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# HBarOld(Row, Col, Height, FSWidth, fArg) hash function

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# HBarOld(Row, Col, Height, FSWidth, fArg) hash function

This was originally named HBar. It has been re-named HBarOld to make room for a shiny newer version. Deprecated: DO NOT USE FOR NEW PROGRAMS

Valid for use with hash command: HMI

This function will draw one bar of a horizontal bar graph. This is useful for indicating analog values graphically.

The parameters are:

Row

 The screen row where the top of the bar is to be positioned. This refers to character rows in the default font size. Row numbers are 0 based, so the top row is row 0.

Col

 The screen position where the left of the bar is to be positioned. This refers to character columns in the default font size. Column numbers are 0 based, so the start of each line is 0. See the table below for more detail.

Height

 The height of the bar. See the table below for more detail.

FSWidth

The full scale width of the bar. This is the screen width that will be occupied by the maximum fArg value'

fArg

 The name of a floating point variable containing the value to be plotted. Must be between 0.0 and 1.0

The bar is drawn by drawing a rectangle in the current background colour, then on top of that drawing a left-justified rectangle in the current foreground colour whose horizontal length is FSWidth * fArg. fArg should lie in the range 0.0 to 1.0.

In addition to being simple numbers, the row/column coordinates may also be specified in relative or proportional terms. The following table illustrates the possibilities.

Format (example) As a row specifier As a column specifier

5

 Row number 5 from the top, counting from 0. This can be a fractional number such as 5.5 Column number 5 from the left, counting from 0

-5

 Row 5 from the bottom, counting from 0. This can be a fractional number such as -5.25 Column 5 from the right, counting from 0

0

 The top character row The left-most character column

-0

 The bottom character row The right-most character column

0.25

 One quarter of (0.25 times) the screen height from the top. Fractional number between -1 and +1 are interpreted as a fraction of the screen. One quarter of the screen width from the left.

-0.25

 One quarter of the screen height from the bottom. One quarter of the screen width from the right.

C

 The top-bottom centre of the screen. The left-right centre of the screen.

C+5

 Five character rows down from the centre Five character widths right from the centre.

C-5

 Five character rows up from the centre Five character width left from the centre.

C+.25

 One quarter character row down from the centre. After a "C" all numbers are interpreted as multiples of the character pitch. One quarter character width right from the centre.

C-3.25

 Three and a quarter character rows up from the centre. After a "C" all numbers are interpreted as multiples of the character pitch. Three and a quarter character widths left from the centre.

In addition to being simple numbers, the width and height coordinates may also be specified in relative or proportional terms. The following table illustrates the possibilities.

Format (example) As a height specifier As a width specifier

5

 5 character rows in height 5 character rows in width

0.25

 One quarter of (0.25 times) the screen height. Always calculated as a full number of rows, always rounded down, but forced to be at least 1. One quarter of (0.25 times) the screen width. Always calculated as a full number of columns, always rounded down, but forced to be at least 1.

Example. The following program will produce the result shown below. The bar is drawn with a red foreground and white background. The buttons can be used to change the bar length:

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;Demonstrate HbarOld hash function
#       Open_Serial User(38400,8,N) 
# HMI ConnectEvent(HMI_Connected) 
        GoSub           HMI_Connected 
        fLoadW          0.4            ;An initial value for the bar
        fStore          fHValue  
        LaunchTask      Test     
        RunTasksForever

fHValue defFLOAT    
;---------------------------------------------------------------
Test:
        Pause           20
# HMI SetBGColour(255,255,255) SetFGColour(255,0,0)
# HMI HBarOld(3,4,2,32,fHValue)
# HMI SetFGColour(0,0,0) Cursor(1,1) floatVar(fHvalue,7,6)
        GoTo            Test     
;---------------------------------------------------------------
;Button Event handlers. Let the user change the value plotted        
EvMinusP01:
        fLoadQ          -0.01 
        GoTo            ChangeVal
EvPlusP01:
        fLoadQ          0.01 
        GoTo            ChangeVal
EvPlusP1:
        fLoadQ          0.1 
        GoTo            ChangeVal
EvMinusP1:
        fLoadQ          -0.1
ChangeVal:
        fRecallW        fHValue
        fAdd
        fStore          fHValue
        Return      
;---------------------------------------------------------------
;Connect Event (and startup)
HMI_Connected:        
# HMI Reset() HideAllButtons() SetBGColour(100,100,150) Cls()    ;Blue screen
# HMI ButtonEvent(,10,5,3,10,"-0.1",EvMinusP1)         ;Buttons to alter value
# HMI ButtonEvent(,10,25,3,10,"+0.1",EvPlusP1)
# HMI ButtonEvent(,14,5,3,10,"-0.01",EvMinusP01)
# HMI ButtonEvent(,14,25,3,10,"+0.01",EvPlusP01)
         Return