Dos Gui

I want to create pseudo-wordstar/turboc++ like GUI... Anyone got an idea on how to do this? I can't find the right library for it.

I'n using dev c++ and can't use graphics.h

There's no real portable way to move about the screen in DOS, so the best bet for you on Dev-C++ is most likely windows.h. I believe they have a gotoxy() implementation for you to use, otherwise, I would say conio.h, which Dev-C++ doesn't have a full version of, so you'd have to go fishing the internet for that gotoxy() implementation. If you want non console UI, then you'll have to look for a free graphics library online.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO/

You can get a port of curses for dev-c++
http://devpaks.org/details.php?devpak=5

You can also use Conio2. It adds to minGW's implementation of conio.

EDIT: Edited after I noticed Salem's post.

I've never used CURSES. I think I'll try it seeing as to how promoted it is.

Gotoxy:

Code:

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#include <windows.h>

void gotoxy(int x, int y)
{
        COORD coord;
        coord.X = x;
        coord.Y = y;
        SetConsoleCursorPosition(
                GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), coord);
}

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I dug this up from a site somewhere. It should work if you don't already have gotoxy().