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_Title "MyCurs Test use left and right arrow keys to move cursor" 'b+ 2023-01-24
Screen _NewImage(800, 600, 32)
cursCol = 1: cursRow = 1
text$ = "Hello World"
Do
    Cls
    Print text$
    myCurs cursRow, cursCol
    kh& = _KeyHit
    If kh& = 19200 And cursCol > 1 Then
        cursCol = cursCol - 1
    ElseIf kh& = 19712 And cursCol < 100 Then
        cursCol = cursCol + 1
    ElseIf (kh& >= 32 And kh& <= 127) Then
        If cursCol <= Len(text$) + 1 Then 'lets not be printing in no mans land!
            text$ = Mid$(text$, 1, cursCol - 1) + Chr$(kh&) + Mid$(text$, cursCol)
            cursCol = cursCol + 1
        End If
    ElseIf kh& = 8 Then ' back space
        If cursCol > 1 Then
            text$ = Mid$(text$, 1, cursCol - 2) + Mid$(text$, cursCol)
            cursCol = cursCol - 1
        End If
    ElseIf kh& = 21248 Then 'delete
        text$ = Mid$(text$, 1, cursCol - 2) + Mid$(text$, cursCol)
    End If
    _Display
    _Limit 60
Loop

Sub myCurs (row, col) ' use row col like for Locate
    'Locate row, col
    Static As Long lc, toggle
    lc = lc + 1
    If lc > 1000000 Then lc = 0
    If lc Mod 20 = 0 Then toggle = 1 - toggle
    If toggle Then c~& = _RGB32(255, 255, 255) Else c~& = _RGB32(0, 0, 0)
    Line ((col - 1) * 8, (row - 1) * 16)-Step(0, 15), c~&
End Sub