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From: "Rosemary Rayne" <rosemary AT raynefamily DOT fsnet DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: textmode() and textcolor() in DJGPP
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:41:00 +0100
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For some reason I cannot get DJGPP to change the color of the text that it
outputs to the screen.

I use the lines:

#include <conio.h>
int main(void) {
    textmode(C80);
    textcolor(CYAN);
    printf("This should be cyan");
}

Can anyone help me with this problem.

Regards,

Ed

edward DOT rayne AT talk21 DOT com