What is the Ring terminology for an enhanced console color?

[Dan Campbell]

Hi,

I mistakenly used the term 'reverse' in a previous post, when referring to the highlighted color that is used when inputting a value.

So if a simple See displays a string in CC_FG_BLUE, I'm trying to find out how to display that same string in an enhanced color form, meaning the color it would appear in a console input box.

Am I confused on this?  Do we need to just | combine the CC_FG color with a corresponding background color?

Or do we need to & combine the standard color with COMMON_LVB_REVERSE_VIDEO   0x4000?

Would it be easier to just use RGB values and invert them?

Maybe I'm just tired, but am not seeing something that should be obvious.

CC_FG_NONE         = 0  << 0, 0
CC_FG_BLACK        = 1  << 0, 1
CC_FG_DARK_RED     = 2  << 0, 2
CC_FG_DARK_GREEN   = 3  << 0, 3
CC_FG_DARK_YELLOW  = 4  << 0, 4
CC_FG_DARK_BLUE    = 5  << 0, 5
CC_FG_DARK_MAGENTA = 6  << 0, 6
CC_FG_DARK_CYAN    = 7  << 0, 7
CC_FG_GRAY         = 8  << 0, 8
CC_FG_DARK_GRAY    = 9  << 0, 9
CC_FG_RED          = 10 << 0, 10
CC_FG_GREEN        = 11 << 0, 11
CC_FG_YELLOW       = 12 << 0, 12
CC_FG_BLUE         = 13 << 0, 13
CC_FG_MAGENTA      = 14 << 0, 14
CC_FG_CYAN         = 15 << 0, 15
CC_FG_WHITE        = 16 << 0, 16

CC_BG_NONE         = 0  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 0
CC_BG_BLACK        = 1  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 32
CC_BG_DARK_RED     = 2  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 64
CC_BG_DARK_GREEN   = 3  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 96
CC_BG_DARK_YELLOW  = 4  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 128
CC_BG_DARK_BLUE    = 5  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 160
CC_BG_DARK_MAGENTA = 6  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 192
CC_BG_DARK_CYAN    = 7  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 224
CC_BG_GRAY         = 8  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 256
CC_BG_DARK_GRAY    = 9  << CC_COLOR_BITS, 288
CC_BG_RED          = 10 << CC_COLOR_BITS, 320
CC_BG_GREEN        = 11 << CC_COLOR_BITS, 352
CC_BG_YELLOW       = 12 << CC_COLOR_BITS, 384
CC_BG_BLUE         = 13 << CC_COLOR_BITS, 416
CC_BG_MAGENTA      = 14 << CC_COLOR_BITS, 448
CC_BG_CYAN         = 15 << CC_COLOR_BITS, 480
CC_BG_WHITE        = 16 << CC_COLOR_BITS 512

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello Dan

Looks like the Console Colors library have more constants here : https://github.com/ring-lang/ring/blob/master/extensions/ringconsolecolors/console-colors.h

I just discovered them now, So they are not defined here: https://github.com/ring-lang/ring/blob/master/extensions/ringconsolecolors/ring_consolecolors.rh

Not sure if this satisfy your needs, I need to try them first!

Greetings,

Mahmoud