Thread: text color

Originally posted by Kyoto Oshiro
I always use <conio.h> and their textcolor, although it may not work for you...

Code:

textcolor(RED);
textbackground(BLACK);
clrscr();

You have to do a clrscr(); afterwards to have the changes take effect. That means that only 1 color on the screen at a time, there is a way to do it with more than 1 color, I am sure if you keep posting someone will give you the code.
Anyhow, look through conio.h for all of the colors that you can use, and I think you must always type them in capitals.
RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, LIGHTCYAN, stuff like that, check out conio.h

Hope that helps. And if I am way off topic (as usual), just ignore me (as usual )

What's the difference between clrscr() and system("CLS") ?? And what header file does the 1st one require?
Thanks

What's the difference??

beats me

I'm serious

Originally posted by Kyoto Oshiro
I always use <conio.h> and their textcolor, although it may not work for you...

Code:

textcolor(RED);
textbackground(BLACK);
clrscr();

You have to do a clrscr(); afterwards to have the changes take effect. That means that only 1 color on the screen at a time, there is a way to do it with more than 1 color, I am sure if you keep posting someone will give you the code.
Anyhow, look through conio.h for all of the colors that you can use, and I think you must always type them in capitals.
RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, LIGHTCYAN, stuff like that, check out conio.h

Hope that helps. And if I am way off topic (as usual), just ignore me (as usual )

You were right... it doesnt work for me
Errors:

F:\Projects\Temp\main.cpp
[Warning] In function `int main(int, char**)':
7 F:\Projects\Temp\main.cpp
`RED' undeclared (first use this function)
(Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function
7 F:\Projects\Temp\main.cpp
`textcolor' undeclared (first use this function)
8 F:\Projects\Temp\main.cpp
`BLACK' undeclared (first use this function)
8 F:\Projects\Temp\main.cpp
`textbackground' undeclared (first use this function)
9 F:\Projects\Temp\main.cpp
`clrscr' undeclared (first use this function)
F:\Projects\Temp\Makefile.win
[Build Error] [main.o] Error 1

if u r using dev c++4 u gotta go to project>project options>add header file> find conio.o its under c:\dev-c++\libs\ by defualt

Originally posted by Klinerr1
if u r using dev c++4 u gotta go to project>project options>add header file> find conio.o its under c:\dev-c++\libs\ by defualt

How come not #include <conio.h> just like iostream and others?

i use devc++ 4 and clrscr(); works for me

no u didnt. u gotta go to project>project optins> include file header its conio.o under devc++\lib i think thats your problemc ause i had that problem before

Thanks I'll check that out