From: "A. Sinan Unur" <sinan DOT unur AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: conio.h question (hopefully a simple one)
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 01:06:54 -0500
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Erik Max Francis wrote:
> 
> QlowN wrote:
> 
> > #include <conio.h>
> >
> > void main (void)
> > {
> >  textbackground(0);
> >  textcolor(7);
> >  cprintf("This should be in color.");
> > }
> 
> Should it?  I haven't use conio routines in a while, but doesn't
> foreground 7, background 0 correspond to white on black (e.g., the
> normal color)?
> 

it does. the original poster would benefit from looking at conio.h and
use the color names such as BLUE, YELLOW etc.
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