtonNumberChoice%(menu$())
Print "You picked: "; menu$(sel)
Loop Until sel = 4
Sub drwBtn (x, y, s$) '200 x 50
Dim fc~&, bc~&
Line (x, y)-Step(200, 50), _RGB32(0, 0, 0), BF
Line (x, y)-Step(197, 47), _RGB32(255, 255, 255), BF
Line (x + 1, y + 1)-Step(197, 47), &HFFBABABA, BF
fc~& = _DefaultColor: bc~& = _BackgroundColor ' save color before we chnge
Color _RGB32(0, 0, 0), &HFFBABABA
_PrintString (x + 100 - 4 * Len(s$), y + 17), s$
Color fc~&, bc~& ' restore color
End Sub
'this works pretty good for a menu of buttons to get menu number
Function getButtonNumberChoice% (choice$()) 'this sub uses drwBtn
ub = UBound(choice$): lb = LBound(choice$)
For b = lb To ub ' drawing a column of buttons at _width - 210 starting at y = 10
drwBtn _Width - 210, b * 60 + 10, choice$(b)
Next
Do
While _MouseInput: Wend
mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY: mb = _MouseButton(1)
If mb Then
_Delay .25 ' delay before exit to give user time to release mouse button
If mx > _Width - 210 And mx <= _Width - 10 Then
For b = lb To ub
If my >= b * 60 + 10 And my <= b * 60 + 60 Then
getButtonNumberChoice% = b: Exit Function
End If
Next
Beep
Else
Beep
End If
End If
_Limit 60
Loop
End Function
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Hi Pete, I have always been partial to Drop Down Menus. With B+ help I have one that is still very much under construction but here a piece of the code that would give you an idea of the approach I'm now using
Code: (Select All) Screen _NewImage(1900, 900, 32)
$Color:32
'Color LightGreen
'Menu Item 1
Line (1, 1)-(100, 100), _RGB32(0, 255, 0), BF
Line (3, 3)-(97, 97), _RGB32(0), B
Color Brown, _RGB32(0, 255, 0)
_PrintString (15, 5), "OPENING"
_PrintString (15, 20), "INFO"
Do
Do While _MouseInput
' 'INboxX = _MouseX
' 'INboxY = _MouseY
For INBX = 1 To 100
For INBY = 1 To 100
If _MouseX <> INBX Or _MouseY <> INBY Then
x = _MouseX
y = _MouseY
x$ = Str$(x)
y$ = Str$(y)
_PrintString (500, 10), "I'm NOT in the menu box"
_PrintString (500, 50), x$
_PrintString (530, 50), y$
_PrintString (500, 10), " "
Exit For
ElseIf _MouseX = INBX And _MouseY = INBY Then
x = _MouseX
y = _MouseY
x$ = Str$(x)
y$ = Str$(y)
_PrintString (500, 10), "I'm in the menu box"
_PrintString (500, 50), x$
_PrintString (530, 50), y$
_PrintString (500, 10), " "
Exit For
'Exit For
End If
'_Display
'Sleep
'_PrintString (INBX, INBY), " "
Next
Exit For
Next
Loop
Loop Until InKey$ = Chr$(27)
'Do 'main program loop
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And, here some code of how I approached this in the old days, again just an excerpt of many more lines of code
Code: (Select All) Screen 12
Width 80, 60
PSet (7, 7), 1
Draw "r100 d10 l100 u10"
Sleep
Cls
PSet (7, 7), 1
Draw "r100 d20 l100 u20"
Sleep 1
Cls
PSet (7, 7), 1
Draw "r100 d30 l100 u30"
Sleep 1
Cls
PSet (7, 7), 1
Draw "r100 d40 l100 u40"
Sleep 1
Cls
Locate 2, 2
Print " Menu"
'VIEW (10, 10)-(300, 180), , 1
'LOCATE 1, 11: PRINT "A big graphics viewport";
View Screen(7, 7)-(150, 40), , 2
For x = 1 To 500000: Next
Cls
Locate 2, 2
Print " Menu"
Print " P=Pres Cyc"
'LOCATE 11, 11: PRINT " A small graphics viewport";
View Screen(7, 7)-(150, 50), , 2
Sleep
For x = 1 To 500000: Next
Cls
Locate 2, 2
Print " Menu"
Print " P=Pres Cyc"
Print " H=Cyc History"
View Screen(7, 7)-(150, 60), , 2
'SLEEP
For x = 1 To 500000: Next
Cls
Locate 2, 2
Print " Menu"
Print " P=Pres Cyc"
Print " H=Cyc History"
Print " Q=Cyc Quarters"
View Screen(7, 7)-(150, 70), , 2
'SLEEP
For x = 1 To 500000: Next
Cls
Locate 2, 2
Print " Menu"
Print " P=Pres Cyc"
Print " H=Cyc History"
Print " Q=Cyc Quarters"
Sleep
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Arrays are how I go for complex mouse mapping. Just store the upper-left and lower-right point of the box where the mouse click is valid. Most times however, I just assign areas which can be calculated easily with a little math for my mouse areas.
