Re: [Mingw-users] [offtopic] finding docs on printing reverse bar

[Luke D. <cod...@ho...>]

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From: "George Garvey" <tm...@in...>
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 2:33 AM
Subject: [Mingw-users] [offtopic] finding docs on printing reverse bar


>    I need to make a form. The form needs white text in a black box for a
> heading:
>
> ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> ||||||||||||||||  Name and Address  ||||||||||||||||||||||||
> ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> Name _______________________________________________________
> Address ____________________________________________________
>
>    I hope that gives the idea. I can't find information on how to print
> the reversed "Name and Address" text. I'm hoping some kind person will
> point me to docs on doing this.

Are you asking how to do it using Windows GDI? I would assume that you just
draw a filled black rectangle, then draw white text over it. I haven't done
this but isn't it the same as drawing on the screen?

Luke