Graphics in the console???

[SuperSonic]

Hey all =)

I was wondering if there was any way to display graphics in the console window. Like for example, let's say I have a bmp and I wanted to load it and show it in the console window. Is this possible? I'm on Windows and I'm using CodeBlocks v10.05

Thanks in advance ^^

SuperSonic

[S6k9GNh0]

Do you really wanna go down this road...? Why not just use a window widget library and load an image through that?

[blueeyedlion]

I'm fairly sure that this: http://picascii.com/ is as close as you can get. You can only display ascii characters.

[SuperSonic]

Do you really wanna go down this road...? Why not just use a window widget library and load an image through that?

Well, I would rather use the console. Just for fun ^^

Is there any function like cout that let's you change the colors of pixels?

I'm fairly sure that this: http://picascii.com/ is as close as you can get. You can only display ascii characters.

Thanks for the link but that's not really what I'm looking for. But thank you =)

[S6k9GNh0]

No, the extent of the standard C or C++ library doesn't fulfull this want as far as I know. You'll need nCurses, the only updated console manipulation library that I know of.

[Disch]

You're trying to do things the console was not designed to do. It will be more difficult than just doing things normally.

[Duthomhas]

A shockingly common request for inanity.
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/general/4563/#msg20120

[SuperSonic]

No, the extent of the standard C or C++ library doesn't fulfull this want as far as I know. You'll need nCurses, the only updated console manipulation library that I know of.

Ok thank you. I'll take a look into that =)

You're trying to do things the console was not designed to do. It will be more difficult than just doing things normally.

Well, that's kind of why I want to do this anyways. I like finding simple solutions to complicated tasks. I guess it's sort of silly but it keeps me entertained ^^

A shockingly common request for inanity.

Oh cool! I'm gonna read that =D

[Disch]

I like finding simple solutions to complicated tasks.

Well you're kind of doing the opposite here and finding a complicated solution to a simple task.

It's all fine and good for funsies. I like doing impractical but fun projects sometimes too. Just as long as you know it's impractical =)

[Cheraphy]

I'll do you one better, let's display a pseudo 3D animation in the console! :D

(I wonder if hamsterman still the source code he used for that same thing)