Option

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Description: Changes compilation options

Syntax:

Option <Setting>, <Value>

Part	Description
<Setting>	Required. The setting you wish to change. See the table below for supported settings
<Value>	Required. All values are required if the chosen setting has any values to set

Setting

Values

Description

Explicit

None

Requires all variables to be declared before use.

ReorgVars	<MemLoc>	Changes the memory location starting point for variables.
TextHeight	<Height>	Changes the height of the text. The default value is 26. If text is printed past the <Height>, a DMA routine will shift all characters up by 1.
TextPriority	<Priority>	Sets the text priority to High or Low
TextStart	<Row>, <Col>	Sets the starting position for the text. The default position is (1,1).
TextWidth	<Width>	Sets the width of the text. Text printed past the width will continue on the following line.
Title	<GameName>	Sets the title of both DOMESTIC and OVERSEAS to the specified name.
XgmOff	None	Disables the XGM library from being loaded.
XgmOn	None	Enables the XGM Library

Notes: Any setting changed by the OPTION command will override any preferences set in the compiler Preferences. Changing the title in this manner will update the properties in the IDE.

Example:

Option TextPriority, Low