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Screen Open 0,640,200,16,lowres : Flash Off
Reserve Zone 10
Dim LINK(10,4) : Rem Link(x,0)=state/not used x,1=x x,2=y x,3=x1 x,4=y1
Dim LINKTEXT$(10)
Reserve Zone 11
Double Buffer
Bob Update Off
Autoback 0
rem setting up zone
For X=1 To 10
TXT$="Text Zone"+Str$(X)
LINKTEXT$(X)=TXT$
LINK(X,0)=0
LINK(X,1)=10+(X*5)
LINK(X,2)=10+(X*8)
LINK(X,3)=LINK(X,1)+(Len(TXT$)*8) : Rem 8 means font width
LINK(X,4)=LINK(X,2)+9 : Rem 9 here is font height 8 + 1
Set Zone X,LINK(X,1),LINK(X,2)-9 To LINK(X,3),LINK(X,4)-9 : Rem -9 here adjust to how the text x,y,txt$ is rendered on y
Next X
rem main loop
Repeat
Cls
MX=X Mouse
MY=Y Mouse
M=Mouse Zone
Ink 2
Text 10,9,"Zone Under cursor="+Str$(M)
rem draw text:
For X=1 To 10
Ink 2
If M=X Then Ink 4 : rem if mouse is under zone, draw the text in red, else white will be drawn
Text LINK(X,1),LINK(X,2),LINKTEXT$(X)
Next
Screen Swap : Wait Vbl
Until Mouse Key=2
For a bit faster version, without double buffering, add rem in front of :
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Double Buffer
Bob Update Off
Autoback 0
...
cls
and change
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Text 0,9,"Zone Under cursor="+Str$(M)
to
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Text 0,9,"Zone Under cursor="+Str$(M)+" "