Keyboard app help

[Seraphis]

Ok, so I was working on some CPU code to make a simple keyboard out of buttons and have it type letters out on the console.

The way I have it working, it' really bulky code-wise, is that I have each letter under it's own call procedure. There's also a set of buttons with values 1-9 (a-i until I get it working, then a-z)

It works like a charm, except for the fact that every letter just replaces the previous...

SO... my question is, how do you get the letter to move over to the next space before putting it down.


Heres a sample out of my code, it basically just repeats for all the letters.

DATA;
messagea:**//macro a
db 'A ',0;
messageb:**//macro b
db 'B ',0;
WriteStringa:**//draw
**mov eax,65536;
**AWriteLoopa:
****cmp #esi,0;
****je AEnda;
****mov #eax,#esi;
****inc eax;
****mov #eax,edx;
****inc eax;
****inc esi;
**jmp AWriteLoopa;
**AEnda:
**ret
CODE;
**mainloop:
**mov ecx,port0;
**cmp ecx,1; // if port 0 = 1
**je drawa;**// then draw A (goto label)
**cmp ecx,2;
**je drawb;
**jmp mainloop;
drawa: // call the Draw A procedure
**mov esi,messagea;
**mov edx,000999;
**call WriteStringa;
**jmp mainloop;
drawb:
**mov esi,messageb;
**mov edx,000999;
**call WriteStringa;
**jmp mainloop;

[conman420]

You need to tell the console screen to add one to the X coord after a letter is drawn.

[Seraphis]

ah, I'll give that a try

[Seraphis]

That did nothing... lol The console screen is linked through the membus. I had a variable increase by 1 every time a keyboard key was pressed, and then linked that to the Console's X coord.

[Black Phoenix]

Increase them by 2, because format of console screen is even bytes = character, odd = parameter

[conman420]

Is anyone working on an actual keyboard stool? It would work by binding all your keys on the keyboard to the gmod keyboard. If you press E on it. Or if you walk up to it? say if you are 20 units away from the keyboard it binds all your keys.

[Black Phoenix]

Yes, I am working on it

[Razara]

i just tried the keyboard, pressed E and now my game is stuck in the keyboard mode and i can't seem to get out of it. How does one exit the keyboard?

[Black Phoenix]

exec config_default

[TomatoSoup]

exec config_default

[/b]

Why not make it so pressing like... Enter, or Tab, leaves the keyboard?