Re: Introducing NuInput!

["bill.martens@gmail.com" <bill.martens@gmail.com>]

On Jul 27, 10:58 am, Ivan Drucker <i...@ivanx.com> wrote:
> KansasFest was very exciting for me this year -- in addition to all the fun,
> I was pleased to introduce two new tools for Applesoft programmers.
> (Attendees received a KansasFest 2010 limited edition 5.25" floppy disk!)
> Both tools are available (for free, of course) athttp://www.ivanx.com/appleii/.
>
> NUINPUT
>
> NuInput is an easy-to-use replacement for Applesoft's INPUT; it gives you,
> the programmer, a ton of control over the user's entry. On a prompt by
> prompt basis, you can control which keys can be typed (for menus, Y/N,
> numeric input, etc); auto-convert lowercase to uppercase; set the maximum
> entry length; provide a default entry; accept comma, colon, and quote; honor
> the DELETE key on a //e or //c; let the user ESCape out; prohibit blank
> entry; and plenty more.
>
> And because you can have so much control over what the user can type, you
> need much less error checking after entry than you do with INPUT. For
> example, you can prompt for a ProDOS file name by setting a max length of
> 15, allowing only letters/numbers/period to be typed, auto-converting
> lowercase to uppercase, and prohibiting blank entry. The only thing you have
> to check for after entry is if the first character is a period; aside from
> that, there's no way the user can enter anything but a valid ProDOS name.
>
> NuInput occupies only 766 bytes and is relocatable, so you can stash it
> anywhere that makes sense for you. When used with Slammer, you don't even
> have to think about it. The disk includes NUINPUT.DEMO, which has both
> documentation and a simple way for you to try out all of NuInput's
> capabilities. I hope you enjoy it!
>
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Great stuff there Ivan!  Keep up the good work!