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    center text

    Hi

    I have a series of printf statements which are displayed on screen; is it possible that i will center these in the middle of the screen (both horizontal and vertical)?

    Thank you

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    No. It's a bit difficult too since the size of a console can vary, so there's no 100% guarantee that you can get it to center.
    Your best shot is to rely on center formulas (ie console_height / 2 - text_height / 2).
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    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    Hi,

    Thank you for your reply. Do i need to include any library to use the console_height and text_height. Also how can I combine the the result from this function to the printf statement to move it ?

    Thank You

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    They are not variables. They are constants (YOU must figure them out, iow).
    As for the how, I'd suggest looking at the printf documentation. It's all a matter of formatting flags (and several \ns).
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    ok thank you for pointing me in the right direction, i will work on that.

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