[Library] T720 - A 256 Color Retro Terminal [Linux & Windows]

[Mijikai]

TERMINAL 720

T720 is a library that provides functions to create a 2D software rendered 256 color retro terminal.
Ideal for simple text or rougelike games.

It creates a 720p (1280 x 720 pixel) surface with 80 x 45 chars (each 16 x 16 pixels),
the output can be rendered into a user supplied buffer.

I started this little project to get into cross-platform development.

Features:
- access to all buffers (palette / surface / font)
- palette color cycling like in the old days
- support for custom fonts (layout/format mapping)
- simple routines to create lines, blocked out areas or outlines
- support for sprites
- easy mapping of chars and tiles
- scrolling (up & down)
- translation of coordinates from pixel to terminal (tile) space
- effect filters (for monochrome palettes)
- the renderer supports 24 & 32 bit rgb/a and bgr/a buffers (which can be vertically/y flipped)

Last update:

Updated 23.03.2025 - Alpha 10:

- new function tKeyInput()
- fixed a bug in the image loading routines (Windows)

Download (t720_alpha_10): currently not available!

Have fun

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Include (t720.pbi):

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EnableExplicit

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; T720 (TERMINAL 720)
; A software rendered 256 color (palette based) retro terminal.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Author:    Mijikai
; Version:   Alpha 10
; Platform:  Linux / Windows
; Compiler:  PureBasic 6.20 LTS (x64) - C Backend

