Monitor Text

I just need a few basics about monitor text formatting.

I'd like to create a small 2x2 monitor as a directory in a mall setup that I have on the server I play on.

I'd like it to say:

(Centered) Directory
()
(Two columns)
[name1] [name2]
[name3] [name4]
[name5] [name6]
[name7] [name8]
[name9] [name10]

Adjusting for whatever font necessary to make it work

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You want it like:
Directory
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8
?

You could use:

side = "side of the monitor here"
dir = "Directory"
part = {"part1", "part2", "part3", ...}

mon = peripheral.wrap(side)
w, h = mon.getSize()
mon.setCursorPos(w/2 - #dir, 1)
mon.write(dir)
mon.setCursorPos(1, h-10)
mon.write(textutils.tabulate(part))

MathManiac, on 10 November 2012 - 05:01 PM said:

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.-. damn i like you.
*poof* Moved.

I would do something like:

function centerText(text, y)
   x = term.getSize()-#text/2
   term.setCursorPos(x,y)
   write(text)
end

for centered print.