Re: [Dev-C++] Setting text colour

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

No, it's not possible with 'standard' C++ libraries.

To be able to set foreground and background colour, you must first decide
what target system you are aiming for, and then locate some suitable
functions.

While it is possible to use escape sequences for setting colour on
MSDos/Win32 command lines, most code either draws directly to the text
memory, or calls bios functions.

On Unix machines in general, most programs usess escape sequences, since
the program may not run on IBM PC-compatible hardware, thereby not having
a PC bios or a PC-compatible text display.

/Per W

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003, Dany P. Wu wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm just writing console programs at the moment, and was wondering if
> there's a way of setting foreground and background colour of text? Is
> this possible using standard C++ libraries?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Dany.
>
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