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Command Summary
Here is a brief explanation of some graphics commands:
BOX — Draws rectangles on the bit-map screen
CHAR — Displays characters on the bit-map screen
CIRCLE — Draws circles, ellipses and other geometric
shapes
COLLISION— Detects when sprites collide
COLOR — Selects colors for screen border, foreground,
background and characters
DRAW — Displays lines and points on the bit-map screen
GRAPHIC — Selects a screen display (text, bit map or split-
screen bit map)
GSHAPE — Retrieves the text-string variable stored by
SSHAPE
MOVSPR — Positions or moves sprites on screen
PAINT — Fills area on the bit-map screen with color
SCALE — Sets the relative size of the images on the bit
map screen
SPRDEF — Enters sprite definition mode to edit sprites
SPRITE — Enables, colors, sets sprite screen priorities,
and expands a sprite
SPRSAV — Stores a text string variable into a sprite storage
area and vice versa
SSHAPE — Stores the image of a portion of the bit-map
screen into a text-string variable
Most of these commands are described in the examples in this sec
tion. See Chapter V, BASIC 7.0 Encyclopedia, for detailed format and
information on all graphics commands and functions, including those
not discussed in this section.
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