A creature called David Etheredge screamed at Peter Fitzsimmons:

 PF> There are two portable (across compilers) way to use 
 PF> text colours under OS/2:

 PF>     1) ANSI codes (just use printf()).

 DE> I thought of this, but is ANSI always enabled in OS/2? Looks
 DE> like ... otherwise. 

   Yes, unless you turn it off.

 PF>     2) The VIO api.  Look for PRCP.ZIP on a fine os/2 bbs near you for
 PF>        the documentation.

 DE> OK, I thought that the VIO calls were only for in the PM.. (
 DE> OK so I am not totally with it yet ...).

   VIO is for either.  Just make sure the window handle (third parameter in
VioWrtTTY()) is 0 for text-mode apps.

   .\\ike Stella

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