From: "Michael Stewart" <mike AT reggin DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: working in text mode in djgpp
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 11:11:59 -0000
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Ashley Smith wrote in message <79jg3r$cve$1 AT perki DOT connect DOT com DOT au>...
>Just wondering if djgpp has a library for doing things like clearing the
>screen in text mode, and changing the color of the text?  If djgpp doesn't
>have these, can anyone suggest a library that does?  (I looked at allegro
>but it seems to be more graphics based?)
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>--
>Ashley Smith


John Scott Kjellman answered your question.
To quote:
 believe clrscr() (in conio.h I think) will clear the screen.  You can use
textattr(), also in conio.h, for text attributes. Either way, just look in
the
info files in the conio section for a complete list.