sbcon.txt

smallbasic for linux

Console
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\t		tab (32 pixels)
\a		beep
\r\n	new line (cr/lf)
\xC		clear screen
\e[K	clear to EOL
\e[0m	reset all
        attributes to
		their defaults

\e[1m	set bold on
\e[4m	set underline on
\e[7m	reverse video
\e[21m	set bold off
\e[24m	set underline off
\e[27m	set reverse off
\e[3nm  set foreground
        color. where n:

        0 black
        1 red
        2 green
        3 brown
        4 blue
        5 magenta
        6 cyan
        7 white

\e[4nm  set background
        color.
		(see set foreground)

PalmOS only:

\e[8nm	(n=0..7)
        select system font
\e[9nm	(n=0..3)
        select buildin font
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?|PRINT [expr|str [{,|;}
            [expr|str]] ...

Displays a text or the value
of an expression.
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CAT(x)

Returns console codes

0 - reset
1 - bold on
2 - underline on
3 - reverse on

PalmOS only:
80..87 - select system font
90..93 - select custom font

Example:
? cat(1);"Bold";cat(0)
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INPUT [prompt {,|;}]
      var[, var [, ...]]

Reads from "keyboard" a text
and store it to variable.
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INPUT$(len[,fileN])
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CLS

Clears the screen.
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AT x,y (in pixels)

Moves the console cursor
to the specified position.

x,y are in pixels
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LOCATE y,x

Moves the console cursor
to the specified position.

x,y are in character cells.