Group Extended Text Mode

Switches the screen to 40 character CGA mode (color or monochrome).

Cga40( [<lMonochromeMode>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> lSuccess

Switches the screen to 80 character CGA mode (color or monochrome)

Cga80( [<lMonochromeMode>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> lSuccess

Function DSetKBios() is not supported.

Function DSetNoline() is not supported.

Function DSetQFile() is not supported.

Retrieves the size of the Xbase++ event queue (SET TYPEAHEAD).

DSetType() --> nEventQueueSize

Function DSetWindow() is not supported.

Switches the screen to 43 line EGA mode.

Ega43() --> lSuccess

Function FirstCol() is not supported.

Function FirstRow() is not supported.

Retrieves the delay interval used for opening boxes.

GetBoxGrow() --> nDelay

Retrieves the shape of the cursor.

GetCursor() --> nCursorShape

Retrieves a current key translation.

GetKxlat( <cKeyValue> ) --> nKeyValue

Retrieves the entire keyboard translation table.

GetKxtab() --> cKeyTable

Retrieves the number of lines after which the LIST command will wait.

GetLines() --> nLinesToWait

Retrieves the current screen mode as a function name.

GetMode() --> cScreenFunction

Retrieves the number of the current screen page.

GetPage( [<lHiddenPage>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nPageNumber

Function GetPbios() is not supported.

Retrieves the entire printer translation table.

GetPxlat() --> cPrinterTranslationTable

Retrieves the current video mode.

GetScrMode() --> nModeID

Retrieves the current tab settings for screen output.

GetTab() --> cTabString

Inkey() equivalent which evaluates SetKey() code blocks.

InkeyTrap( <nWaitSeconds> ; // Type: N ) --> nInkeyCode

Determines active or last input mode.

InputMode( [<lActiveMode>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> nInputMode

Retrieves the key codes that have been read from the event queue already.

KeyRead() --> cKeyCodes

Writes keycodes into the event queue.

KeySend( <cKeyValues>, [<lAdditive>] ; // Default: .F. ) --> lPassed

Returns MaxCol() of the current or the root window.

MaxCol( [<lRootWindow>], ; // Default: .F. ) --> nMaxCol

Retrieves the maximum number of screen pages.

MaxPage() --> nMaxPage - 1

Returns MaxRow() of the current or the root window.

MaxRow( [<lRootWindow>], ; // Default: .F. ) --> nMaxRow

Switches the screen to monochrome mode.

Monochrome() --> lSuccess

Copies a screen page into another one.

PageCopy( <nSourcePage>, <nTargetPage> ) --> lSuccess

Retrieves error code for the last printout.

PrintError() --> nErrorCode

Sets frequency and duration for default warning tone - Chr(7)

SetBell( [<nFrequency>], ; // Default: 880 [<nDuration>] ; // Default: 30 ) --> cNullString

Sets delay interval for WBox().

SetBoxGrow( <nDelay> ) --> cNullString

Retrieves or sets the cursor shape

SetCursor( [<nCursorType|nUpperLine>], [<nLowerLine>] ) --> nCursor

Redefines or disables single keys.

SetKxlat( [<cOldKeyValue>], [<cNewKeyValue>] ) --> lSuccess

Installs a keyboard translation table that was saved with GetKxtab().

SetKxtab( <cKeyTable> ) --> lInstalled

Sets the number of output lines after which the LIST command will wait.

SetLines( <nLinesToWait> ) --> cNullString

Function SetMaxCol() is not supported.

Function SetMaxRow() is not supported.

Selects a screen page.

SetPage( <nPageNumber>, [<lHidden>] ) --> lSuccess

Function SetPbios() is not supported.

Defines a character translation for printer output.

SetPxlat( [<nASCIICode|cCharacter>], ; // Type: NC [<cCharsToPrint>] ; // Type: C ) --> lSuccess

Function SetQname() is not supported.

Sets a new video mode.

SetScrMode( <nModeID> ) --> lSuccess

Sets the tab width for screen output.

SetTab( [<cTabString|nTabWidth>] ; // Type: CN ) --> lSuccess

Function TrapAnyKey() is not supported.

Function TrapInput() is not supported.

Function TrapShift() is not supported.

Switches the screen to 28 line VGA mode.

Vga28() --> lSuccess

Switches the screen to 50 line VGA mode.

Vga50() --> lSuccess