Change text color in Console

**Zool** · 08-05-2009

Hello,

I would like to know how to color the text displayed in the console?

Thank you for your help.

**Katty** · 08-05-2009

In .Xresources you can specify colours for your term. Eg:

Code:

aterm*foreground: green
aterm*background: black

xterm*foreground: green
xterm*background: black

urxvt*foreground: green
urxvt*background: black

etc. man xterm or xterm --help for full options.

After changing the file you may need to do:

xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

**Zecho** · 08-05-2009

hi,
only for you or for all users of your program? right click at the top of your console and options, if not regrarde side of the library windows.h

**Walby** · 08-05-2009

this will change the text color in console

Code:

/ / coloring function -> 
  void colo (WORD Attributes) 
  ( 
  HANDLE GetStdHandle H = (STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); 
  SetConsoleTextAttribute (H, Attributes); 
  ) 
  / / <- Coloring function

**Aberto** · 08-05-2009

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h> 

int main()
{
HANDLE hConsole;
int bb;

hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);


for(bb = 0; bb < 254; bb++)
{
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, bb);
printf("%3d %s\n", bb, "it will display own color");
}

getchar(); 
return 0;