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- From: c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca (Kazimir Kylheku)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: Colors in text-mode?????
- Date: 14 Apr 1996 12:14:28 -0700
- Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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- References: <4jrlrf$jab@nosy.bart.nl> <4k4pl1$pea@host1.einstein.com.ar> <Dpp4xz.LqM@pgh.nauticom.net> <31707A6B.A34@trader.com>
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- In article <31707A6B.A34@trader.com>, mg <mg@trader.com> wrote:
- >The Great Almighty Computer Programmer wrote:
- >>
- >> you dont need to do that! OK, use textcolor(int) and textbackground(int)
- >> and for output, use cprintf(char*)
- >
- >I agree. Think the MS version of these two is _settextcolor(int) and
- >_setbkcolor(int). With MS, think you also have to print to a buffer and
- >then use outtext(char *) to print it to the screen.
-
- It's heartwarming to see that two development tool vendors for the _same WinTel
- platform_ and _same language_ are able to agree on common interface standards
- for managing a resource as complex as a text console.
-