Radio Shack TRS-80 Operation Manual page 80

Operation Manual
Computer Graphics
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LOCATE
Sets the Direction for Displaying Text on the Graphics
Screen
LOCATE sets the direction that GPRINT will use to display
textual data. The allowable values for direction are:
~
- zero degree angle
I -
9~
degree angle
2 -
18~
degree angle
3 -
27~
degree angle
Examples
CALL LOCATE (~)
This program line will cause characters to be displayed at
the current (x,y) coordinates in normal left to right
orientation.
CALL LOCATE (1)
This program line will cause characters to be displayed at
the current (x,y) coordinates in a vertical orientation
going from the top of the screen to the bottom of the
screen.
CALL LOCATE (2)
This program line will cause characters to be displayed
upside down starting at the right of the screen and going
towards the left.
CALL LOCATE (3)
This program line will cause the characters to be displayed
vertically starting at the lower portion of the screen going
towards the top of the screen.
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