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

[Ioannis V. <iv...@at...>]

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> From: dev...@li... 
> [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf 
> Of Per Westermark
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 12:32 PM
> To: Dany P. Wu
> Cc: dev...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Setting text colour
> 
> 
> 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.



I remember ANSI graphics from the old times (we had to include ansi.sys for
them to work). I am assuming ANSI graphics are not valid anymore in the
Win2k/WinXP world but if someone has a DOS system he can do the job (or
maybe even Win9x). They worked also with escape sequences even in a batch
file.


But he probavly would be satsfied with Allegro library.



Ioannis Vranos
 
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