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- NAME: TEXT, LTEXT, HTEXT, LHTEXT
-
- SYNTAX: TEXT <string>
- LTEXT <string>
- HTEXT <string>
- LHTEXT <string>
-
- DESCRIPTION:
-
- TEXT and LTEXT are two variations of the same command. TEXT will
- tell the display module to place a string on the screen. LTEXT will
- place a string on the screen, but will append a linefeed to the end of
- it.
-
- HTEXT and LHTEXT are exactly the same except that they will print
- to the screen in a highlight colour.
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- EXAMPLES:
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- TEXT 'No CR after this string. Use for prompts: '
- LTEXT 'This string will print and send a CR.'
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- LTEXT this will GoOut in All caPITals
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- HTEXT 'In a different colour, with no linefeed.'
- LTEXT 'Also in the highlight colour, but with a linfeed.'
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-
- NOTES:
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- Use TEXT to send prompts for user input. LTEXT is for regular text.
- Any unquoted string will go out as all capital letters.
- All strings follow standard ARexx conventions for quoting, using
- hex or binary data, etc. All 'escape sequences' supported by the Amiga
- console device will be recoignized.
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- SEE ALSO: HTEXT
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