Console colors not working

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sknake 1,622 Senior Poster

14 Years Ago

Does anyone have an idea why these console colors aren't coming out properly? Some of them work and some come out as junk.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace daniweb.capp
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      const string s =
      "0020002000200020007c007c003a003a007c003a007c007c002000200020002e" +
      "002d002d002d002d002d002d002d002d002c000d000a0020002000200020007c" +
      "003a007c007c003a007c003a007c002000200020007c005f005f005f005f005f" +
      "005f005f0020002f00200020002000200020002000200020002e002d002e000d" +
      "000a0020002000200020007c007c003a003a007c003a007c007c0020002e0022" +
      "006000200020005f005f005f0020002000600022002e0020002000200020007b" +
      "005c00280027007600270029002f007d000d000a0020002000200020005c005c" +
      "005c002f005c002f002f002f003a00200020002e002700600020002000200060" +
      "0027002e00200020003b005f005f005f005f0060002800200020002000290027" +
      "005f005f005f005f000d000a00200020002000200020005c003d003d003d003d" +
      "002f00200027002e002f00200020006f002000200020006f00200020005c007c" +
      "007e00200020002000200020005e002200200022005e002000200020002f002f" +
      "000d000a002000200020002000200020005c005c002f002f002000200020007c" +
      "00200020002000280029002900290020002e00200020007c0020002000200053" +
      "006500610073006f006e002700730020002000200020005c000d000a00200020" +
      "00200020002000200020007c007c00200020002000200020005c00200060002e" +
      "005f005f002e002700200020002f007c00200020002000200020002000200020" +
      "002000200020002000200020002f002f000d000a002000200020002000200020" +
      "0020007c007c002000200020005f007b00600060002d002e005f005f005f002e" +
      "002d0027005c007c002000200020004700720065006500740069006e00670073" +
      "002000200020005c000d000a0020002000200020002000200020007c007c0020" +
      "005f002e002200200060002d002e005f005f005f005f002e002d00270060007c" +
      "0020002000200020005f005f005f0020002000200020002000200020002f002f" +
      "000d000a0020002000200020002000200020007c007c00600020002000200020" +
      "0020002000200020005f005f0020005c002000200020007c005f005f005f002f" +
      "002000200020005c005f005f005f005f005f005f005f005c000d000a00200020" +
      "002000200020002e0022007c007c002000200020002000200020002000200028" +
      "005f005f00290020005c0020002000200020005c007c00200020002000200020" +
      "002f000d000a0020002000200020002f0020002000200060005c002f00200020" +
      "00200020002000200020005f005f002000200020007600760076007600760027" +
      "005c005f005f005f002f000d000a0020002000200020007c0020002000200020" +
      "0020007c0020002000200020002000200028005f005f00290020002000200020" +
      "0020002000200020007c000d000a00200020002000200020005c005f005f005f" +
      "002f005c00200020002000200020002000200020002000200020002000200020" +
      "002000200020002f000d000a0020002000200020002000200020007c007c0020" +
      "0020007c00200020002000200020002e005f005f005f002e0020002000200020" +
      "0020007c000d000a0020002000200020002000200020007c007c00200020007c" +
      "0020002000200020002000200020007c0020002000200020002000200020007c" +
      "000d000a0020002000200020002000200020007c007c002e002d002700200020" +
      "00200020002000200020007c00200020002000200020002000200027002d002e" +
      "000d000a0020002000200020002000200020007c007c00200020002000200020" +
      "00200020002000200020007c0020002000200020002000200020002000200020" +
      "0029000d000a0020002000200020002000200020007c007c002d002d002d002d" +
      "002d002d002d002d002d002d0027002d002d002d002d002d002d002d002d002d" +
      "0027000d000a000d000a005400680069007300200068006100730020006e006f" +
      "007400680069006e006700200074006f00200064006f00200077006900740068" +
      "00200063006f006e0073006f006c006500200063006f006c006f007200730020" +
      "003a005000200050006f0073007400200073006f006d0065007400680069006e" +
      "0067002000660075006e006e00790020006200610063006b0021000d000a004d" +
      "00650072007200790020006300680072006900730074006d0061007300200044" +
      "0061006e00690077006500620021000d000a";

