Graphics

[Kazamman]

i know this is a very very newb question but how can i make a different border and graphics and text boxes because Im sick of the command prompt.

[chrisname]

Find a graphics library and learn to use it. You could use the windows API or X11 libraries directly, but those are a waste of time. My recommendation would be to use one of
WxWidgets: http://www.wxwidgets.org/
Qt: http://qt.nokia.com/products
GTK+: http://www.gtk.org/
There's more that I can't remember, someone else will no doubt add to that list.

[Computergeek01]

Here is a simple way that I know of assuming you are using Windows XP, write a function to do this and copy paste it into your compiler

Create Process: What users here consider to be the right way of passing commands to the system. It is worth practising by opening notepad, or the calculator with it first:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682425(VS.85).aspx

Color: A command to change the color of the background and foreground of your console:
http://ss64.com/nt/color.html

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If you are more serious then most people that come here then again assuming that you are using Windows XP EQ:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff381399(VS.85).aspx

Also, I haven't used this yet but it looks promising:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32-framework/

[Kazamman]

Thanks Chris.
Is there a tutorial for using a graphics library?
thank you computergeek

[Computergeek01]

Usually yes with everyone. The developers didn't go through all of that work to not have anyone use it.