Index: comconfig.doc
==================================================================
--- comconfig.doc
+++ comconfig.doc
@@ -17,10 +17,19 @@
 
 CONFIG_EXTRA_SCREEN_INIT
   Can be a C code to be executed after the video mode is set, but before
   any other screen initialization is done.
 
+CONFIG_FUNCTION_ASK_TEXT
+  Should be a function or macro taking four arguments, which will ask for
+  and accept a single line of text. The first argument is the SDL screen
+  object, the second is the prompt text, the third is the code page number
+  for the prompt text, and the fourth is the code page number for the
+  input. The result is a pointer to a buffer (which the caller need not
+  free, and will not write to) containing the null-terminated text, or a
+  null pointer if the prompt has been cancelled by the user.
+
 CONFIG_GLOBAL_HASH_SIZE
   Size of global hash table when reading class definition file. This must
   be less than 65535.
 
 CONFIG_LOCAL_HASH_SIZE
@@ -66,19 +75,10 @@
 CONFIG_ERROR_CHECKING
   Define error checking level, where 9 is maximum. Lower numbers might
   improve speed but may make the program crash in some cases and may also
   cause security vulnerabilities.
 
-CONFIG_FUNCTION_ASK_TEXT
-  Should be a function or macro taking four arguments, which will ask for
-  and accept a single line of text. The first argument is the SDL screen
-  object, the second is the prompt text, the third is the code page number
-  for the prompt text, and the fourth is the code page number for the
-  input. The result is a pointer to a buffer (which the caller need not
-  free, and will not write to) containing the null-terminated text, or a
-  null pointer if the prompt has been cancelled by the user.
-
 CONFIG_LAUNCHER_PATH
   If defined, then it is the full path to a file to execute if Free Hero
   Mesh has been invoked with no command-line arguments, or if it is given
   the flag to run the launcher program instead. (Maybe this should not be
   implemented; you can run the separate launcher program directly instead.

Index: picture.c
==================================================================
--- picture.c
+++ picture.c
@@ -252,10 +252,13 @@
     ++f;
   }
 }
 
 const char*screen_prompt(const char*txt) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_ASK_TEXT
+  return CONFIG_FUNCTION_ASK_TEXT(screen,txt,367,0);
+#else
   static char*t=0;
   int n=0;
   SDL_Rect r={0,0,screen->w,16};
   int m=r.w>>3;
   SDL_Event ev;
@@ -340,10 +343,11 @@
         if(ev.button.button==2) goto paste;
         break;
     }
   }
   return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 int screen_message(const char*txt) {
   int n=0;
   SDL_Rect r={0,0,0,16};