      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
      sb.Capacity = Convert.ToInt32((s.Length / 4));
      for (int i = 0; i < s.Length; i += 4)
      {
        sb.Append((char)Int16.Parse(s.Substring(i, 4), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier));
      }
      Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString().Trim());
      Console.ReadKey();
    }
  }
}

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Latest Post 14 Years Ago Latest Post by sknake

jonsca commented: :) +1

ddanbe commented: Very good and original! +6

ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator

14 Years Ago

Hi Scott!
This deserves definitly rep next day, because this day I already did!!!
I was wondering, Scott needing help? You got me there:-O
You even managed to put your avatar in a console app, great!
Happy New Year! :)

ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator

14 Years Ago

Don't know why you use Trim on line 71, because it trims of the first 4 spaces ('0020') did you mean TrimEnd?
Anyway, I got this:

using System;

namespace ConsoleApplication3
{
        class Program
        {
            static void Main(string[] args)
            {
                const string Danny =
                    ".................................,,:~:~:,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.....,,..,..............." +
"..............................,:~~:~~:~:~::,,,,,:,,,,,,.,,,....................." +
"............................~::~~~:::==,,,,:,,~,,,,,,,.,,,......................" +
".........................~~+~=~:~::~,~,:~::~~~:~:,,:,,,,,,,....................." +
    "......................,:=~:~=~~:~~::~:::~~~::~::::::~~:,,,:,.::................." +
    ".....................:=~==~~~~~:::~:~:====~~~~=::=======:,,,,....,.............." +
    "..................,~==~=====~=~~~========~:===============~=,,~,,,...,.,........" +
    ".................~~=~~===~~=~~~=====+===~==================:~,,~:,,,,,,,........" +
"...............,:=~~==~====~~=====+==~======+++++===========~~,,,::,.,.........." +
"...............:=:~=~::~==:==~==++==~==?==??=====++===========:,,,,,,,,,.......," +
"..............~=:=~,~~~~:~==~?=?~===???+=?+??+???++===========~~~:~~,,=,,..,...," +
"............,:~:~,,,~:::~~:=:==+==~=+?????????+=+=+============::,,~~,~~,,.,,..," +
    "............=:,::,,~::::~~~~==~+~=~?+?+????????+~==============~::::~~~=~....,.," +
    ".......,::~:~~:,:~::====:~:+=:~:===++==?=++?=~==~::~:~:~::======::~,~~:,~:,.,..." +
    "~,.....,:::,::::~~+=?+++++?++=:+I~=I???=:~======:::::::::~~~:===::::,~::~,,,...." +
    "~,.....,,:,:::~::==++I7??II+?I++=?:~==~::,:===~::~=~===~~~::~:::::~:,,:,:=..,..." +
":,.....,,,,:,::,==++II7?77II7?++========~::==?++++??++?++=::~~:~:~~:,,=:,,,....." +
".......,~,,,,~:~:==?77+III??I+?+=======:?~=~~=~=?+++++=~~==~~=~::,,~,,::,,,,,.,." +
"....,..,?,~,,~:::====I=I?+7I?+?========~?~======+++?+?+++?===~::~::~=,:~,,,,.,,." +
",,~,....,~~,:~~::==~======+++?=:=======:~:=????II7?77?I++I=~~~:::?:~,~:~,,,,,,.." +
    ".=.,,,.,,::====:=======+??+++~:===+====:~,=++??I77II++?7?==+=~:::=,,,~~:,,,,,,.." +
    ".,,,,,..:~,::~::==~~=++?===~:~========~~~:=?+?I7II?+I?+==+===~:::+,.,:~~,,,...,," +
    ",,~.,,,.,,,==~=====+=+=~++?============~~~:~??++++?++I7+==~:~~:::::,,,:,,,,....." +
    "~,,,.,:,,,:===================+++======~~==:~=++++??+++++==~=:=~=:~,,,:~,,,.,..." +
