Hey, I'm finally asking a question! When you use XSCREEN, I've noticed that it removes EVERYTHING (actually just sprites and BG, but that's how my RPG works). How do I stop this? Do I just have to make my own keyboard instead?
It's probably best to just pick one screen mode and stick with it. I'm guessing that you want to use INPUT? An INPUT command will automatically replace the lower screen with a keyboard and then return it to normal when it's done.
Did you want to do keyboard entry that won't put messy text on the upper screen? Try looking at the 5th page of help for the DIALOG command. It's limited keyboard entry that doesn't mess up either screen, good for simple things like name or number entry.
If you're trying to do anything like INKEY$, well... I don't know how to help there. Might have to make your own keyboard.