gotoxy

[TedsHorse]

Can someone explain how gotoxy works. I'm still confuse with x and the y input. I'm using an array [1..3,1..5]
I enter 5 things for 3 different people. I still can't figure out how to write them properly to make it neat.
I just need an explanation of how gotoxyworks since the index doesnt help much.

 

[superman12]

Declaration: (Crt unit)

procedure Gotoxy(X, Y: Integer);

Use Gotoxy procedure to move to (X,Y) coordinates in text mode.

Your monitor has (usually in text mode) 80 columns x 25 lines. Each character is printed in one of the 80x25=2000
character-thesis. The left-up corner is the coordinate pair (1,1) and the bottom right is (80, 25) cause X is the columns counter.

(view comments):

uses 
  crt;

begin
  ClrScr; {screen clears and cursor goes at (1,1)}
  Write('A'); {writes A at (1,1)}
  Gotoxy(20, 15); {goes at columns 20 and line 15}
  Write('A'); Writes A at (20,15)
end.

 

[refery]

Better use the tabulation symbol (#8 in ASCII if I' not mistaken) it arranges words into columns automatically

Zum Beispiel: (ÝÐßàØÜÕà, âãßÞÙ âë ïÝÚØ) (for example)
for i:=1 to 3 do
writeln("N Surname",#8,"1st thing",#8, and so on);

 

[CubeE101]

Yes, the tab key is ascii 8...

what is...
Zum Beispiel: (ÝÐßàØÜÕà, âãßÞÙ âë ïÝÚØ)
???

(just curious) Sometimes... the BASIC things in life are the best...

or at least the most fun ;-)
-Josh Stribling