Out Sat 26th Oct 2024 - Drag N Drop 14i1

Drag ’N Drop is a quarterly magazine for RISC OS users, mainly the Raspberry Pi series of machines but much will be relevant to all users and programmers. It comes in PDF format (download).

Drag ’N Drop is an accessible publication focusing on having fun whilst learning how to program with your RISC OS machine.

It costs just GBP4.50, or GBP5.50 with a Zip file of programs typed-in and ready to run. You can try before you buy with free sample editions available for instant download.

Volume 14 Issue 1 will be published at the nation’s premier RISC OS show in Harrow, 26th October 2024.

• Beginner’s Pages – New to RISC OS? Don’t know your adjust from your select? Wonder how to type in a BBC Basic program? Check out our newbie pages.

• WIMP library – The essential BBC Basic routines for desktop software, one or more of which every Drag ’N Drop applications use.

• AppBasic – start of a great new series on using AppBasic to write RISC OS applications the easy way.

• Dotty and Hatch – a super type-in application to fill Draw shapes with dots and hatches normally found in expensive art packages. The results have to be seen to be believed!

• RISCoffee – Learn about the International Phonetic Alphabet and how to spell it in Ascii characters.

• Noah’s Arc – How to upgrade early RISC OS modules to be compatible with modern machines, taking a look at a sound sample compressor and demonstration of Sprite_Op to scale sprites.

• RISC OZ – Progressing with the Pi’s GPIO under control of BBC Basic.

• Subscription offer for showgoers – get the next four issues of Drag N Drop delivered to your inbox.