Unit bbs_Ansi_Help; // leet online ansi help system (html-like with pipe colors too) // ripped from genesis engine (my ansi editor) and slowly port into mystic // 2. completely redo loading so text is stored in pointer of records... // we can allow larger help files. // 4. needs to use ansi template // 5. quickjump/sitemap option // 6. add linking to OTHER .hlp files? // 7. how to better integrate with the bbs? execute MPL command? what else? // // needs to support lines longer than 255 characters too {$I M_OPS.PAS} Interface Uses bbs_Ansi_MenuBox; Const mysMaxHelpTest = 200; mysMaxHelpKeyLen = 20; mysMaxHelpLineLinks = 10; Type TLineInfoRec = Record // make into pointer Text : String; // make into pointer of string Links : Byte; Link : Array[1..mysMaxHelpLineLinks] of Record //make into pointer Key : String[mysMaxHelpKeyLen]; LinkPos : Byte; LinkLen : Byte; End; End; TAnsiMenuHelp = Class Box : TAnsiMenuBox; HelpFile : Text; CurKey : String[mysMaxHelpKeyLen]; Text : Array[1..mysMaxHelpTest] of TLineInfoRec; Lines : Word; Constructor Create; Destructor Destroy; Override; Procedure OpenHelp (X1, Y1, X2, Y2: Byte; FN, Keyword: String); Function ReadKeywordData : Boolean; End; Implementation Uses m_Strings, bbs_Core; Function StripLinks (S: String) : String; Var A : Byte; B : Byte; Begin A := 255; While A > 0 Do Begin A := Pos(' 0 Then Begin B := 1; while S[A+6+B] <> '>' Do Inc(B); Delete (S, A, 7 + B); A := Pos('', S); If A = 0 Then A := Length(S); Delete (S, A, 7); End; End; Result := S; End; Constructor TAnsiMenuHelp.Create; Begin Inherited Create; End; Destructor TAnsiMenuHelp.Destroy; Begin Inherited Destroy; End; Function TAnsiMenuHelp.ReadKeywordData : Boolean; Var Str : String; Key : String; Temp1 : Byte; Temp2 : Byte; Done : Boolean; Buffer : Array[1..2048] of Char; Begin SetTextBuf (HelpFile, Buffer); Reset (HelpFile); Done := False; While Not Eof(HelpFile) And Not Done Do Begin ReadLn (HelpFile, Str); Temp1 := Pos(' ', Str); If Temp1 = 0 Then Continue; Key := Copy(Str, Temp1 + 10, Length(Str)); If Key <> CurKey Then Continue; Lines := 0; While Not Eof(HelpFile) Do Begin ReadLn (HelpFile, Str); If Pos('', Str) > 0 Then Begin Done := True; Break; End; Inc (Lines); Text[Lines].Text := StripLinks(Str); Text[Lines].Links := 0; Str := strStripPipe(Str); Repeat Temp1 := Pos(' '>' Do Begin Key := Key + Str[Temp1 + 6 + Temp2]; Inc (Temp2); End; Delete (Str, Temp1, 7 + Temp2); Temp2 := Pos('', Str); Delete (Str, Temp2, 7); Text[Lines].Link[Text[Lines].Links].LinkLen := Temp2 - Temp1; Text[Lines].Link[Text[Lines].Links].Key := Key; Until False; End; End; Close (HelpFile); Result := Done And (Lines > 0); End; Procedure TAnsiMenuHelp.OpenHelp (X1, Y1, X2, Y2: Byte; FN, Keyword: String); Var TopPage : Integer; CurLine : Integer; CurLPos : Byte; WinSize : Integer; LastPos : Byte; LastKey : Array[1..10] of String[mysMaxHelpKeyLen]; Procedure LinkOFF (LineNum: Word; YPos, LPos: Byte); Var S : String; Begin If Text[LineNum].Links = 0 Then Exit; With Text[LineNum] Do S := Copy(strStripPipe(Text), Link[LPos].LinkPos, Link[LPos].LinkLen); WriteXY (X1 + Text[LineNum].Link[LPos].LinkPos, YPos, 9, S); End; Procedure DrawPage; Var Count1 : Byte; Count2 : Byte; Begin For Count1 := Y1 to WinSize Do Begin If TopPage + Count1 - Y1 <= Lines Then Begin WriteXYPipe (X1 + 1, (Count1 - Y1) + Y1 + 1, 7, X2 - X1 - 1, Text[TopPage + (Count1 - Y1)].Text); For Count2 := 1 to Text[TopPage + Count1 - 1].Links Do LinkOFF (TopPage + Count1 - 1, Count1 - Y1 + Y1 + 1, Count2); End Else WriteXYPipe (X1 + 1, (Count1 - Y1) + Y1 + 1, 7, X2 - X1 - 1, ''); End; End; Procedure LinkON; Var S : String; Begin With Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1] Do S := Copy(strStripPipe(Text), Link[CurLPos].LinkPos, Link[CurLPos].LinkLen); WriteXY (X1 + Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Link[CurLPos].LinkPos, Y1 + CurLine, 31, S); Session.io.AnsiGotoXY (X1 + Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Link[CurLPos].LinkPos, Y1 + CurLine); End; Procedure UpdateCursor; Begin If Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Links > 0 Then Begin If CurLPos > Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Links Then CurLPos := Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Links; If CurLPos < 1 Then CurLPos := 1; LinkON; End Else Begin CurLPos := 1; Session.io.AnsiGotoXY (X1 + 1, Y1 + CurLine); End; End; Procedure PageDown; Begin If Lines > WinSize Then Begin If TopPage + WinSize <= Lines - WinSize Then Begin Inc (TopPage, WinSize); End Else Begin TopPage := Lines - WinSize + 1; CurLine := WinSize; End; End Else CurLine := Lines; End; Var OK : Boolean; Count : Byte; Ch : Char; Begin Assign (HelpFile, FN); Reset (HelpFile); If IoResult <> 0 Then Exit; Close (HelpFile); TopPage := 1; CurLine := 1; LastPos := 0; WinSize := Y2 - Y1 - 1; CurKey := Keyword; OK := ReadKeywordData; If Not OK and (CurKey <> 'INDEX') Then Begin CurKey := 'INDEX'; OK := ReadKeywordData; End; If Not OK Then Exit; Box := TAnsiMenuBox.Create; Box.Shadow := False; Box.FrameType := 1; Box.BoxAttr := 8; Box.BoxAttr2 := 8; Box.HeadAttr := 15; Box.Box3D := False; Box.Header := ' Section : ' + CurKey + ' '; Box.Open (X1, Y1, X2, Y2); DrawPage; UpdateCursor; While OK Do Begin // Box.UpdateHeader (' Section : ' + CurKey + ' '); TopPage := 1; CurLine := 1; DrawPage; For Count := 1 to WinSize Do If Text[Count].Links > 0 Then Begin CurLine := Count; Break; End; UpdateCursor; Session.io.AllowArrow := True; Repeat Ch := Session.io.GetKey; If Session.io.IsArrow Then Begin Case Ch of #71 : If (TopPage > 1) or (CurLine > 1) Then Begin TopPage := 1; CurLine := 1; DrawPage; UpdateCursor; End; #72 : Begin If (CurLine = 1) and (TopPage > 1) Then Begin Dec (TopPage); DrawPage; UpdateCursor; End Else If CurLine > 1 Then Begin LinkOFF(TopPage + CurLine - 1, CurLine + 1, CurLPos); Dec (CurLine); UpdateCursor; End; End; #73 : Begin If TopPage - WinSize > 0 Then Begin Dec (TopPage, WinSize); DrawPage; UpdateCursor; End Else If CurLine > 1 Then Begin TopPage := 1; CurLine := 1; DrawPage; UpdateCursor; End; End; #75 : If (CurLPos > 1) and (Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Links > 0) Then Begin LinkOFF(TopPage + CurLine - 1, CurLine + 1, CurLPos); Dec(CurLPos); LinkON; End; #77 : If CurLPos < Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Links Then Begin LinkOFF(TopPage + CurLine - 1, CurLine + 1, CurLPos); Inc(CurLPos); LinkON; End; #79 : If TopPage + WinSize <= Lines Then Begin Repeat PageDown; Until TopPage >= Lines - WinSize - 1; DrawPage; UpdateCursor; End Else If TopPage + CurLine <= Lines Then Begin LinkOFF (TopPage + CurLine - 1, CurLine + 1, CurLPos); CurLine := Lines - TopPage + 1; UpdateCursor; End; #80 : Begin If (CurLine = WinSize) and (TopPage + WinSize <= Lines) Then Begin Inc(TopPage); DrawPage; UpdateCursor; End Else If (CurLine < WinSize) And (TopPage + CurLine <= Lines) Then Begin LinkOFF(TopPage + CurLine - 1, CurLine + 1, CurLPos); Inc(CurLine); UpdateCursor; End; End; #81 : If TopPage + WinSize <= Lines Then Begin PageDown; DrawPage; UpdateCursor; End Else If TopPage + CurLine <= Lines Then Begin LinkOFF (TopPage + CurLine - 1, CurLine + 1, CurLPos); CurLine := Lines - TopPage + 1; UpdateCursor; End; End; End Else Begin Case Ch of #08 : Begin If LastPos = 0 Then CurKey := Keyword Else Begin CurKey := LastKey[LastPos]; Dec (LastPos); End; OK := ReadKeywordData; If Not OK Then Begin CurKey := 'INDEX'; OK := ReadKeywordData; End; Break; End; #13 : If Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Links > 0 Then Begin If Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Link[CurLPos].Key = '@PREV' Then Begin If LastPos = 0 Then CurKey := Keyword Else Begin CurKey := LastKey[LastPos]; Dec (LastPos); End; End Else Begin If LastPos < 10 Then Inc (LastPos) Else For Count := 1 to 9 Do LastKey[Count] := LastKey[Count + 1]; LastKey[LastPos] := CurKey; CurKey := Text[TopPage + CurLine - 1].Link[CurLPos].Key; End; OK := ReadKeywordData; If Not OK Then Begin CurKey := 'INDEX'; OK := ReadKeywordData; End; Break; End; #27 : Begin OK := False; Break; End; End; End; Until False; End; Box.Close; Box.Free; End; End.