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Hi Friends,
I wanted to increase the font or text size in a C program. I am using turbo C v2.01. I am using textcolor() for giving color to my text but I am not being able to increase the size of text. Please tell me about some way so that I can increase the size of font or text in a C program.
Thanks
Ravi Verma
Standart C doesn't care about it, you will need to find a lib or maybe pass some envoirment variables if you are using *nix.Quote:
Originally Posted by adminravi
I'd suggest one of those $.99 magnifying glasses you can get at your local 5 and dime. I guess there aren't any of those stores left. Try Wal-mart.
While you're there, buy a real compiler.
Quzah.
As far as I know the text on the console is a fixed size.
Windows comes with a magnifier. It's in Start -> Acessories -> Accessibility.
If you want your application to be portable, or even if you don't, try not to mess with console settings too much.
But considering the OP's compiler, he's probably using DOS 5.0Quote:
Originally Posted by citizen
Thanks very much but most of you are not getting me. I have no problem with my eyes. I don't need a magnifying glass maybe it cost 5 dime or free of cost.
Yes, I am using dos based compiler turbo C v2.01, and I am looking for a few codes to that I can decorate my output program a little. Like I am using textcolor() to give colour to my text in the same way, is there any function for outputting the text in a larger size, like in html we can use <h1></h1> or <font size=5> etc.
If it is not possible in Turbo C then can you tell me how to do it in bloodshed dev-c++, but unfortunately textcolor() is not supported in bloodshed dev-c++.
Waiting for some expert comments.
Regards,
Ravi Verma
You can't change a font in the console window without changing the font that the console uses for everything. Back when tubo C v2.01 was new, that was common knowledge (I thought that it still was, but I guess I was just denying the power of ignorance).
If you want pretty things then you'll need to learn how to write GUI programs.
loool... magnifying glasses... rooofl :D :D :D
anyway, i would have said you can't scale the text-output (so what is printed to the console).
but now i also suggest magnifying glasses :D
or use some graphics library.
Figlets. Haw haw.
http://www.google.com/search?&q=figlet
Even text color is non-portable. But many major OSs made the decision to provide the ability to change console text color. But I do not know of any who provided a way to change text size.
With Dev C++, you can change the text color by using the system's color.exe command, or the WinAPI's SetConsoleTextAttribute function. But you can not change the text size without going around and finding a console compatible font and replacing it.
uh for text color: use ansi escape codes - they are pretty portable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code
edit: oh.. windows in the "newer" versions does not support that anymore... lol microsoft really sucks... since they had the support....
You might want to look at the FAQ titled "How do I color my text?"
Decrease your terminal resolution?
dear ravi
this is chaitenya yadav and dear frd u can change the font size of the text but for that you have to use the graphic.h header file. In graphic.h you get a function using that u can change the font size as well as look of the font.
at present i m not remind the function name but u can search it in graphics.h.
just go in help->contents->header Files-> Graphics.h and search the function. in turboc3
If you check out lynx, it's a complete text browser and it doesn't change the font size either. It uses colouring instead.
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Originally Posted by chaitenyay
Thanks very much chaitenyay, I will check out the graphics.h header file and will get back to you. thanks a lot.
chaitenyay, does that change the screen mode to mode 13f?