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lft
Registered: Jul 2007
Posts: 369 |
Event id #2678 : The 128b font compo
Welcome to the 128b font compo!
The goal is to create the most legible, stylish, and/or awesome font using an executable program no larger than 128 bytes. The assumption is that the ROM font will be used as a basis somehow, although this is not a formal requirement.
The deadline is end of April 8, 2018, in a time zone of your choice.
The compo is held at CSDb, and the result is determined by the weighted average rating (including non-public votes). The ratings will be sampled one week after the deadline, end of April 15, in a time zone of my choice.
Judges are asked to consider screen codes 00-3f only. This comprises the uppercase letters, digits, and punctuation. The rules do not mandate that reverse-video characters work, so it is all right if the cursor doesn't work properly.
I reserve the right to modify the rules if there is a good reason.
Technical requirements
Maximum file size including load address is 128 bytes.
The program must load to the default location ($801), and must be executable with RUN. The new font should be installed at address $3800, after which the program should return to the BASIC prompt, with the VIC bank register ($d018) updated to point to the new font.
The entry should be uploaded in .prg format.
A person may be creatively involved in at most two (2) compo entries. (Idea/test/help credits don't count towards the limit.) It's alright to withdraw an earlier entry in order to submit a new one, up to the deadline.
Template
The following template code is offered as a convenience, and may be used as a starting point. It simply copies the default ROM font.
.word $801
*=$801
.word $80b,1
.byt $9e,"2061",0,0,0
sei
lda #$33
sta 1
ldx #0
ldy #2
loop
src
lda $d000,x
; ...
dest
sta $3800,x
inx
bne loop
inc src+2
inc dest+2
dey
bne loop
lda #$37
sta 1
lda #$1e
sta $d018
cli
rts
Happy hacking! |
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lft
Registered: Jul 2007
Posts: 369 |
Cruzer, Jammer: I'm afraid that would disqualify the entries. It wouldn't be fair towards those who make design sacrifices in order to stick to the rules.
Of course, you can still display your work as an out-of-compo release. |
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Cruzer
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1048 |
I could easily exit to Basic if I didn't display the font, but since it's 2x1 characters, it would be hard to see what it was supposed to look like. But I guess I could compete with a version that exited and then include the other one in the zip file. |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5017 |
limiting the nr of releases is silly. |
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Jammer
Registered: Nov 2002
Posts: 1289 |
Quoting lftCruzer, Jammer: I'm afraid that would disqualify the entries. It wouldn't be fair towards those who make design sacrifices in order to stick to the rules.
Of course, you can still display your work as an out-of-compo release.
I see but what's the point in placing new charset exactly at specified $3800 and hence truncating lower case in target bank? I process entirely two charsets (you can still switch upper/lower case), fit easily within the routine size limit and return to BASIC prompt in proper manner. No idea what kind of design sacrifice you mean, compared to my solution - care to explain? Thanks! ;) |
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lft
Registered: Jul 2007
Posts: 369 |
Hmm! Ok Jammer, that's a reasonable point. From now on, any bank in the range 2000-3fff is allowed. This still disallows stack/zp trickery, while allowing entries to support both uppercase and lowercase. But judges can only be expected to look at the bank that is active when the program exits.
Oswald, I'm still thinking about this. It's easier for me to be overly restrictive at first, and then potentially remove the limit. The purpose of the limit is to keep the total number of releases down, to increase the probability that people actually look at all entries and rate them fairly.
What's everybody's opinion on this? |
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Scan
Registered: Dec 2015
Posts: 110 |
Using zp pointers to copy is disallowed? Darn, back to the drawing board... |
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lft
Registered: Jul 2007
Posts: 369 |
Of course you can use the zeropage! But you can't store the final font there. |
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Scan
Registered: Dec 2015
Posts: 110 |
Quote: Of course you can use the zeropage! But you can't store the final font there.
*phew* That's a relief :) |
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Jammer
Registered: Nov 2002
Posts: 1289 |
Quoting ScanUsing zp pointers to copy is disallowed? Darn, back to the drawing board...
I've used $fe/$ff to store and retrieve A/Y
Quoting lftOf course you can use the zeropage! But you can't store the final font there.
Phew! :D |
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TheRyk
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 2053 |
Already the snippets posted in the other fred were cool, making it a compo is a wonderful idea.
A lot of brilliant stuff so far, dudes! |
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