For i = 0 to 5 '5 boxes to click in as a menu
line (100,i * 100 + 100) - step (400,100), kolor(i), BF 'this is one boxed area
Next ' this little bit draws the boxes
While _MouseInput: Wend
If _MouseX > 100 and _MouseX < 500 Then 'it's within the left-right box area
boxclicked = INT((_MouseY - 100) / 100) 'this tells us if we clicked inside the proper Y area for each designated box.
End IF
That's all there is to it! Quick to create, even quicker to check for coordinates.
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12-21-2024, 06:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-21-2024, 07:32 PM by Pete.)
@bplus Verbose? What bush whacking, butt munching, monkey thumping thing of a rattlesnake from hell are you bad mouthing, blabbering aimlessly, and yammering about now? Oh, now I get it. 
But in my defense, I included a complete mouse routine, centering function, and a text description of the process.... So let's whittle that **** out and we are left with...
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a$ = "[F1] Help [F5] Save [Enter] Laugh at Steve [Esc] Quit"
f$ = Space$(_Width): Mid$(f$, _Width \ 2 - Len(a$) \ 2 + 1) = a$
Locate _Height, 1: Print f$;
temp$ = " "
For i = 1 To Len(f$) ' Map mouse hot zones.
x$ = Mid$(f$, i, 1)
If hot Then
If Left$(LTrim$(Mid$(f$, i) + "["), 1) = "[" Then
hot = 1 - hot: temp$ = " "
End If
End If
If x$ <> Chr$(32) And hot = 0 Then
hot = 1 - hot: j = j + 1: temp$ = Chr$(96 + j)
End If
map$ = map$ + temp$
Next
Do
_Limit 30
MyMouse_and_Keyboard lb, my, mx
If lb And my = _Height Then
Select Case Asc(Mid$(map$, mx, 1)) - 96
Case 1: Print "You selected: Help"
Case 2: Print "You selected: Save"
Case 3: Print "You selected: Laugh at Steve. Great choice!"
Case 4: Print "You selected: Quit. See you later!": End
End Select
End If
Loop
Sub MyMouse_and_Keyboard (lb, my, mx)
While _MouseInput: Wend
my = _MouseY: mx = _MouseX: lb = _MouseButton(1)
If lb Then _Delay .25
End Sub
So see? Mine's much shorter than anyone's here!!!!!!! (OH SHUT UP, STEVE!)
Pete
Shoot first and shoot people who ask questions, later.
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12-21-2024, 06:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-21-2024, 06:31 PM by bplus.)
@Pete Yes I do like your mouse routine that does keypress and all mouse stuff including drag! I should have something like that, I suppose. Maybe even redo my very simple GUI stuff with something like that.
So many different ways to do this, go for most universal sub or go for short and sweet? Just a matter of preference. And sure, interesting to compare how wrong OP's preferences are
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@bplus
Yeah the older I get, the lazier, more like Steve, I become. Nowadays I just paste in my do-it-all mouse routine and others like it. (See, even you liked it!)
Seriously, I'm so disorganized that in the past it was just easier to keep coding than go hunting. Honestly others are glad I never took took flying lessons, when I had the opportunity, because although I'm quite capable, I'd have to be the one okay with picking the airport to take off from and everyone else would have to be okay with where the plane landed. Don't look now Mark, but that loud noise coming from the rooftop... it ain't Santa.
