The JMTB (Bank 2) variable - Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

       Name: JMTB                                                    [Show more]
       Type: Variable
   Category: Text
    Summary: The extended token table for jump tokens 1-32 (DETOK)
  Deep dive: Extended text tokens
    Context: See this variable in context in the source code
 References: This variable is used as follows:
             * DETOK2 uses JMTB


.JMTB

 EQUW MT1               ; Token  1: Switch to ALL CAPS
 EQUW MT2               ; Token  2: Switch to Sentence Case
 EQUW TT27              ; Token  3: Print the selected system name
 EQUW TT27              ; Token  4: Print the commander's name
 EQUW MT5               ; Token  5: Switch to extended tokens
 EQUW MT6               ; Token  6: Switch to standard tokens, in Sentence Case
 EQUW DASC              ; Token  7: Beep
 EQUW MT8               ; Token  8: Tab to column 6
 EQUW MT9               ; Token  9: Clear screen, tab to column 1, view type = 1
 EQUW DASC              ; Token 10: Line feed
 EQUW NLIN4             ; Token 11: Draw box around title (line at pixel row 19)
 EQUW DASC              ; Token 12: Carriage return
 EQUW MT13              ; Token 13: Switch to lower case
 EQUW MT14              ; Token 14: Switch to justified text
 EQUW MT15              ; Token 15: Switch to left-aligned text
 EQUW MT16              ; Token 16: Print the character in DTW7 (drive number)
 EQUW MT17              ; Token 17: Print system name adjective in Sentence Case
 EQUW MT18              ; Token 18: Randomly print 1 to 4 two-letter tokens
 EQUW MT19              ; Token 19: Capitalise first letter of next word only
 EQUW DASC              ; Token 20: Unused
 EQUW CLYNS             ; Token 21: Clear the bottom few lines of the space view
 EQUW PAUSE             ; Token 22: Display ship and wait for key press
 EQUW MT23              ; Token 23: Move to row 10, white text, set lower case
 EQUW PAUSE2            ; Token 24: Wait for a key press
 EQUW BRIS              ; Token 25: Show incoming message screen, wait 2 seconds
 EQUW MT26              ; Token 26: Print a space and capitalise the next letter
 EQUW MT27              ; Token 27: Print mission captain's name (217-219)
 EQUW MT28              ; Token 28: Print mission 1 location hint (220-221)
 EQUW MT29              ; Token 29: Column 6, white text, lower case in words
 EQUW FILEPR            ; Token 30: Display currently selected media (disc/tape)
 EQUW OTHERFILEPR       ; Token 31: Display the non-selected media (disc/tape)
 EQUW DASC              ; Token 32: Unused

[X]

Subroutine BRIS (category: Missions)

Clear the screen, display "INCOMING MESSAGE" and wait for 2 seconds

[X]

Subroutine CLYNS (category: Drawing the screen)

Clear the bottom two text rows of the visible screen

[X]

Entry point DASC in subroutine TT26 (category: Text)

DASC does exactly the same as TT26 and prints a character at the text cursor, with support for verified text in extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine FILEPR (category: Save and load)

Display the currently selected media (disc or tape)

[X]

Subroutine MT1 (category: Text)

Switch to ALL CAPS when printing extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT13 (category: Text)

Switch to lower case when printing extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT14 (category: Text)

Switch to justified text when printing extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT15 (category: Text)

Switch to left-aligned text when printing extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT16 (category: Text)

Print the character in variable DTW7

[X]

Subroutine MT17 (category: Text)

Print the selected system's adjective, e.g. Lavian for Lave

[X]

Subroutine MT18 (category: Text)

Print a random 1-8 letter word in Sentence Case

[X]

Subroutine MT19 (category: Text)

Capitalise the next letter

[X]

Subroutine MT2 (category: Text)

Switch to Sentence Case when printing extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT23 (category: Text)

Move to row 9 and switch to lower case when printing extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT26 (category: Text)

Print a space and capitalise the next letter

[X]

Subroutine MT27 (category: Text)

Print the captain's name during mission briefings

[X]

Subroutine MT28 (category: Text)

Print the location hint during the mission 1 briefing

[X]

Subroutine MT29 (category: Text)

Move to row 7 and switch to lower case when printing extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT5 (category: Text)

Switch to extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT6 (category: Text)

Switch to standard tokens in Sentence Case

[X]

Subroutine MT8 (category: Text)

Tab to column 6 and start a new word when printing extended tokens

[X]

Subroutine MT9 (category: Text)

Clear the screen and set the view type for a text-based mission

[X]

Subroutine NLIN4 (category: Drawing lines)

Draw a horizontal line on tile row 2 to box in a title

[X]

Subroutine OTHERFILEPR (category: Save and load)

Display the non-selected media (disc or tape)

[X]

Subroutine PAUSE (category: Missions)

Display a rotating ship, waiting until a key is pressed, then remove the ship from the screen

[X]

Subroutine PAUSE2 (category: Controllers)

Wait until a key is pressed, ignoring any existing key press

[X]

Subroutine TT27 (category: Text)

Print a text token

Text: JMTB

[NES version, Bank 2]