' Mouse springs v1.bas SmallBASIC MGA 2015-04-18 post SmallB, 4-19 Bpf ' Demo fun mouse graphics effect, developed on Windows 7-64 maxX=800:maxY=600 ' draw area centerX=maxX/2:centerY=maxY/2 ' this is where the screen effect center is maxR=40:dColor=1 ' Max Radius of Springs, ChangeColor lowXY=maxR*2:highX=maxX-maxR*2:highY=maxY-maxR*2 ' mouse pen borders for effect red=12:blue=9 ' some color commentary locate 0,120 : ? "Mouse Springs v1.bas" ' a little title locate 1,120 : ? "2015-04-18, MGA/B+" ' a little credit locate 3,120 : ? "Move mouse around" ' a little description locate 4,120 : ? "center of screen" locate 5,120 : ? "to see the effect." locate 7,120 : ? "press esc to END" while 1 ' loop forever rect 0,0,maxX,maxY,0 filled ' erase/blackout drawing area for y=lowXY to highY step maxR ' update our little drawing area for x=lowXY to highX step maxR ' according to where current mouse is distance=((x-centerX)^2+(y-centerY)^2)^.5 ' calculate spring distance mouse topRadius=distance/11 ' use this calculation for max spring radius for radius=topRadius to 0 step -4 ' draw the spring according to distance from mouse dColor*=-1 ' alternate red/blue for colorful spring if dColor<0 then circle x,y,radius,1,red else circle x,y,radius,1,blue next r next x next y delay 50 'slow down the drawing label doloop k=inkey ' check to quit if asc(k)=27 then locate 20,120: ? "END" :end ' if esc pressed then end pen on 'check current mouse and record to variables cmX=pen(10) 'current mouse X cmY=pen(11) 'current mouse Y pen off 'done checking mouse x,y, now check in borders if cmXlowXY and cmYlowXY then centerX=cmX :centerY=cmY if centerX=oldX and centerY=oldY then goto doloop else oldX=centerX :oldY=centerY wend