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⌂ ∞ Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Drawing lines: TT15

[NES version, Bank 0]

       Name: TT15                                                    [Show more]
       Type: Subroutine
   Category: Drawing lines
    Summary: Draw a set of crosshairs

    Context: See this subroutine in context in the source code
 References: This subroutine is called as follows:
             * TT14 calls TT15




 For all views except the Short-range Chart, the centre is drawn 24 pixels to
 the right of the y-coordinate given.



 Arguments:

   QQ19                 The pixel x-coordinate of the centre of the crosshairs

   QQ19+1               The pixel y-coordinate of the centre of the crosshairs

   QQ19+2               The size of the crosshairs



.TT15

 LDA #24                ; Set A to 24, which we will use as the minimum
                        ; screen indent for the crosshairs (i.e. the minimum
                        ; distance from the top-left corner of the screen)

 LDX QQ11               ; If the current view is not the Short-range Chart,
 CPX #$9C               ; which is view type $9C, then jump to TT178 to skip the
 BNE TT178              ; following instruction

 LDA #0                 ; This is the Short-range Chart, so set A to 0, so the
                        ; crosshairs can go right up against the screen edges

.TT178

 STA QQ19+5             ; Set QQ19+5 to A, which now contains the correct indent
                        ; for this view

 LDA QQ19               ; Set A = crosshairs x-coordinate - crosshairs size
 SEC                    ; to get the x-coordinate of the left edge of the
 SBC QQ19+2             ; crosshairs

 BCS TT84               ; If the above subtraction didn't underflow, then A is
                        ; positive, so skip the next instruction

 LDA #0                 ; The subtraction underflowed, so set A to 0 so the
                        ; crosshairs don't spill out of the left of the screen

.TT84

                        ; In the following, the authors have used XX15 for
                        ; temporary storage. XX15 shares location with X1, Y1,
                        ; X2 and Y2, so in the following, you can consider
                        ; the variables like this:
                        ;
                        ;   XX15   is the same as X1
                        ;   XX15+1 is the same as Y1
                        ;   XX15+2 is the same as X2
                        ;   XX15+3 is the same as Y2
                        ;
                        ; Presumably this routine was written at a different
                        ; time to the line-drawing routine, before the two
                        ; workspaces were merged to save space

 STA XX15               ; Set XX15 (X1) = A (the x-coordinate of the left edge
                        ; of the crosshairs)

 LDA QQ19               ; Set A = crosshairs x-coordinate + crosshairs size
 CLC                    ; to get the x-coordinate of the right edge of the
 ADC QQ19+2             ; crosshairs

 BCC P%+4               ; If the above addition didn't overflow, then A is
                        ; correct, so skip the next instruction

 LDA #255               ; The addition overflowed, so set A to 255 so the
                        ; crosshairs don't spill out of the right of the screen
                        ; (as 255 is the x-coordinate of the rightmost pixel
                        ; on-screen)

 STA XX15+2             ; Set XX15+2 (X2) = A (the x-coordinate of the right
                        ; edge of the crosshairs)

 LDA QQ19+1             ; Set XX15+1 (Y1) = crosshairs y-coordinate + indent
 CLC                    ; to get the y-coordinate of the centre of the
 ADC QQ19+5             ; crosshairs
 STA XX15+1

 STA XX15+3             ; Set XX15+3 (Y2) = crosshairs y-coordinate + indent

 JSR LOIN               ; Draw a line from (X1, Y1) to (X2, Y2), where Y1 = Y2,
                        ; which will draw from the left edge of the crosshairs
                        ; to the right edge, through the centre of the
                        ; crosshairs

 LDA QQ19+1             ; Set A = crosshairs y-coordinate - crosshairs size
 SEC                    ; to get the y-coordinate of the top edge of the
 SBC QQ19+2             ; crosshairs

 BCS TT86               ; If the above subtraction didn't underflow, then A is
                        ; correct, so skip the next instruction

 LDA #0                 ; The subtraction underflowed, so set A to 0 so the
                        ; crosshairs don't spill out of the top of the screen

.TT86

 CLC                    ; Set XX15+1 (Y1) = A + indent to get the y-coordinate
 ADC QQ19+5             ; of the top edge of the indented crosshairs
 STA XX15+1

 LDA QQ19+1             ; Set A = crosshairs y-coordinate + crosshairs size
 CLC                    ; + indent to get the y-coordinate of the bottom edge
 ADC QQ19+2             ; of the indented crosshairs
 ADC QQ19+5

 CMP #152               ; If A < 152 then skip the following, as the crosshairs
 BCC TT87               ; won't spill out of the bottom of the screen

 LDX QQ11               ; A >= 152, so we need to check whether this will fit in
                        ; this view, so fetch the view type

 CPX #$9C               ; If this is the Short-range Chart then the y-coordinate
 BEQ TT87               ; is fine, so skip to TT87

 LDA #151               ; Otherwise this is the Long-range Chart, so we need to
                        ; clip the crosshairs at a maximum y-coordinate of 151

.TT87

 STA XX15+3             ; Set XX15+3 (Y2) = A (the y-coordinate of the bottom
                        ; edge of the crosshairs)

 LDA QQ19               ; Set XX15 (X1) = the x-coordinate of the centre of the
 STA XX15               ; crosshairs

 STA XX15+2             ; Set XX15+2 (X2) = the x-coordinate of the centre of
                        ; the crosshairs

 JMP LOIN               ; Draw a vertical line (X1, Y1) to (X2, Y2), which will
                        ; draw from the top edge of the crosshairs to the bottom
                        ; edge, through the centre of the crosshairs, returning
                        ; from the subroutine using a tail call