+1 on the button design. I have some I think are very much like those... but I'd have to go hunt them down!!!
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12-22-2024, 01:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-22-2024, 02:12 AM by bplus.)
@Pete I am reviewing your Mouse routine and immediately stumped by this autoKey$ business:
Code: (Select All) Sub MyMouse_and_Keyboard (lb, mb, rb, my, mx, mw, shift%, clkcnt, drag, b$)
Static oldmy, oldmx, z1, hover, mwy, oldmwy
If Len(autokey$) Then
b$ = Mid$(autokey$, 1, InStr(autokey$ + ",", ",") - 1)
autokey$ = Mid$(autokey$, InStr(autokey$ + ",", ",") + 1)
Else
b$ = InKey$
End If
That is the only place autokey$ is used so the first part of If never is true!
Some may even say it is nonsense, not me, but some might
Perhaps an artifact from another sub this code was created from?
Another stumper is nob, never set anywhere only used as below.
Code: (Select All) For i = 1 To nob ' number of buttons.
If my >= y_btl(i) And my <= y_bbr(i) And mx >= x_btl(i) And mx <= x_bbr(i) Then
b_hover = i
Exit For
End If
Next
This loop really isn't. Hoover can only occur over button one? nawh.
I am thinking of getting generic sub going and testing in old programs and want really tight code.
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12-22-2024, 02:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-22-2024, 02:13 AM by SMcNeill.)
Here's a quick demo of what I was talking of. Just some basic math for input areas. 
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$Color:32
Data One,Two,Three,Four,Five,Six,Seven,Eight,Nine
Screen _NewImage(640, 480, 32)
Dim Shared Caption(1 To 3, 1 To 3) As String
Dim As _Unsigned _Integer64 num, c
For x = 1 To 3: For y = 1 To 3: Read Caption(x, y): Next y, x
Do
DrawMenus
c = CheckMenus
If c Then num = 10&& * num + c
Locate 1, 1: Print num,
If c <> 0 Then Print c
_Limit 30
Loop Until _MouseButton(2) Or _KeyDown(27) Or num > 123456789123456789
System
Sub DrawMenus
For x = 1 To 3
For y = 1 To 3
Line (120 * x, 100 * y)-Step(120, 100), White, B
_PrintString (120 * x + 60 - .5 * _PrintWidth(Caption(x, y)), 100 * y + 50 - .5 * _FontHeight), Caption(x, y)
Next
Next
End Sub
Function CheckMenus
Static oldmouse
While _MouseInput: Wend
xp = Int(_MouseX / 120): yp = Int(_MouseY / 100)
If xp > 0 And xp < 4 And yp > 0 And yp < 4 Then t = xp * 3 + yp - 3
If _MouseButton(1) And Not oldmouse Then CheckMenus = t
oldmouse = _MouseButton(1)
End Function
(12-22-2024, 01:53 AM)bplus Wrote: @Pete I am reviewing your Mouse routine and immediately stumped by this autoKey$ business:
Code: (Select All) Sub MyMouse_and_Keyboard (lb, mb, rb, my, mx, mw, shift%, clkcnt, drag, b$)
Static oldmy, oldmx, z1, hover, mwy, oldmwy
If Len(autokey$) Then
b$ = Mid$(autokey$, 1, InStr(autokey$ + ",", ",") - 1)
autokey$ = Mid$(autokey$, InStr(autokey$ + ",", ",") + 1)
Else
b$ = InKey$
End If
That is the only place autokey$ is used so the first part of If never is true!
Some may even say it is nonsense, not me, but some might
Perhaps an artifact from another sub this code was created from?
Code: (Select All) For i = 1 To nob ' number of buttons.
If my >= y_btl(i) And my <= y_bbr(i) And mx >= x_btl(i) And mx <= x_bbr(i) Then
b_hover = i
Exit For
End If
Next
Pete's saying you can code yourself a set of autokeys to process...
autokey$ = "A,B,C,D" 'for example
Then the above would take "A" as the first key press, process it as b$, and make autokey$ = "B,C,D".
It's for processing comma delimited key strings. 
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