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    This document discusses graphics in QBasic and provides information on screen resolution, pixels, coordinates, graphics modes, and the PSET statement. It explains that screen resolution refers to the number of lines and columns, with each intersection being a pixel. Graphics modes must be used to display graphics, and the SCREEN command is used to change modes. Common modes support resolutions from 320x200 to 640x480 pixels. The PSET statement is used to draw individual points on the screen at given coordinates, optionally specifying a color. An example demonstrates drawing and erasing a line using PSET.

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    This document discusses graphics in QBasic and provides information on screen resolution, pixels, coordinates, graphics modes, and the PSET statement. It explains that screen resolution refers to the number of lines and columns, with each intersection being a pixel. Graphics modes must be used to display graphics, and the SCREEN command is used to change modes. Common modes support resolutions from 320x200 to 640x480 pixels. The PSET statement is used to draw individual points on the screen at given coordinates, optionally specifying a color. An example demonstrates drawing and erasing a line using PSET.

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    This document discusses graphics in QBasic and provides information on screen resolution, pixels, coordinates, graphics modes, and the PSET statement. It explains that screen resolution refers to the number of lines and columns, with each intersection being a pixel. Graphics modes must be used to display graphics, and the SCREEN command is used to change modes. Common modes support resolutions from 320x200 to 640x480 pixels. The PSET statement is used to draw individual points on the screen at given coordinates, optionally specifying a color. An example demonstrates drawing and erasing a line using PSET.

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    Computer Programing Graphics in QBasic Dr.

    Usman Akmal

    GRAPHICS IN QBASIC

    1 LEARNING ABOUT SCREEN


    Resolution refers to the number of lines and columns on computer screen. Default screen has
    80 columns and 25 lines. The intersection of a row and a column represents a picture element,
    or a pixel. The more rows and columns on screen result in more intersection, size of pixel will
    be smaller and screen resolution will increase.

    All graphics on computers are composed of many pixels. Lines, boxes and circles really are
    just groups of pixels turned on while others are turned off.

    The upper-left pixel is called the home location; this pixel is located at column 0, row 0 and,
    therefore, has the designation (0, 0). As a rule, the column number is listed first in a pixel’s
    designation. A pixel located at (34, 50), for example, is an intersection of graphics column 34
    and graphics row 50.

    When pixel’s location is designated with its row and column intersection, the location is known
    as coordinate. The columns across the screen are known as x-coordinates, whereas the rows
    down the screen are known as y-coordinates. The coordinate (9,56), therefore, refers to x-
    position 9 and y-position 56.

    The operating state in which one places a program by choosing among a set of operating options
    is called program’s mode. To display graphics, screen must be in graphics mode. If text mode
    is changed to graphics mode (using screen command), program erases text on-screen in making
    the mode change.

    Following is the syntax of the SCREEN command;

    SCREEN mode [, colorswitch]

    Mode can be any value listed in Table 1. Screen mode 0 supports only text mode.

    Table 1 RGB Funtion for Standard Colors

    Screen Description
    Mode
    0 QBasic default for text resolution of 80×25. Supports up to 16 colors (0 – 15)
    320 × 200 graphics resolution. Also supports 40 × 25 text mode and 4 of 16
    1
    colors.

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    Screen Description
    Mode
    640 × 200 graphics resolution. Also supports 80 × 25 text mode and 2 of 16
    2
    colors (Black and White).
    320 × 200 graphics resolution. Also supports 40 × 25 text mode and 16
    7
    colors.
    640 × 200 graphics resolution. Also supports 80 × 25 text mode and 16
    8
    colors.
    640 × 350 graphics resolution. Also supports 80 × 25 text mode and 16
    9
    colors.
    10 640 × 350 graphics resolution. Also supports 80 × 25 text mode and 2 colors.
    11 640 × 480 graphics resolution. Also supports 80 × 25 text mode and 2 colors.
    640 × 480 graphics resolution. Also supports 80 × 30 text mode and 16
    12
    colors.
    320 × 200 graphics resolution. Also supports 40 × 25 text mode and 256
    13
    colors.

    PSET Statement

    A graphic statement that draws a point on the screen

    Syntax

    PSET [STEP] (x,y) [,color]

    Where

    (x,y) specify the screen coordinate where you want to draw a point.

    Use the optional STEP keyword indicates that the (x,y) values are relative, not absolute. The
    coordinates are treated as distances from the most recent location of the graphics cursor, not
    distances from the (0,0) screen coordinate.

    If color is omitted, the current foreground color is used.

    Example

    This example draws a line from (0,0) to (100,100), then erases the line by writing over it with
    the background color.

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    SCREEN

    ‘Draw a line from (0,0) to (100,100)

    FOR I = 0 TO 100

    PSET (I, I)

    NEXT I

    LOCATE 16, 2: INPUT “Press any key to erase the line “, Gar$

    ‘ Now erase the line

    PSET (I-1, I-1), 0

    For I = 0 TO 100

    PSET STEP (-1, -1), 0

    NEXT I

    LOCATE 16, 2: PRINT “ “

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