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CompilerIf #PB_Compiler_OS = #PB_OS_Linux
  Import "t720.so"
    tInit.i(Version.i = #Null);<- needs to be called once at the beginning
    tPaletteLoad.i(*Buffer,File.s);<- loads a bitmap (in memory or as file) and fills the palette with the color of the first 256 pixel
    tPaletteCatch.i(*Buffer);<- loads a palette from memory (256 colors x 4 bytes)
    tPaletteSet.i(Index.i,Color.i);<- sets the color of the palette at the specified index
    tPaletteGet.i(Index.i,*Color);<- gets the color of the palette at the specified index
    tPaletteLookup.i(Color.i);<- looks for a color in the palette and returns its index (or 257 if the color is not found)
    tPaletteCycle.i(Index.i,Colors.i,Steps.i = 1);<- cycles the palette from the specified index (colors = range) x amount of steps left or right (steps can be negative!)  
    tPixelClear.i(Index.i = 0);<- clears all pixels (backbuffer) with the specified by palette index
    tPixelSet.i(X.i,Y.i,Index.i = 127);<- sets a pixel palette index
    tPixelGet.i(X.i,Y.i,*Index);<- gets a pixel palette index
    tPixelDraw.i(X.i,Y.i,*Pixel,Span.i,SrcX.i,SrcY.i,Width.i,Height.i,Index.i = -1);<- draws pixels stored in memory
    tPixelChange.i(Mode.i,IndexA.i,IndexB.i,*Pixel.Ascii,Span.i,SrcX.i,SrcY.i,Width.i,Height.i);<- changes pixel palette indexes in memory
    tPixelFilter.i(Mode.i = 0,Random.i = #False);<- adds a filter effect with 3 modes (0 - 3) and 3 random options (0 - 2)  good for monochrome CRT effects
    tTileMap.i(Offset.i,*Pixel,CountX.i,CountY.i);<- maps pixels to tiles (the offset can be specified)
    tTileSet.i(X.i,Y.i,*Link);<- sets a user defined value for a specific tile
    tTileGet.i(X.i,Y.i,*Link);<-gets the user definded value from a tile
    tTileDraw.i(Id.i,X.i,Y.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1);<- draws a tile (previously mapped with tTileMap())
    tTileDrawRegion.i(Id.i,X.i,Y.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1);<- draws multiple tiles at once (added with one call to tTileMap())
    tTileDrawLine.i(Id.i,X1.i,Y1.i,X2.i,Y2.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1);<- draws a line composed of tiles
    tTileDrawBlock.i(Id.i,X.i = 0,Y.i = 0,CountX.i = 0,CountY.i = 0,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1);<- draws a rect (block) composed of lines
    tTileDrawOutline.i(Rect.i,Corner.i,X.i,Y.i,CountX.i,CountY.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1);<- draws a outline composed of tiles (individual tiles indexes can be set with the RGBA() macro for Rect and Corner)
    tTileReplace.i(Id.i,IndexA.i,IndexB.i,Count.i = 0);<- replaces palette indexes in a specific tile
    tTileExclude.i(Id.i,IndexA.i,IndexB.i,Count.i = 0);<- replaces all palette indexes unless its the index specified by IndexB in a specific tile
    tTileSwap.i(Id.i,IndexA.i,IndexB.i,Count.i = 0);<- swaps two palette indexes in a specific tile
    tTileMark.i(X.i,Y.i,Index.i = 127);<- highlights a tile (pus a one pixel border around it) with the selected palette index
    tTileErase.i(X.i,Y.i,Index.i = 0,*Link = 0);<- deletes a tile at the specified tile position
    tTileScroll.i(Count.i = 1,Index.i = 0);<- scroll the backbuffer up or down a specified amounf (Count) and sets the palette index for the new created lines
    tTextFont.i(*Buffer,Format.s);<- registers a font (16 x 16 chars @ 16 x 16 pixels) format describes what char is where using a string (ex. " ABCDEF")
    tTextDraw.i(X.i,Y.i,Text.s,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1);<- draws text
    tTextChar.i(Id.i,X.i,Y.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1);<- draws a single char
    tTextReplace.i(IndexA.i,IndexB.i);<- same as tTileReplace() but for the font chars (tiles)
    tTextExclude.i(IndexA.i,IndexB.i)
    tTextSwap.i(IndexA.i,IndexB.i)
    tSpriteLoad.i(*Buffer,File.s,UsePalette.i = #False);<- loads a bitmap (from file or memory) and uses the palette (if UsePalette is #True) or the green color channel to map the pixles to palette indexes  
    tSpriteDraw.i(*Sprite,X.i,Y.i,Center.i = #False,Index.i = -1);<- draws a sprite to the screen (not confined by the tile grid)
    tSpriteDrawAngle.i(*Sprite,X.i,Y.i,Center.i = #False,Angle.i = 0,Index.i = -1);<- draws a angled (rotated sprite) using the three shrear method
    tSpriteTest.i(*Sprite1,X1.i,Y1.i,Center1.i,*Sprite2,X2.i,Y2.i,Center2.i);<- test the colission between two (unrotated) sprites
    tSpriteSave.i(*Sprite,File.s);<- saves the loaded sprite as binary file (palette indexes)
    tSpriteFree.i(*Sprite);<- frees a sprite
    tBufferInfo.i(*Info);<- returns a list of memory addresses for the vatious buffers (everything is accessible)
    tBufferPush.i(Mode.i = 3);<- saves buffer states (0 = palette, 1 = surface, 2 = font, 3 = link, 4 = surface & link, 5 = all)
    tBufferPop.i(Mode.i = 3);<- restores buffer states
