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Change text color?

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First post, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2016-08-30, 14:49

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Can one changed the color of text in dosbox?
I'm guessing it's done the same was as it is on a real dos box. But don't know.

Reply 1 of 2, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2016-08-30, 15:00

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Yes, DOSBox emulates the ANSI.SYS driver, and you can change console text color with escape codes just like real DOS. You can also use the 4DOS shell in DOSBox, which provides a COLOR command to change text color, but it doesn't "stick" as well as the escape codes.

Reply 2 of 2, by Yesterplay80

Posted on 2016-08-31, 06:00

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Maybe you'll find this video helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8bYQnc12wc

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