sibomots

Been a C/C++ software engineer over 30 years,  just not Lua.    I've browsed the Wiki and nothing seems to answer these questions.

Question -- Colored Text:

In OpenComputers, need sample code that prints colored text with Tier2 or Tier3 computer systems.

I've tried:

local component = require("component")

local gpu = component.gpu

local term = require("term")

-- green text

gpu.setForeground(0x00FF00)

term.write("howdy world\n")

In order to print colored text, do I need to use the functions in gpu or in term?

Question -- The Editor and adjusting resolutions.

When gpu.setResolution(w,h) it resets the resolution of the window interface to the computer.  Is there a way to adjust the resolution of the graphics for the monitors attached to the computer but not the interactive shell to program the computer?

I notice (thankfully) I can paste into the editor.  How do I copy the buffer out?

Any chance vi will be ported?  Pretty please!?  ;-)

A thread/task:

I need to fire off a thread and then wait for the thread (rendezvous).  Are there any samples that work with OpenComputers ?

Question -- Graphics primatives:

Lets say I want to blit a specific pixel at a certain location with a certain color.  What code samples exist to do that?

Thanks Muchly.