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Sasq
Registered: Apr 2004
Posts: 156 |
Text to PRG
I am looking for a tool that converts plain text to a PRG that shows that text, preferably with a nice proportional font. Any tool like that available and usable? |
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soci
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 479 |
Edit: After thinking a bit more about your question I think you're probably looking for some sort of "noter", which can be cross compiled, or can load converted text to display.
Don't know any from hearth. |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
some emulators (maybe even vice) allow copy paste text. you just need a noter which uses the "official" keyboard input routines. probably most are, as they are easyer to use than to code your own handler. |
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TheRyk
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 2218 |
Quote:maybe even vice
Indeed.
In WinVICE you can use [ALT+Insert] to paste. Make sure you have no {ENTER} in your .TXT for otherwise Interpreter will interpret it as BASIC command.
Of course, that's also possible the other way round, [ALT+Del] in WinVICE is the Equivalent of [CTRL+C], i.e. copies the current screen content, e.g. in order to paste it in a .TXT editor. |
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Sasq
Registered: Apr 2004
Posts: 156 |
Actually I need to do it automatically from the command line.
It's for when I compile archives of CSDb demos. They often contain TXT or NFO files that I would like to convert to PRG and put together with the release so you can read it from your Ultimate 1541 etc |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11350 |
or just use petcat to convert the test and then code your own dislayer - its not like its rocket science :) |
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Sasq
Registered: Apr 2004
Posts: 156 |
Quote: or just use petcat to convert the test and then code your own dislayer - its not like its rocket science :)
That's what I'll do if there is no good existing tool. But then it will be a normal text-mode 8x8 char viewer. Would have been nice with something more 'Vandalism News'-like but I'm not really up for that... |
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Stryyker
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 468 |
I use two tools. Protext on C64 with a PC tool that I haven't released. Made creating The Beergarden much quicker. Give me a couple of days and I'll tidy up the PC portion and upload it. |
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Digger
Registered: Mar 2005
Posts: 427 |
Use Rebellic Noter (Rebellic Noter V1.1) and paste the text in VICE as Soci suggested. |
