Using the ANSI driver to display screen colors

[Diode]

I tried typing

printf("\033[34m");

for blue foreground color, and other values, but nothing worked. So I included:

device=D:\WINDOWS\system32\ansi.sys

and

devicehigh=D:\WINDOWS\system32\ansi.sys

into my system.ini file to load the ANSI driver, both under the device part of the file, and it still didn't show any color. My Jamsa's C/C++ Programmer's Bible tells you to include the first device line I provided into config.sys if you use DOS. Well, I'm using Windows XP, and I couldn't find the config.sys file in my system.

I would like to include color text and highlighting (for menus) in my text-based RPG I'm making.

Any suggestions?

Thanks, :)
Diode

[iamthwee]

I tried typing

printf("\033[34m");

for blue foreground color, and other values, but nothing worked. So I included:

device=D:\WINDOWS\system32\ansi.sys

and

devicehigh=D:\WINDOWS\system32\ansi.sys

into my system.ini file to load the ANSI driver, both under the device part of the file, and it still didn't show any color. My Jamsa's C/C++ Programmer's Bible tells you to include the first device line I provided into config.sys if you use DOS. Well, I'm using Windows XP, and I couldn't find the config.sys file in my system.

I would like to include color text and highlighting (for menus) in my text-based RPG I'm making.

Any suggestions?

Thanks, :)
Diode

This ?

http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi?answer=1048382857&id=1043284392

[WaltP]

I haven't done this since I left DOS, but I believe you have to load the driver in the System information from the Control Panel. I don't believe config.sys is read in today's systems.

[Salem]

Use the win32 API as referenced in the examples of the cprogramming.com FAQ.

Even if you manage to load ansi.sys, it will only work for true DOS 16-bit applications (which implies some crusty old compiler like turboC).

Anything compiled in win32 will simply ignore it.

You could always use ncurses to get better portability.