Thread: Text based frames in win32 console

Hello Guys ,

i want to split the win32 console window in two pieces like in this drawing:

Code:

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| You have enter the following text : help          | <-text output-"frame"
|                                                   |
|                                                   |
|                                                   |
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|>help                                              | <-text input-"frame"
|                                                   |
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The moreover the two frames are to update themselves after each input automatically.

I know that it for UNIX the header file ncurses.h gives, with that these and other functions function.

I would know gladly from you like I this problem in Windows solve?

I program my project in C. As development environment I use the Dev C++ compiler.

Thank you in advance for everyone type .

Bye
Ragger

Originally Posted by Codeplug

This tutorial should help.

Let's have a look. First example :

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    cout << "Hello World!" << endl;
    return 0;
}

Sounds to be anything but C. I'm not sure it will be helpful...

>I'm not sure it will be helpful...
You didn't read far enough. While the examples may be in C++, the techniques for handling simple Windows consoles still apply. The Win32 API is usable with C.

Originally Posted by Prelude

>I'm not sure it will be helpful...
You didn't read far enough. While the examples may be in C++, the techniques for handling simple Windows consoles still apply. The Win32 API is usable with C.

You are making the assumption that the original poster can read C++. I won't bet on it.

>You are making the assumption that the original poster can read C++. I won't bet on it.
On the relevant page, there are only 3 lines that would cause a problem for someone who has never seen C++ before (5 if you consider the headers and using directive):

Code:

cout.width(3);
cout << i << " " << (unsigned char)i << flush;

And:

Code:

cout << What << flush;

Everything else is straightforward enough to figure out, like bool. And for anything that isn't straightforward, we conveniently have a C++ forum and quite a few members on the C forum that are familar enough with C++ to explain the necessary conversions.

Believe it or not, we don't spoonfeed people here. Sometimes they actually have to work to interpret the answers given to them.