#include #include #include /* * attr_probe — visualise every value of the ESTEX attribute byte. * * Layout: * row 2 16 cells: low nibble 0..F, high nibble 0 (varying fg) * row 4 16 cells: low nibble 7, high nibble 0..F (varying bg) * row 6 bit-7 toggle test: 8 pairs comparing N with N|0x80 * row 8 full 16x16 grid: bg outer, fg inner — every attribute byte * row 26 RDCHAR readback of a known cell * * Each cell is drawn with wrchar() so the attribute is set exactly, * independent of ESTEX's hidden "current" attribute used by PCHARS. */ int main(void) { clrscr(); gotoxy(20, 0); cputs("== attr probe =="); /* Row 2: vary fg (low nibble), bg = 0 (black). */ gotoxy(0, 2); cputs("fg 0..F /bg0:"); for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) { wrchar(15 + i, 2, 'A' + i, (uint8_t)i); } /* Row 4: vary bg (high nibble), fg = 7 (light gray). */ gotoxy(0, 4); cputs("bg 0..F /fg7:"); for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) { wrchar(15 + i, 4, 'A' + i, (uint8_t)((i << 4) | 0x07)); } /* Row 6: compare attr N with N|0x80 — bit 7 may be blink or extra bg. */ gotoxy(0, 6); cputs("bit7: N|N|0x80 pairs (1F,2E,3D,4C,5B,6A,79,F0):"); { static const uint8_t probes[] = { 0x1F, 0x2E, 0x3D, 0x4C, 0x5B, 0x6A, 0x79, 0xF0 }; for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) { wrchar(2 + i*4, 7, '*', probes[i]); wrchar(2 + i*4 + 1, 7, '*', probes[i] | 0x80); /* hex labels under each pair */ gotoxy(2 + i*4, 8); printf("%02X", probes[i]); } } /* Row 10..25: full 16x16 grid of every attr byte 0x00..0xFF. * Cell (col, row) = (col_idx + offset, row_idx + 10) holds char '#' * with attr = (row_idx << 4) | col_idx. */ gotoxy(0, 10); cputs("Full 16x16 grid (row=bg, col=fg):"); for (int row = 0; row < 16; row++) { for (int col = 0; col < 16; col++) { uint8_t attr = (uint8_t)((row << 4) | col); wrchar(20 + col, 11 + row, '#', attr); } /* label rows */ gotoxy(15, 11 + row); printf("%X:", row); } gotoxy(20, 27); cputs("0123456789ABCDEF (fg)"); /* RDCHAR readback test. */ { uint16_t got = rdchar(15, 2); gotoxy(0, 29); printf("rdchar(15,2) -> ch=0x%02X attr=0x%02X (expected 'A'=0x41 attr=0x00)", got & 0xFF, (got >> 8) & 0xFF); } gotoxy(0, 31); cputs("press any key"); getch(); return 0; }