updated text function and letters demo

Author: apal6981

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "python.formatting.provider": "black"
-}
+    "python.formatting.provider": "black",
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {}
+}

demos/letters/main.py

@@ -18,22 +18,28 @@ def __init__(self, input_queue, output_queue, screen):
 
     def run(self):
         # Create generator here
-        width = 16
-        height = 6
-        sleep_time = 0.075
+        # width = 16
+        # height = 6
 
-        modules = [j for sub in self.screen.board_objects for j in sub]
+        # modules = [j for sub in self.screen.board_objects for j in sub]
+        # while True:
+        #     for mod in modules:
+        #         x1 = random.randint(0, width - 1)
+        #         y1 = random.randint(0, height - 1)
+        #         x2 = random.randint(0, width - 1)
+        #         y2 = random.randint(0, height - 1)
+        #         letter1 = chr(random.randint(33, 126))
+        #         # letter2 = chr(random.randint(33, 126))
+        #         mod.letter2(x1, y1, letter1)
+        #         mod.letter2(x2, y2, " ")
+        #         mod.flush()
+        #     yield
         while True:
-            for mod in modules:
-                x1 = random.randint(0, width - 1)
-                y1 = random.randint(0, height - 1)
-                x2 = random.randint(0, width - 1)
-                y2 = random.randint(0, height - 1)
-                letter1 = chr(random.randint(33, 126))
-                # letter2 = chr(random.randint(33, 126))
-                mod.letter2(x1, y1, letter1)
-                mod.letter2(x2, y2, " ")
-                mod.flush()
+            for _ in range(4):
+                self.screen.draw_text(random.randint(0,self.screen.x_width-1),random.randint(0,self.screen.y_height-2),chr(random.randint(33, 126)))
+            for _ in range(4):
+                self.screen.draw_text(random.randint(0,self.screen.x_width-1),random.randint(0,self.screen.y_height-2)," ")
+            self.screen.push()
             yield
 
     def stop(self):

display/game_display.py

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def draw_shape_line(
             self.push()
 
     def draw_text(self, x, y, msg, combine=True, push=False):
-        """Print a message to the screen
+        """Print a message to the screen, y_height-2 is lowest y value accepted without error
 
         x -- x coordinate
         y -- y coordinate

simulator/standalone_sim.py

@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def _repopulate_demo_list(self):
         # create lists to display demos better
         for index, key in enumerate(self.demos.keys()):
             if index % 13 == 0:
-                print("new page:",index)
                 self.demo_lst.append([])
             self.demo_lst[-1].append(key)
         self.demo_list_index = 0