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Allows to run TIC-80 commands from the system console
imsys May 10, 2026
63b28b8
makes the console works in async
imsys May 11, 2026
0a2d77c
Fix NSwitch and Android, due to conflicting fn map2ram()
imsys May 11, 2026
32bdfbe
Fix builds using console_minimal.c
imsys May 11, 2026
4f5963e
Fix system console under wine, fixes newline, adds comments
imsys May 12, 2026
b1dab1c
wine fix attempt
imsys May 12, 2026
89da39d
fix wine freeze
imsys May 12, 2026
84b1d9a
Better bidirectional console sync
imsys May 12, 2026
869416d
Windows -> Do not open the system console automatically
imsys May 12, 2026
e2a0283
Windows/Wine fix/attempt
imsys May 12, 2026
658ad34
Wine fix
imsys May 12, 2026
d59047c
Revert to test wine fix
imsys May 12, 2026
1b9c405
Windows - Attempt to hide system console
imsys May 12, 2026
ff78585
Wine fix
imsys May 12, 2026
beb325a
Try to improve wine app
imsys May 12, 2026
00f65d2
Another wine fix attempt
imsys May 13, 2026
18a877a
Another wine fix try
imsys May 13, 2026
18fce7c
wine debug
imsys May 13, 2026
a837b85
enhanced debug
imsys May 13, 2026
e2725da
debug
imsys May 13, 2026
a10664c
further debug
imsys May 13, 2026
a8ee968
missing declaration
imsys May 13, 2026
3a6082b
another debug
imsys May 13, 2026
240d0a1
Removed debugging test, fixed up Wine
imsys May 22, 2026
cb14d7e
fix minor duplicated > at startup
imsys Jun 2, 2026
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52 changes: 51 additions & 1 deletion src/studio/screens/console.c
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Expand Up @@ -4003,7 +4003,9 @@ static void processConsoleCommand(Console* console)

if(commandSize)
{
#ifdef BAREMETALPI
printf("%s", console->input.text);
#endif
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As this proposed request makes a sync between tic80 console and the system console, we have to remove the output here, otherwise we get a duplicated command output.

appendHistory(console, console->input.text);
processCommand(console, console->input.text);
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4271,6 +4273,26 @@ static void backspaceWord(Console* console)
console->input.pos = pos;
}

static void refreshTerminal(Console* console)
{
#ifndef BAREMETALPI
if (!console->args.cli)
{
char dir[TICNAME_MAX];
tic_fs_dir(console->fs, dir);
printf("\r\033[K");
if(strlen(dir))
printf("%s", dir);
printf(">%s", console->input.text);

s32 tailLen = (s32)strlen(console->input.text) - (s32)console->input.pos;
if (tailLen > 0)
printf("\033[%dD", tailLen);
fflush(stdout);
}
#endif
}

static void processKeyboard(Console* console)
{
tic_mem* tic = console->tic;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4356,6 +4378,7 @@ static void processKeyboard(Console* console)
console->cursor.delay = CONSOLE_CURSOR_DELAY;
}

refreshTerminal(console);
}

static void processGamepad(Console* console)
Expand All @@ -4376,7 +4399,6 @@ static void tick(Console* console)
tic_mem* tic = console->tic;

processMouse(console);
processKeyboard(console);
processGamepad(console);

Start* start = getStartScreen(console->studio);
Expand All @@ -4402,6 +4424,8 @@ static void tick(Console* console)
else printBack(console, "\n loading cart...");
}

processKeyboard(console);

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I had to move it down here because it was causing an extra > at the startup:


 TIC-80 tiny computer
 version 1.2.3101-dev (240d0a1)
 https://tic80.com (C) 2017-2026
>
 hello! type help for help

>


tic_api_cls(tic, TIC_COLOR_BG);
drawConsoleText(console);

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4541,6 +4565,32 @@ static int apicmp(const void* a, const void* b)
return strcmp(((const ApiItem*)a)->name, ((const ApiItem*)b)->name);
}

// Handle terminal input events directly, bypassing the regular SDL event loop for some keys.
// This allows commands to be entered and executed even when the console is in the background.
void console_terminal_input(Console* console, tic_key key, char text)
{
if(key == tic_key_return)
{
processConsoleCommand(console);
while(console->commands.current < console->commands.count)
{
const char* command = console->commands.items[console->commands.current];
processCommand(console, command);
console->commands.current++;
}
}
else if(key == tic_key_backspace) processConsoleBackspace(console);
else if(key == tic_key_tab) processConsoleTab(console);
else if(key == tic_key_delete) processConsoleDel(console);
else if(key == tic_key_up) onHistoryUp(console);
else if(key == tic_key_down) onHistoryDown(console);
else if(key == tic_key_left) { if(console->input.pos > 0) console->input.pos--; }
else if(key == tic_key_right) { console->input.pos++; s32 len = (s32)strlen(console->input.text); if(console->input.pos > len) console->input.pos = (size_t)len; }
else if(text) insertInputText(console, (char[]){text, '\0'});

refreshTerminal(console);
}

void initConsole(Console* console, Studio* studio, tic_fs* fs, tic_net* net, Config* config, StartArgs args)
{
if(!console->text) console->text = malloc(CONSOLE_BUFFER_SIZE);
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/studio/screens/console.h
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Expand Up @@ -116,4 +116,5 @@ struct Console

void initConsole(Console*, Studio* studio, struct tic_fs* fs, struct tic_net* net, struct Config* config, StartArgs args);
void freeConsole(Console* console);
void console_terminal_input(Console* console, tic_key key, char text);
void forceAutoSave(Console* console, const char* cart_name);
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/studio/screens/console_minimal.c
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Expand Up @@ -124,3 +124,4 @@ void freeConsole(Console* console)
}

void forceAutoSave(Console* console, const char* cart_name) {}
void console_terminal_input(Console* console, tic_key key, char text) {}
5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/studio/studio.c
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Expand Up @@ -1385,6 +1385,11 @@ bool checkStudioViMode(Studio* studio, ViMode mode) {
}
#endif

void studio_terminal_input(Studio* studio, tic_key key, char text)
{
console_terminal_input(studio->console, key, text);
}

static inline bool pointInRect(const tic_point* pt, const tic_rect* rect)
{
return (pt->x >= rect->x)
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/studio/studio.h
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Expand Up @@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ void exitStudio(Studio* studio);
void setStudioViMode(Studio* studio, ViMode mode);
ViMode getStudioViMode(Studio* studio);
bool checkStudioViMode(Studio* studio, ViMode mode);
void studio_terminal_input(Studio* studio, tic_key key, char text);

void toClipboard(const void* data, s32 size, bool flip);
bool fromClipboard(void* data, s32 size, bool flip, bool remove_white_spaces, bool sameSize);
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