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echo: os2prog
to: Jay Collins
from: Billy O`connor
date: 1994-09-15 13:26:00
subject: Text Colors In Os/2

>@MSGID: 1:275/12.0 2e75e7ec
 >  I've just started programming in Watcom 9.5 and would like to know how
 >  to change screen colors (back and forground) in an Os/2 text window.
 >  Can anyone help me?

16 bit only, I'm afraid.

#define  INCL_VIO
#include 

#define BACKGROUND      0x01
#define FOREGROUND	0x0F

int	main(void) {
     BYTE bCell[2];
     bCell[0] = 0x20;
     bCell[1] = ( BACKGROUND << 4 ) + FOREGROUND;

     VioScrollDn(0,0,0xFFFF,0xFFFF,0xFFFF,bCell,0);
}
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