",,:~~::.,,:======++=+++++====++???=====~~~===:===?+++?+??~=~===:~~:,,:::,,,,,..." +
"::~~:,,,::=========+++==+=====+???=====:::=========+==~~~:~::~==::~,,.,:~~,,...." +
"~~~:::,,~===========+=+??=============::~~===+==+=========+====~::~,,,~:,,~,...." +
"~~:::,:,:========+++=++?+==:========~::~:~==??+=+=+========~~~~~::~:.,:~,:,,...." +
    "~::~::,~========++++=++?==~:,:==~~~~,,:==~:+?+??+++============::::,:,,,,~,,...." +
    "~~:::::==========+=??+=?=:::::~::::,,..:==:=????+?++============~~:~,:,:,:~,,,.." +
    "~~:::,:=========+++??====~:::~~+=:~~~~:==~~=++????++++=========~~:,:,~~~,,=::,.." +
    ":,,,,::=========+=?===~:~::~~:::=~::::::=~:=+=???+++=+=========::~~~=,=~,,:~,..." +
",.,.::========+===:~::~::~:~::~=:~~~~::::~==+????+==+=+======~~~~~::,,,,,,:=,..." +
"..,,,:========~::~~::::~~~~~::==~::::~~:~~====+?++==++========~:~::::~,,,.,:,,.." +
"..,,~==========:~:~~:~==~+=======::~:~:~:::===+?++=++========~:~:::~,,,,,,~,,,.." +
"..,,~~=======::~:::~=========?+++==~~:~:::~::===+==+==========~:~:~~,,,,,,,,...." +
    "...::======~:=~::::~==================~::~,~~::==++===========~:~,~~:,,,,:,=...." +
    ".,,~:======~~:::~~=================~~==::::~,~~~~=============~~,,~,,,,,,~,,...." +
    ".,:~:======~:~:=====~~:====:==========~~:~~:::::=============~~:,,~,,,,,,~,:...." +
    ".,,:~=====:========~::~====~=:=====~:===:::::~~~:============::,:,:,,,,.,:=,,..." +
".,,::==================:==:=~=:===:::===~:::::::::==========~:::~,,,.,,.,,::...." +
".,,~~:=~:=~==~========::~~:~~:=:===~~:===::::::~~:==========:~:,,,,:,,,,,,,,,..." +
".,:::~=~=====~=========~==~=~=~~==========~~==~:==~=========~~::,,,,,.~,,,,....." +
":,,,,~~=~~~=~===~~==============+=======~=+===~~~===========+~::,,,,,,.,,,.,...." +
    ".,,,~:=~~=~==========================~======~~===~========~=~~~,:.,.,,,,,.,....." +
    ".,,,~::===============================~===~~~===~====+==~~~~:~~,,,.,,,.,,.,,,..." +
    "..,,=~:~~::=~~~==========+==+==========~====~====~==~===~~::~~,.,..,=,,,,...,..." +
    "...,~~~:==~==~==================~=======+==~========::~::~~:,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,.." +
"...:,::~:~======~~~:~~~~~~~=~=~~~~~~~=~~=~~~==~~==~::::::::,,,.,....,..,,,...,..";
                Console.SetWindowSize(80, 50);
                Console.WriteLine(Danny);
                Console.ReadKey();
            }
        }
}

jonsca commented: Very nice! ASCII art lives! +1

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sknake 1,622 Senior Poster Featured Poster · Answer 1 · 2009-12-26T20:30:01+00:00

>>Don't know why you use Trim on line 71, because it trims of the first 4 spaces ('0020') did you mean TrimEnd?
Yes, I did :(

I can't recognize the picture in your last post (c1.png). Did the snowman turn out from my original code snippet on your end? I don't know much about running c# apps in other culture settings so I was wondering if it would turn out. Good call on the .Trim() -- I messed up the first line.

ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator Featured Poster · Answer 2 · 2009-12-26T20:41:22+00:00

It was just a quick and dirty thing. If you move far enough from the screen, you should recognise my avatar. I know, nothing very fancy and not something as good as your snowman. But as they say: "You can't win 'em all!":(
EDIT: still too early to give rep!

sknake 1,622 Senior Poster Featured Poster · Answer 3 · 2009-12-26T20:53:29+00:00

Ah ha! You're right about moving back from the screen :)