    tBufferDebug.i(Mode.i,Offset.i = 0,X.i = 0,Y.i = 0,CountX.i = 0,CountY.i = 0);<- debugs (draws the content of a specific buffer:  0 = palette, 1 = surface, 2 = font)
    tTranslate.i(X.i,Y.i,*X,*Y,Width.i = 0,Height.i = 0);<- maps a position within a width and height to the tile index
    tPointInRect.i(PosX.i,PosY.i,X.i,Y.i,Width.i,Height.i,Center.i = #False);<- checks if a point is inside a rect (useful for menus)
    tScreenshot.i(File.s);<- saves the contents of the terminal backbuffer as screenshot (*.bmp)
    tRender.i(*Buffer,Pitch.i,Bits.i,FormatBGR.i = #False,FlippedY.i = #False);<- rebders the backbuffer into a user specified memory location
    tScreenOpen.i();<- creates a screen (fullscreen) - calls tInit()
    tScreenWindowOpen.i();<- creates a maximized window with a screen - calls tInit()
    tScreenPollEvents.i();<- polls window events (handles input)
    tScreenRenderBegin.i();<- start rendering
    tScreenRenderEnd.i();<- stop rendering
    tScreenRenderFlip.i();<- flip buffers
    tScreenExit.i();<- returns #True if [ESC] is pressed (tScreenPollEvents() needs to be called before) 
    tScreenClose.i();<- closes the screen
    tKeyPressed.i(Code.i);<- checks if a key is pressed
    tKeyPushed.i(Code.i);<- checks if a key has been pressed
    tKeyInput.i();<- returns the char code of the last pressed key
    tMousePosition.i(*X,*Y);<- gets the mouse position in pixels (Integer)
    tMouseTile.i(*X,*Y);<- gets the mouse position in tile space (Integer)
    tMouseLeft.i();<- is the left mouse button pressed
    tMouseRight.i() ;<- is the right mouse button pressed
    tMouseMiddle.i();<- is the middle mouse button pressed
    tMouseLeftClick.i();<- was the left mouse button pressed
    tMouseRightClick.i()
    tMouseMiddleClick.i()
    tMouseWheel.i();<- resturns the amout of the mouse wheel if turned (can be negative) 
  EndImport
CompilerElse
  Import "t720.lib"
    tInit.i(Version.i = #Null)
    tPaletteLoad.i(*Buffer,File.s)
    tPaletteCatch.i(*Buffer)
    tPaletteSet.i(Index.i,Color.i)
    tPaletteGet.i(Index.i,*Color)
    tPaletteLookup.i(Color.i)
    tPaletteCycle.i(Index.i,Colors.i,Steps.i = 1)
    tPixelClear.i(Index.i = 0)
    tPixelSet.i(X.i,Y.i,Index.i = 127)
    tPixelGet.i(X.i,Y.i,*Index)
    tPixelDraw.i(X.i,Y.i,*Pixel,Span.i,SrcX.i,SrcY.i,Width.i,Height.i,Index.i = -1)
    tPixelChange.i(Mode.i,IndexA.i,IndexB.i,*Pixel.Ascii,Span.i,SrcX.i,SrcY.i,Width.i,Height.i);
    tPixelFilter.i(Mode.i = 0,Random.i = #False)
    tTileMap.i(Offset.i,*Pixel,CountX.i,CountY.i)
    tTileSet.i(X.i,Y.i,*Link)
    tTileGet.i(X.i,Y.i,*Link)
    tTileDraw.i(Id.i,X.i,Y.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1)
    tTileDrawRegion.i(Id.i,X.i,Y.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1)
    tTileDrawLine.i(Id.i,X1.i,Y1.i,X2.i,Y2.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1)
    tTileDrawBlock.i(Id.i,X.i = 0,Y.i = 0,CountX.i = 0,CountY.i = 0,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1)
    tTileDrawOutline.i(Rect.i,Corner.i,X.i,Y.i,CountX.i,CountY.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1)
    tTileReplace.i(Id.i,IndexA.i,IndexB.i,Count.i = 0)
    tTileExclude.i(Id.i,IndexA.i,IndexB.i,Count.i = 0)
    tTileSwap.i(Id.i,IndexA.i,IndexB.i,Count.i = 0)
    tTileMark.i(X.i,Y.i,Index.i = 127)
    tTileErase.i(X.i,Y.i,Index.i = 0,*Link = 0)
    tTileScroll.i(Count.i = 1,Index.i = 0)
    tTextFont.i(*Buffer,Format.s)
    tTextDraw.i(X.i,Y.i,Text.s,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1)
    tTextChar.i(Id.i,X.i,Y.i,*Link = 0,Index.i = -1)
    tTextReplace.i(IndexA.i,IndexB.i)
    tTextExclude.i(IndexA.i,IndexB.i)
    tTextSwap.i(IndexA.i,IndexB.i)
    tSpriteLoad.i(*Buffer,File.s,UsePalette.i = #False)
    tSpriteDraw.i(*Sprite,X.i,Y.i,Center.i = #False,Index.i = -1)
    tSpriteDrawAngle.i(*Sprite,X.i,Y.i,Center.i = #False,Angle.i = 0,Index.i = -1)
    tSpriteTest.i(*Sprite1,X1.i,Y1.i,Center1.i,*Sprite2,X2.i,Y2.i,Center2.i)
    tSpriteSave.i(*Sprite,File.s)
    tSpriteFree.i(*Sprite)
    tBufferInfo.i(*Info)
    tBufferPush.i(Mode.i = 3)
    tBufferPop.i(Mode.i = 3)
    tBufferDebug.i(Mode.i,Offset.i = 0,X.i = 0,Y.i = 0,CountX.i = 0,CountY.i = 0)
    tTranslate.i(X.i,Y.i,*X,*Y,Width.i = 0,Height.i = 0)
    tPointInRect.i(PosX.i,PosY.i,X.i,Y.i,Width.i,Height.i,Center.i = #False)
    tScreenshot.i(File.s)
    tRender.i(*Buffer,Pitch.i,Bits.i,FormatBGR.i = #False,FlippedY.i = #False)
    tScreenOpen.i()
    tScreenWindowOpen.i()
    tScreenPollEvents.i()
    tScreenRenderBegin.i()
    tScreenRenderEnd.i()
    tScreenRenderFlip.i()
    tScreenExit.i()
    tScreenClose.i()
    tKeyPressed.i(Code.i)
    tKeyPushed.i(Code.i)
    tKeyInput.i()
    tMousePosition.i(*X,*Y)
    tMouseTile.i(*X,*Y)
    tMouseLeft.i()
    tMouseRight.i() 
    tMouseMiddle.i()
    tMouseLeftClick.i()
    tMouseRightClick.i() 
    tMouseMiddleClick.i()
    tMouseWheel.i()
  EndImport
CompilerEndIf

