text displays now

and the file parser exists
fuck yes

vacation.p8

@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ end
 
 function nop() end
 
+blank = {}
+function blank:update() end
+function blank:draw() end
+
 -- puke emits a verbose string
 -- describing item, indented to
 -- the specified depth (0 by
@@ -344,6 +348,12 @@ spring = {
 }
 mknew(spring)
 
+function easeoutovershoot(t)
+ t-=1
+ return 1+2.7*t*t*t+1.7*t*t
+end
+
+
 function spring:update()
  local v = self.v
  self.v:update()
@@ -352,7 +362,7 @@ function spring:update()
   return true
  end
  local t, range = self.f/self.frames, self.to - self.from
- v.y = self.to-range*(2^(-10*t)*cos(2*t))
+ v.y = self.from + easeoutovershoot(t)*range
  self.f += 1
 end
 
@@ -376,7 +386,7 @@ function scoot:update()
   return true
  end
  self.f += 1
- if self.f < 0 then
+ if self.f <= 0 then
   v.y=self.from
   return
  end
@@ -390,7 +400,10 @@ end
 
 scootbox = {}
 mknew(scootbox, function(x)
- x.v = view.new()
+ x.v = view.new{
+  x=x.x,
+  y=x.from or scoot.from,
+ }
  x.s = scoot.new{
   from=x.from or scoot.from,
   to=x.to or scoot.to,
@@ -437,15 +450,16 @@ function zonk_txt(s, x, y, p, md, amt, frms)
  frms = frms or 0
  amt = amt or 0
  local itv = (frms>>2)&0x7ff
- local v = view.of{
+ local t1 = txtbox.new{
-  txtbox.new{
   x=x+1,
   y=y+1,
   interval=itv,
   cols=cparr(shd_txt_pal),
   mode=md,
   text=s,
-  },
+ }
+ local v = view.of{
+  t1,
   txtbox.new{
    x=x,
    y=y,
@@ -455,11 +469,13 @@ function zonk_txt(s, x, y, p, md, amt, frms)
    text=s,
   },
  }
- return spring.new{
+ itv=spring.new{
-  from=-amt,
+  from=amt,
   frames=frms,
   v=v,
  }
+ itv.eff_w=t1:xmax()
+ return itv
 end
 
 -->8
@@ -646,30 +662,138 @@ def_15_fade = split"0,128,129,133,141,13,13,6,6,15,15,136,135,7"
 def_13_fade = split"0,128,129,133,141,140,140,13,13,12"
 def_shd_fade = split"0,128,130,141,2"
 
-zonk_mode = {}
+-- frames per character to wait
+-- during zonk text display.
+fchr=2
+
+zonk_mode = {
+ files={},
+ lnh = 8,
+ --space width
+ spc_w = 2,
+ --text mode
+ txmd=0x81,
+ --text spring-in distance
+ txd=10,
+ --text spring-in frames
+ txf=20,
+ p=def_z_pal,
+
+ twt=60,
+ expect_cfg_line=true,
+ txt_frame=blank,
+ playing_text=true,
+ cx=0,
+ cy=0,
+}
 mknew(zonk_mode, function(self)
  self.stripes=fuzzy_stripey.new{}
-
  self.brth=breather.new{}
  -- test renderer
- clear_alt_pal_bits()
- pal()
- pal(self.p or def_z_pal, 1)
  self.brth.on = true
- self.txtwnd = zonk_txt("tEXT tEST", 40, 60, nrm_txt_pal, 0x81, 32, 30)
 end)
 
+function zonk_mode:set(_, field,value)
+ self[field]=value
+end
+function zonk_mode:g(_, fn, ...)
+ return _ENV[fn](...)
+end
+function zonk_mode:at(_, x, y)
+ self.txt_frame=scootbox.new{
+  x=x,
+  from=y,
+ }
+end
+
+function zonk_mode:activate()
+ clear_alt_pal_bits()
+ pal()
+ pal(self.p, 1)
+ if (type(self.file) == "string") self.file = split(self.file, "\n")
+ if (not self.file) self:next_file()
+ assert(self.file)
+end
+function zonk_mode:next_file()
+ if #self.files > 0 then
+  self.file=split(deli(self.files,1), "\n")
+  self.expect_cfg_line=true
+ end
+end
+
+-- return char count, item
+-- or 0, nil: end of page
+-- or nil (, nil): end of file
+function zonk_mode:next_item()
+ if not self.line then
+  if (not self.file or #self.file == 0) return
+  if self.expect_cfg_line then
+   self.expect_cfg_line = false
+   local cfg_line = split(deli(self.file, 1), " ")
+   for i,cmd in ipairs(cfg_line) do
+    local frags = split(cmd,":")
+    self[frags[1]](self, unpack(frags))
+   end
+   return self:next_item()
+  end
+  local line = deli(self.file, 1)
+  if line == "-----" then
+   self.line = nil
+   self.expect_cfg_line = true
+   self.cx = 0
+   self.cy = 0
+   return 0, nil
+  end
+  self.line = split(line, " ")
+ end
+ if #self.line==0 then
+  self.line = nil
+  self.cx = 0
+  self.cy += self.lnh
+  return self:next_item()
+ end
+ -- parse token
+ local token = tostr(deli(self.line, 1))
+ local pp,cmult=nrm_txt_pal,1
+ if (token[1]=="$") token,cmult=sub(token,2),2
+ if (token[1]=="^") token,cmult=sub(token,2),0.5
+ if (token[1]=="!") token,pp=sub(token,2),sfd_txt_pal
+ if (token[1]=="#") token,pp=sub(token,2),hlt_txt_pal
+ local ret = zonk_txt(token,self.cx,self.cy,pp,self.txmd,self.txf,self.txd*cmult)
+ self.cx = ret.eff_w+self.spc_w
+ return #token,ret
+end
+
 function zonk_mode:update()
+ if self.playing_text then
+  self.twt -= 1
+  if self.twt <= 0 then
+   local cn,item = self:next_item()
+   if not cn then
+    self:next_file()
+    self.playing_text=false
+   elseif cn < 0 then
+    self.twt = -cn
+   else
+    self.twt = cn*fchr
+   end
+   if item then
+    self.txt_frame:push(item)
+   else
+    self.playing_text=false
+   end
+  end
+ end
  self.stripes:update()
  self.brth:update()
- self.txtwnd:update()
+ self.txt_frame:update()
 end
 
 function zonk_mode:draw()
  cls(0)
  self.stripes:draw()
  self.brth:draw()
- self.txtwnd:draw()
+ self.txt_frame:draw()
 end
 
 -->8
@@ -1304,6 +1428,7 @@ function sequencer:next()
  else
   mainview = rec.f()
  end
+ if(mainview.activate) mainview:activate()
  mainview:update()
 end
 
@@ -1317,7 +1442,15 @@ function start_game()
 --  },
   {
    f =  zonk_mode.new,
-   params={},
+   params={{
+    file=[[at:15:15
+ZONK TEXT TEST
+#ZONK TEXT #TEST
+$ZONK $TEXT $TEST
+!ZONK !TEXT !TEST
+^ZONK ^TEXT ^TEST
+    ]],
+   }},
   },
  }
  seq:next()