ZXSpin assembler not working

[Nomad]

Hey Pixel, get yourself a dropbox or github. That way you can post your tap's/dsk/tzx files to. That way when you have a problem, or want to share your work you can link people to it.

What helped me was putting a development log on this website - that way you got one place to ask all your questions, strut your stuff, and it keeps you 'accountable to your goals'.

People were real good to me and helped a whole bunch. Its very different to other communities. You put the effort in and people will teach you what you need. None of that elitist BS you find in other places, with the spectrum people for the most part its the opposite (usually).

[Alessandro]

I'll put it bluntly: Do not use the ZX Spin in-built assembler. It's buggy and has not been updated for ages.

With due respect to Dunny's work (I'd really like to see an updated version of his emulator), I strongly recommend everyone wishing to write and assemble their Z80 Assembly code to stick to their favorite text editor and assembler; my personal choices are Notepad++ and Pasmo respectively.

[PeterJ]

my personal choices are Notepad++ and Pasmo respectively.

Do you use any of the external command tools in Notepad++ [mention]Alessandro[/mention]? I can never work out how they work, so any tips appreciated.

[Alessandro]

Do you use any of the external command tools in Notepad++ @Alessandro? I can never work out how they work, so any tips appreciated.

Do you mean the plugins? Actually not, I even turned autocompletion off because it interfered too much with composition.

[PeterJ]

Do you mean the plugins? Actually not, I even turned autocompletion off because it interfered too much with composition.

Sorry, I mean automating the task of compiling with Pasmo from within Notepad++, or do you just use the command line?

[Alessandro]

I use a simple batch file named PAS.BAT and execute it from a command line window. The batch file contains the following:

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@echo off
pasmo --tap %1.asm %1.tap

[barry]

Apologies for bumping an old thread but thought it best to keep it all in one place.

My zxspin has sort of stopped working properly, in the assembler window whenever i type in text it comes up as nonsense text like this

i've tried changing the fonts etec and nothing seems to work, it was working fine up until not long ago. not a clue what happened, it's possible i changed something in the settings but no idea what or where. any ideas? i was using the latest copy and tried changing to an older one and that does the same thing too.
i realise it's old and not updated and does have bugs but i kinda liked spin and had gotten used to using it and would like to continue using it if possible.

thanks!

[R-Tape]

My zxspin has sort of stopped working properly, in the assembler window whenever i type in text it comes up as nonsense text like this

Ahh I've had this before. I think pressing (or unpressing) scroll lock, or something like that on the keyboard sorted it. Failing that, a full power cycle might do the trick.

[barry]

I think pressing (or unpressing) scroll lock, or something like that on the keyboard sorted it.

It did! Thanks so much, I can get back to not having a clue what I'm doing