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From:	alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Alaric B. Williams)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: HELP! Graphix in TEXT MODE
Date:	Wed, 31 Jul 1996 19:13:53 GMT
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"Amir Ebrahimi [Spade]" <spade AT iquest DOT com> wrote:

>I am in need of great help.  I have just taught myself how to program in 
>c, but all that I can build are stupid text programs...I have been 
>asking everywhere how I would do simple graphics in text mode (80x25) 
>and it seems like I would have to write my own library to do that...I 
>neither have the time nor am experienced enough to write my own ANSI 
>library.  Basically if anyone can help me I am trying to build something 
>simple like the setup.exe or dm.exe programs that come with doom2 or 
>even like the text graphics on most of all the setup programs for 
>the games out there ....thanx to whoever helps.

Look up "conio.h" in the libc info dox... type:

info libc f

and choose "Console I/O" or "conio" or whatever it's called (it should
be obvious!).

conio.h is the interface to the DJGPP standard text-'graphics'
library. You can do colours, go all over the screen, scroll rectangles
about, etc...

Regards,


ABW
--
I have become... Comfortably numb...

Alaric B. Williams Internet : alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk
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