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First post, by TommyGun

Posted on 2012-04-12, 22:42

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Maybe this is a silly question but i cant get it.
I want to display a message using my conf file and i would like to see it colored like the help info from DOSBox.

What would be the correct command? I did some research on the web but those commands seem not to work.
TIA. 😊

Reply 1 of 10, by DosFreak

Posted on 2012-04-12, 22:49

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DOSBox isn't DOS.

Either use a command interpreter like 4DOS or load real MS-DOS in DOSBox.

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Reply 2 of 10, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2012-04-12, 22:53

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Do a search on "ANSI escape sequences", that should turn up what you're looking for.

Reply 3 of 10, by TommyGun

Posted on 2012-04-12, 23:56

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ripsaw8080 wrote:
Do a search on "ANSI escape sequences", that should turn up what you're looking for.

Yes but they do not work on DOSBox.

Thanks for the info. 😢

Reply 4 of 10, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2012-04-13, 00:18

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Yes but they do not work on DOSBox.

The welcome message and other colored text in command messages suggest otherwise. You are evidently not using the escape sequences correctly.

Reply 5 of 10, by TommyGun

Posted on 2012-04-13, 20:09

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Could you give me an example snippet on how I should use them correctly?

Reply 6 of 10, by Qbix

Posted on 2012-04-13, 20:19

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Writeout the language file and look inside

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Reply 7 of 10, by Joey_sw

Posted on 2012-04-14, 14:08

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actualy ansi sequence does works on dosbox (tested on stock build 0.74)

1echo [1;37;44m

the problem is how to create the '' (real 0x1B characters)
above code will make IBM favorite color: bright white on blue

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Reply 8 of 10, by TommyGun

Posted on 2012-04-17, 00:51

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Joey_sw: so there's no actual way to get the escapade written via keyboard input?

Reply 9 of 10, by bloodbat

Posted on 2012-04-17, 01:40

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Reply 10 of 10, by TommyGun

Posted on 2012-04-17, 02:17

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Thanks to all. =)

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