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From: chuckh@hpindwa.cup.hp.com (Chuck Hacala)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: How do I get 16-color text from console device?
Message-ID: <70580001@hpindwa.cup.hp.com>
Date: 5 Feb 91 03:33:47 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino CA
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I am posting this for a friend who does not have Usenet access, so forgive
me if my paraphrasing of his question contains an error...

My friend has opened a custom 4-bitplane screen and has attached a console
device to it.  He wants to output text in 16 colors, but the ASCII sequences
only allow him to chose 8 of the colors.  He would like to know how to get
the text to come out in all 16 colors.  He thought of changing the cu_fgpen
and the cu_bgpen of the "conunit" structure, but the Autodocs say that to
write to these variables, they must be protected.  Does this mean he has to
set a semaphore?  Any other ideas on how to get 16 color text?

Thanks in advance,
Chuck Hacala