;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#T720_VERSION = $0000008

;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Structure T720_INFO
  *palette[2]
  *surface[2]
  *font[2]
EndStructure

Structure T720_SPRITE
  width.l
  height.l  
  pixels.i
  *pixel
EndStructure

Enumeration
  #KEY_0
  #KEY_1
  #KEY_2
  #KEY_3
  #KEY_4
  #KEY_5
  #KEY_6
  #KEY_7
  #KEY_8
  #KEY_9
  #KEY_A
  #KEY_B
  #KEY_C
  #KEY_D
  #KEY_E
  #KEY_F
  #KEY_G
  #KEY_H
  #KEY_I
  #KEY_J
  #KEY_K
  #KEY_L
  #KEY_M
  #KEY_N
  #KEY_O
  #KEY_P
  #KEY_Q
  #KEY_R
  #KEY_S
  #KEY_T
  #KEY_U
  #KEY_V
  #KEY_W
  #KEY_X
  #KEY_Y
  #KEY_Z
  #KEY_Escape
  #KEY_Minus
  #KEY_Equals
  #KEY_Back
  #KEY_Tab
  #KEY_LeftBracket
  #KEY_RightBracket
  #KEY_Return
  #KEY_LeftControl
  #KEY_SemiColon
  #KEY_Apostrophe
  #KEY_Grave
  #KEY_LeftShift
  #KEY_BackSlash
  #KEY_Comma
  #KEY_Period
  #KEY_Slash
  #KEY_RightShift
  #KEY_Multiply
  #KEY_LeftAlt
  #KEY_Space
  #KEY_Capital
  #KEY_F1
  #KEY_F2
  #KEY_F3
  #KEY_F4
  #KEY_F5
  #KEY_F6
  #KEY_F7
  #KEY_F8
  #KEY_F9
  #KEY_F10
  #KEY_F11
  #KEY_F12
  #KEY_NumLock
  #KEY_Scroll
  #KEY_Pad0
  #KEY_Pad1
  #KEY_Pad2
  #KEY_Pad3
  #KEY_Pad4
  #KEY_Pad5
  #KEY_Pad6
  #KEY_Pad7
  #KEY_Pad8
  #KEY_Pad9
  #KEY_Add
  #KEY_Subtract
  #KEY_Decimal
  #KEY_PadEnter
  #KEY_RightControl
  #KEY_PadComma
  #KEY_Divide
  #KEY_RightAlt
  #KEY_Pause
  #KEY_Home
  #KEY_Up
  #KEY_Down
  #KEY_Left
  #KEY_Right
  #KEY_End
  #KEY_PageUp
  #KEY_PageDown
  #KEY_Insert
  #KEY_Delete
EndEnumeration

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Example 1 (using tMap() - char/tile mapping):

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EnableExplicit

XIncludeFile "t720.pbi"

Procedure.i Main()
  Protected.i tx,ty
  If tScreenOpen();<- calls tInit() and opens a screen (1280 x 720 @ 60 fps)
    tTileMap(0,?block,1,3);<- map the tiles saved in the datasection
    tTileReplace(0,1,80,2);<- replace some pixel color indexes (tile 1 @ index 0)
    tTileReplace(2,1,120);<- "
    Repeat
      tScreenPollEvents();<- handle screen & input events
      tMouseTile(@tx,@ty);<- get mouse position in tile space
      If tScreenRenderBegin();<- start rendering to the screen backbuffer
        tPixelClear();<- clear all pixels in the backbuffer
        tTileDraw(0,4,2);<- draw the first tile @ index 0 (mapped by tTileMap())
        tTileDraw(1,5,2);<- draw the next tile
        tTileDraw(2,6,2);<- "
        tTextDraw(32,2,"T720 - TERMINAL");<- draw some text
        tTextDraw(32,3,"***************");<- "
        tTextDraw(4,4,"Mouse:" + Str(tx) + "x" + Str(ty));<- "
        tTileDrawOutline(RGBA(0,1,0,1),RGBA(2,2,2,2),30,1,19,4);<- draw a outline (border using tile indexes supplied via the RGBA() macro)
        tTileMark(tx,ty);<- mark (highlight) the tile the mouse is in
        tScreenRenderEnd();<- stop rendering to the screen backbuffer
      EndIf
      tScreenRenderFlip();<- flip screen buffers
    Until tScreenExit();<- press [ESC] to exit
    tScreenClose();<- close everything down
  EndIf
  ProcedureReturn #Null
EndProcedure

