Announcing: NuInput 2.0

[ivan@ivanx.com]

Hey Applesoft tinkerer, do you think INPUT and GET are pretty weak? I do too, so I wrote NuInput. It's a powerful and easy to use replacement for those anemic commands, providing lots of control and flexibility over what can be entered at each prompt.

If you already checked out NuInput 1.0, have a look at the new version: it uses 33% less memory, is simpler to use, has more features, and is much better documented. Source code is also available.

NuInput 2.0 offers the following improvements over INPUT:

accepts comma, colon, and double-quote
accepts entry up to 255 characters
neat cleanup of wrapped text to right of cursor
CTRL-C breaks immediately and with cursor at any position
DELETE deletes if at end of line (backspaces otherwise)
  (works on real IIe/IIc/IIgs, but may not on all emulators)

NuInput also offers the following selectable features for each prompt:

restrict enterable keys to a specific list
provide a default entry
maximum entry length (up to 255)
specific control keys (including ESC) to submit the entry
prevent break on control-C
one-key entry (like Applesoft GET)
convert lowercase to uppercase
backspace key deletes
ESC clears typed text
return key disabled for entry
return key refuses blank entry
key list is case sensitive

You can download NuInput 2.0 at http://appleii.ivanx.com/nuinput/ or email me if you have any questions. Enjoy!