From:	Nicolas Blais <alphaqt AT phreaker DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: I cant get textattr to work
Date:	Thu, 05 Nov 1998 16:57:07 -0500
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It's shouldn't work with printf.  Replace printf with cprintf.  Here's
your code modified.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
int main() 
{
textcolor(RED);
textbackground(LIGHTBLUE);
cprintf("\nthis is a test\n");
return 0;
}


jackstinchcombe AT my-dejanews DOT com wrote:
> 
> I cant get textattr, textcolor or textbackground to work, the colour
> combination on the screen stays the same. The following code just puts "this
> is a test" on the screen in the normal white-on-black, rather than the
> red-on-white i expected.
> 
> Any ideas what im doing wrong?
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <conio.h>
> void main(void) {
> textcolor (12);
> textbackground (15);
> printf("\nthis is a test\n");
> }
> 
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