Subj : menu item choice question...?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : mujeebrm
Date : Thu Sep 15 2005 10:55 pm

/* menu.c, bc 5.02/tc 3, winxp */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

#define uaro 72
#define daro 80

/* plz help me in this logic, how can i modify this my program
    of a simple menu so that when i press down arrow key it
    makes previous items bgcolor black and fgcolor white and
    selected items bgcolor red and fgcolor white and vice versa
    and when i press enter it should call respective function
    this should keep going on untill i press enter on exit menu item...?!
    plz help me in this regard. */

void item1()
{
  clrscr();

  printf(" in item 1 ");

}

void item2()
{
  clrscr();

  printf(" in item 2 ");

}

void item3()
{
  clrscr();

  printf(" in item 3 ");

}



int main()
{
  int c=0, x=10, y=10, red=4,wite=15; char cho;

  clrscr();

  gotoxy(x,y);
  textattr(wite+ (red<<4) );
  cprintf("Item 1");

  gotoxy(10, y+=2);
  textattr(15+(0<<4) );
  cprintf("Item 2");

  gotoxy(10,y+=2);
  textattr(15+(0<<4) );
  cprintf("Item 3");



  gotoxy(x,y-=4);

  while(1)
  {
  c=getch();

  switch( c )
  {
   case daro:
    if(y==14)
    gotoxy(x, 14);
    else
    gotoxy(x, y+=2);
    break;
   case uaro:
    if(y==10)
    gotoxy(x,10);
    else
    gotoxy(x,y-=2);
    break;
   default:
    break;
  }
   }


  return 0;

}

/* thanx a lot,

    mujeebrm */

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