Re: [cc65] TGI bitmap fnts revisited

Hi Uz,

>> - The parameters to the OUTTEXT driver entry point are changed from a
>> C string to a Pascal string in order to facilitate copy-free clipping
>> for TGI kernel.

> Not a pascal string in the sense that it is preceeded by a length byte. The
> kernel does still pass a C string, but it also passes an additional length.
> Since I don't assume that we encounter screens with a resolution that allows
> display of more than 256 characters in any direction, this will be a byte.

Sorry for being unprecise: It won't be a "Pascal string" as the length
byte won't precede the actual chars. Rather it will be a separate
parameter.

However calling it a "C string" seems misleading too to me because
that implies that the chars are to be used until the zero-terination
is reached. But if the TGI Kernel needs to truncate the string at the
end because of clipping then the string is _NOT_ to be used until the
zero is reached - is it?

Regards,
Oliver
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