Decimal BASIC  Ver. 8.1.2.5 (Qt5)  2023/10/16

Requires Qt5Pas library.

Do on the terminal
sudo dnf install qt5pas
on Fedora 30，Fedora 31 Cinnamon，Fedora 31 KDE Plasma

Do on the terminal
sudo apt install libqt5pas1
on Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 20.04

For Fedora31, on the terminal, type
sudo dnf install qt5 qt5pas
To launch BASIC, on the terminal
cd BASICEn 
./basic --platform xcb
Otherwise, select GNOME on Xorg on login by clicking the gear icon.

For Ubuntu18.04, first, on the terminal, execute  
sudo apt-get install qt5-default
second, following  
https://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Qt5_Interface
download libqt5pas1_2.6.beta-5_amd64.deb from
https://github.com/tomboy-notes/tomboy-ng/releases/tag/v0.24
and install.


The language specification accords with ISO (ANSI) Full BASIC.
Decimal BASIC implements the graphics module and the modules module of ISO Full BASIC except for slight incompatibility.

On ver. 8.1, vector graphics can be done letting graphics destination be the printer, which can be a printer driver.

Following original enhancements for Windows version do not work.
FLOOD
PAINT

This application was compiled with FPC 3.0.4 + Lazarus 2.0.8


A few sample programs and help pages have not been translated yet.

Decimal BASIC Web page
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA008683/english/index.htm

English Help Page (for Windows version, slightly different)
(translation in progress)
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA008683/english/BASICHelp.html

Forum of Decimal BASIC
http://en.sourceforge.jp/forum/forum.php?forum_id=16171

Copyright SHIRAISHI Kazuo, 2023  
