glasstty.def

DEFINITION MODULE GlassTTY;

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        (*                                                      *)
        (*           Simple screen output routines.             *)
        (*                                                      *)
        (*  This module handles screen output at a very low     *)
        (*  level, without supplying the advanced features      *)
        (*  which may be found in, for example, module Windows. *)
        (*  It is intended for things like error message        *)
        (*  output, and is designed for compactness rather      *)
        (*  than comprehensiveness.                             *)
        (*                                                      *)
        (*  Programmer:         P. Moylan                       *)
        (*  Last edited:        23 September 1996               *)
        (*  Status:             OK                              *)
        (*                                                      *)
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FROM SYSTEM IMPORT
    (* type *)  CARD8, BYTE, ADDRESS;

PROCEDURE WriteChar (ch: CHAR);

    (* Writes one character. *)

PROCEDURE WriteString (text: ARRAY OF CHAR);

    (* Writes a string of characters.   *)

PROCEDURE WriteLn;

    (* Moves the screen cursor to the beginning of the next line,       *)
    (* scrolling if necessary.                                          *)

PROCEDURE SetCursor (row, column: CARDINAL);

    (* Moves the screen cursor to the specified row and column.         *)

PROCEDURE SaveCursor;

    (* Remembers the current cursor position, for use by a subsequent   *)
    (* call to RestoreCursor.  Note that nesting is not supported, i.e. *)
    (* a call to SaveCursor destroys the information saved by any       *)
    (* earlier call to SaveCursor.                                      *)

PROCEDURE RestoreCursor;

    (* Sets the cursor back to where it was at the time of the last     *)
    (* call to SaveCursor.                                              *)

PROCEDURE WriteHexByte (number: CARD8);

    (* Writes its argument as a two-digit hexadecimal number.           *)

PROCEDURE WriteHexWord (number: CARDINAL);

    (* Writes its argument as a four-digit hexadecimal number.          *)

PROCEDURE WriteInt (number: INTEGER);
PROCEDURE WriteCard (number: CARDINAL);
(*PROCEDURE WriteLongCard (number: LONGCARD);*)

    (* Writes a number to the screen.   *)

PROCEDURE WriteAddress (addr: ADDRESS);

    (* Writes a segmented address to the screen.        *)

END GlassTTY.