End Main()

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Example 2 (simple "Matrix" effect):

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EnableExplicit

XIncludeFile "t720.pbi"

Procedure.i Main()
  Protected.T720_INFO info
  Protected.i i,x,Dim y(79)
  If tScreenOpen()
    tBufferInfo(@info);<- get infos about the different buffers
    tTileMap(0,info\font[0],16,16);<- (tile) map the font buffer
    Repeat
      tScreenPollEvents()
      If tScreenRenderBegin()
        tPixelClear(70);<- clear the screen
        For i = 0 To 79
          For x = 0 To y(i)
            tTileReplace(x + 100,0,40 + x * 2);<- change the color (palette index) of some tiles
            tTileDraw(x + 100,i,x);<- draw a tile
            tTileDrawLine(110,33,20,45,20);<- draw a (tile) line
            tTileDraw(x + 1 + (y(i) ! 2),i,x,0,0)
            tTileDraw(x + 100,i,44)
          Next
          y(i) + 1
          If y(i) > 44
            y(i) = -Random(40,0)
          EndIf 
        Next
        tPixelFilter(3,1);<- adds a pixel filter effect
        tTextDraw(33,19,"TERMINAL-T720",0,-1);<- draws text
        tTextDraw(33,20," M A T R I X ",0,0)
        tScreenRenderEnd()
      EndIf
      tScreenRenderFlip()
    Until tScreenExit()
    tScreenClose()
  EndIf
  ProcedureReturn #Null
EndProcedure

End Main()

[Mijikai]

Update (alpha 2):
- removed the interface
- improved tOutline()
- improved tCycle()

[Mijikai]

Update (alpha 4):
- fixed a bug in tPattern() and changed the name to tBlock()
- fixed a bug in tReplace() & tExchange()
- the function tTile() was renamed to the more fitting name tChar()
- added new function tLine()
- added new function tFilter()
- tInit() will now call tMap() on the internal font buffer
- other small improvements

[Mijikai]

Update (alpha 5):
- renamed tChar() to tTile()
- renamed tMark() to tWrite()
- renamed tLink() to tRead()
- added new function tErase()
- added new function tMark()
- added new function tDebug()
- added new function tChar()
- added new function tRegion()
- fixed a bug in tMap()
- other small improvements

[Mijikai]

Update (alpha 6):
- added new function tPlot()
- added new function tIndex()
- added new function tSprite()
- added new function tModify()
- expanded tReplace() & tExchange()

[Mijikai]

Update (alpha 7):
- new functions
- simpler names for all functions

[Rudy M]

Looks interessting...
Did a test on Linux but got: t750.so not found.
Does it not work on Linux?

Correction:
I'm sorry I did not saw Your downloadlinks.
This afternoon I'm going to test Your routines.
Rudy M

[Mijikai]

Looks interessting...
Did a test on Linux but got: t750.so not found.
Does it not work on Linux?

Thanks.

It should work, i developed it on Linux Debian 12.
Make sure that the *.so & include (*.pbi) are in the same directory as the source file.
Hope this helps.

Also useful:
In the PureBasic IDE Preferences select the option "all open files" under AutoComplete -> Displayed items.
This makes the functions AutoComplete in the include (*.pbi) availabe for your source file which is very convenient. You just have to have both files open in the IDE (source & include).

Good luck

[Rudy M]

Second time I'm sorry,
this afternoon I didn't have time to test your program. (Groceries, partner stays home late..., cooking instead of programming...).

Thanks for your tip (Preferences PB IDE...), I changed them.

I'm very curious about the result of what you programmed, and hope to be able to give you a reply tomorrow.

[idle]

I only just saw this, it looks great.

[Rudy M]

I have set the compiler option as You described.
All files are in one map.
But after F5 I obtain following error message:

Compilation in progress...
The required compiler cannot be found:
Purebasic 6.12 LTS - C Backend (Linux - x64)

[Rudy M]

Found myself the solution:
In the PB compiler-options:
For one example against another it is necessary to check or uncheck the "use compiler"...

Wow, nicely programmed, congratulations!

[Mijikai]

Thanks @idle and @Rudy M

I updated the library (see first post for all changes), to make it easier to use and experiment with.
Now it comes with Screen, Keyboard and Mouse support.

Have fun.

[Mijikai]

Update (alpha 10):
- new function tKeyInput()
- fixed a bug in the image loading routines (Windows)

[idle]

I was expecting to see the source of the DLL / SO