simple background color question.

i began learning C++ a while back but have kind of forgotten about it for one reason or another. recently i have been re-inspired and, more specifially, have decided to translate a card game i made up a few years back into the digital world.

i have always had problems with the background color function. since i need it to work now (because what is a computer card game without the traditional green background) i have finally decided to ask someone what it is i am doing wrong.

so far (because i havent started on the game yet, and am merely trying to get my background green) this is all the code i have:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <winbgim.h>

int main()
{

  initwindow(800,600);
  setbkcolor(GREEN);  //also tried "setbkcolor(2);"

    while ( !kbhit() ){}

  return 0;
}

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ive tried moving the function before the initwindow(), after it, in the while loop, but still all i get is a 800x600 black window.

any help?

(and, as you may have gathered from my code, i am using Dev C++ with the winbgim graphics library, which is almost identical to borland's graphics.h)

c'mon! you mean to tell me that bit of code is flawless? i must be doing something wrong.....

I have never seen the fuinctions you are unsing before. Maybe the don't exist. Or maybe i live a sheltered life. What compiler are you using, and what are the errors?

im using Bloodshed Dev C++ with the winbgim.h graphics library.

a list of all of the functions contained within both the borland and winbgim librarys can be found here:

http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~main/bgi/doc/

which is where i am getting the functions from. all of them seem to work except setbkcolor().

The top line of the setbkcolor page:
#include <graphics.h>

Here, try this :

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <graphics.h>
#include <conio.h>

int main()
{

  window(1,1,800,600);
  setbkcolor(GREEN);  //also tried "setbkcolor(2);"

    while ( !kbhit() ){}

  return 0;
}

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"<winbgim.h>" and "<graphics.h> are identical librarys. graphics.h works for borland and winbgim.h works for dev c++ (after you download the library from their website).

i tried adding <conio.h> and it gave me a bunch of errors, such as:

"conflicting types for 'enum COLORS BLUE' "
"previous declaration as 'enum colors BLUE' "

for all of the colors.

now what?

I use borland so, use the the header that works for you.
and for "window" to work, I need conio.h

hum...

anyone use winbgim.h that can help me?

If i am not mistaken, a lot of people here use allegro.

~Inquirer