fixed signature of mouse_get(): it returns the buttonstatus in A. Added convenience cx16.mouse_pos() routine.

compiler/res/prog8lib/cx16/syslib.p8

@@ -307,13 +307,25 @@ romsub $ff7d = primm()
 romsub $ff44 = macptr()  clobbers(A,X,Y)
 romsub $ff47 = enter_basic(ubyte cold_or_warm @Pc)  clobbers(A,X,Y)
 romsub $ff68 = mouse_config(ubyte shape @A, ubyte scale @X)  clobbers (A, X, Y)
-romsub $ff6b = mouse_get(ubyte zpdataptr @X)  clobbers(A)
+romsub $ff6b = mouse_get(ubyte zpdataptr @X) -> ubyte @A
 romsub $ff71 = mouse_scan()  clobbers(A, X, Y)
 romsub $ff53 = joystick_scan()  clobbers(A, X, Y)
 romsub $ff56 = joystick_get(ubyte joynr @A) -> ubyte @A, ubyte @X, ubyte @Y
 romsub $ff4d = clock_set_date_time(uword yearmonth @R0, uword dayhours @R1, uword minsecs @R2, ubyte jiffies @R3)  clobbers(A, X, Y)
 romsub $ff50 = clock_get_date_time()  clobbers(A, X, Y)  -> uword @R0, uword @R1, uword @R2, ubyte @R3   ; result registers see clock_set_date_time()
 
+asmsub mouse_pos() -> ubyte @A {
+    ; -- short wrapper around mouse_get() kernal routine:
+    ; -- gets the position of the mouse cursor in cx16.r0 and cx16.r1 (x/y coordinate), returns mouse button status.
+    %asm {{
+        phx
+        ldx  #cx16.r0
+        jsr  cx16.mouse_get
+        plx
+        rts
+    }}
+}
+
 
 ; It's not documented what registers are clobbered, so we assume the worst for all following kernal routines...:
 

compiler/res/version.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.7
+7.8-dev

docs/source/todo.rst

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ TODO
 
 For next release
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-...
+- allow  goto pointervar    (goto $a000 already works...)  then use this in cx16assem's run_file()
+- allow "xxx" * constexpr  (where constexpr is not a number literal, now gives expression error not same type)
+- is * lower prio than bitwise & ?   fix prios if so!
 
 
 Need help with

examples/test.p8

@@ -2,45 +2,17 @@
 %zeropage basicsafe
 
 main {
-    str s1 = "Irmen_"
-    str s2 = @"IRMEN_"
-    str s3 = sc:"IRMEN_"
-    str s4 = iso:"Käse, Straße"
-
     sub start() {
-        txt.iso()
-        ; txt.lowercase()
-        txt.nl()
-        txt.nl()
-        txt.nl()
-        txt.nl()
-        txt.nl()
-        txt.print(s1)
-        txt.nl()
-        txt.print(s2)
-        txt.nl()
-        txt.print(s3)
-        txt.nl()
-        txt.print(s4)
-        txt.nl()
+        cx16.mouse_config(1, 0)
 
-        sc(1, s1)
-        sc(2, s2)
-        sc(3, s3)
-        sc(4, s4)
-    }
-
-    sub sc(ubyte row, str text) {
-        uword addr = 1024+row*40
-        ubyte ix = 0
-        ubyte ss
         repeat {
-            ss = text[ix]
-            if not ss
-                return
-            @(addr) = ss
-            addr++
-            ix++
+            ubyte mb = cx16.mouse_pos()
+            txt.print_uw(cx16.r0)
+            txt.spc()
+            txt.print_uw(cx16.r1)
+            txt.spc()
+            txt.print_ub(mb)
+            txt.nl()
         }
     }
 }