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Text: MT8

[Elite-A, Encyclopedia]

       Name: MT8                                                     [Show more]
       Type: Subroutine
   Category: Text
    Summary: Tab to column 6 and start a new word when printing extended tokens
  Deep dive: Extended text tokens

    Context: See this subroutine in context in the source code
 References: This subroutine is called as follows:
             * JMTB calls MT8
             * JMTB calls via set_token




 This routine sets the following:

   * XC = 6 (tab to column 6)

   * DTW2 = %11111111 (we are not currently printing a word)



 Other entry points:

   set_token            Start a new word when printing extended tokens



.MT8

 LDA #6                 \ Move the text cursor to column 6
 STA XC

                        \ --- Mod: Code added for Elite-A: -------------------->

.set_token

                        \ --- End of added code ------------------------------->

 LDA #%11111111         \ Set all the bits in DTW2
 STA DTW2

 RTS                    \ Return from the subroutine