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Apple 2 DHGR/HGR BYTE Inspector

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Instructions

  1. Start AppleWin
  2. F3 to select Slot 6, Drive 1
  3. Open: hgrbyte.dsk
  4. Select BASIC.SYSTEM
  5. BLOAD TUT.DHGR
  6. -DHGR.BYTE

History

Ver 32.

  • Fixed bug: Restore cursor position after when using sprite copy

Ver 31.

  • Added : to save a sprite to memory from the DHGR screen
  • Added ; to copy a sprite from to the DHGR screen
  • Added SPACE to toggle sprite top left or bottom right corners
  • Added M to reset sprite bounding box

Ver 30.

  • Added beep for illegal keys
  • Added sprite info
  • Added version number in bottom right

Ver 28.

  • Fixed hex input

Ver 27.

  • Ripped out ROM output routines and replaced with native code for speed
  • Updated the status bar so that the saved bits and reverse bits are displayed
  • Added x/2 byte column output
  • Shortened memory bank indicator "AUX/MAIN" to "A/M"

Keys:

  ESC   Quit
  g     Toggle fullscreen
  G     Toggle fullscreen

  i     Move cursor up
  j     Move cursor left
  k     Move cursor right
  l     Move cursor down

  I     Move cursor up
  J     Move cursor left
  K     Move cursor right
  L     Move cursor down

  ^I    Move cursor to col 0
  ^J    Move cursor to col 39
  ^K    Move cursor to row 0
  ^L    Move cursor to row 191
  RET   Center cursor

  0..9  "Append" hex nibble to cursor byte
  A..F

  !     Toggle bit 0
  @     Toggle bit 1
  #     Toggle bit 2
  $     Toggle bit 3
  %     Toggle bit 4
  ^     Toggle bit 5
  &     Toggle bit 6
  *     Toggle bit 7 (high bit)
  SPC   Toggle high bit of byte (bit 7)
  (     Set   byte to $FF (Shift-9)
  )     Clear byte to $00 (Shift-0)
  `     Flip all bits
  ~     Flip all bits

  ,     Shift  byte left  (with zero)
  .     Shift  byte right (with one )
  <     Shift  byte left  (with zero)
  >     Shift  byte right (with one )
  [     Rotate byte left
  ]     Rotate byte right

  -     Copy byte  (Save cursor byte to temporary)
  =     Paste byte (Set cursor byte from temporary)

DHGR Colors

0 DIM M(16)
1 FOR I=0 TO 7:READ M(I*2):M(I*2+1)=M(I*2)+8:NEXT:GOTO 9
2 POKE A,X:RETURN
3 B3=C *2:IF B3 > 15 THEN B3 = B3 - 15
4 B2=B3*2:IF B2 > 15 THEN B2 = B2 - 15
5 B1=B2*2:IF B1 > 15 THEN B1 = B1 - 15
6 B0=B1*2:IF B0 > 15 THEN B0 = B0 - 15
7 RETURN
9 P=8192:PRINT CHR$(12);CHR$(21):REM 40-COL
10 TEXT:HOME:HGR2:HGR
20 FOR Y=0 TO 7
30 Z=P + Y*1024
40 A=Z+P+1:GOSUB 110
50 A=Z+128:GOSUB 210
60 A=Z+P+256:GOSUB 110
70 A=Z+384+1:GOSUB 210
80 NEXT
90 POKE 3*P-2,0:POKE 3*P-1,32:REM SQUIRT PREVIEW:DHGR
100 VTAB 22:PRINT "BSAVE PAL.DHGR,A$2000,L$4000":END
110 FOR C=0 TO 15:REM Aux/Main/Aux/Main
120 GOSUB 3:IF  C=0 THEN 190
130 A = A-P: X=M(B0):GOSUB 2
140 A = A+P: X=M(B1):GOSUB 2
150 A=A+1
160 A = A-P: X=M(B2):GOSUB 2
170 A = A+P: X=M(B3):GOSUB 2
180 A=A+1:PRINT
190 NEXT:RETURN
210 FOR C=0 TO 15:REM Main/Aux/Main/Aux
220 GOSUB 3:IF C=0 THEN 290
230 A = A+P: X=M(B0):GOSUB 2
240 A=A+1
250 A = A-P: X=M(B1):GOSUB 2
260 A = A+P: X=M(B2):GOSUB 2
270 A=A+1
280 A = A-P: X=M(B3):GOSUB 2
290 NEXT:RETURN
900 REM DHGR: 16 colors
900 REM $00,$04,$44,$4C,$22,$2A,$66,$6E
901 REM $11,$19,$55,$5D,$33,$3B,$77,$7F
902 DATA 0,68
903 DATA 34,102
904 DATA 17,85
905 DATA 51,119

Memory order is:

  • $2000 -> AUX $2000
  • $4000 -> MAIN $2000

To view without the editor you'll need a DHGR Viewer

Also included is squirt -- a File Manager has a DHGR previewer built-in.

Tutankhamun

Source image from BrutalDeluxe's LZ4 page

Converted to dhgr via Sheldon's tohgr

tohgr.mac -dhgr tut.png

Tutankhamun original

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