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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : MMBasic for DOS new console color scheme
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MicroBlocks Guru  Joined: 12/05/2012 Location: ThailandPosts: 2209 |
Microsoft announced a change to the color scheme that is used in the Console. This will greatly improve the readability of many background/foreground combinations. link here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2017/08/02/updating-the-windows-console-colors/ You can even change the color palette! for even more choices. Microblocks. Build with logic. |
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BobD Guru Joined: 07/12/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 935 |
There seems to be a bit more than that. In your link above there is a link to more info on colours. One of the blogs at the above link has this item [quote]FWIW though; we’re in a state of transition: Now that the Windows Console supports most VT/ANSI sequences[/quote] He is referring to later builds of Win 10. I did some checking and this capability was recently introduced. For those people with a fully updated Win 10, MMBasic for DOS may be able to issue ANSI sequences that work. I haven't tested it so far as I don't run MMB for DOS. I may try in several days when I get back home. I recall that there was a recent thread which talked about cursor positioning etc. This may negate the need for this development unless you're still running backward versions of Windows. |
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