How to use colours in c++ ?

twirl · 10-05-2005, 02:40 PM

Hi,

I am trying to find out how do i change the colour of txt that the user sees in a c++ program file please? Thankyou

twirl

sarin · 10-05-2005, 03:21 PM

Are you talking about syntax highlighting? It is the property of the editor that you use. If you are using vi try ":help syntax" to see how it can be done. (I have never done it. Happy with what I get from vim

). If this is not syntax highlighting, just ignore this.

--Sarin

twirl · 10-05-2005, 08:36 PM

Hi,

Thankyou for your reply but i am on about changing the colour of text a user sees displayed on the screen.

twirl

taylor_venable · 10-05-2005, 10:09 PM

You could use some of the old-school ANSI escape sequences, though I'm not sure I'd recommend it if this app is going to be used in very diverse climates. Here's a link: http://rrbrandt.dyndns.org:60000/docs/tut/redes/?ansi I've used these before and they've worked for me.