Console character mode graphics in C#

Howard_L · #1 07-Mar-2009, 11:42

Since C# is so COOL and all...
Are there cross-platform tools in C# to 'handle' character mode graphics?

Or do you have to still go to either MS API or ncurses.

Know a good reference for any methods?

('course now I have to watch how I use 'method'
(What are they skaters? dude , I took a method to a 270 face-plant... it was awesome! ; ) )

Howard_L · #2 16-Apr-2009, 23:40

Just for the record:
I found that console graphic functions are right in with the other Console methods.
A quick demo:

CPP / C++ / C Code:

 using System;  /* congraphtest.cs */

namespace mano
{
  class MainClass
  {
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      int x= 10, y= 5;
      Console.WriteLine("** FC6-linux Mono Console Graphics Test **");
      Console.WriteLine("This will show up on console before graphics mode.");
      
      /* from this point on the console is in graphic mode */
      Console.Clear();  
      Console.SetCursorPosition( x, y);
      Console.Write("This should begin at position x={0}, y={1}.\n", x, y);
      Console.Write("..and I bet this is at the beginning of the next line.\n");
      Console.Read();  /* need to pause here to view console */
    }
  }
}

A reference for the console functions including the graphic functions is:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...e_members.aspx

The above compiled fine in windows using csc on command line.
I forget what .NET I use, think it's the latest.

But in Linux/Mono I had some more learning to do:
The problem was that I could NOT compile console graphic functions with
the normal mono mcs line eg:

> mcs congraphtest.cs
congraphtest.cs(10,7): error CS0117: `System.Console' does not contain a definition for `Clear'
congraphtest.cs(11,7): error CS0117: `System.Console' does not contain a definition for `SetCursorPosition'
Compilation failed: 2 error(s), 0 warnings

So I did some research:
My Installed mono components so far are from my FC6 disks :

mono-core-1.1.17.1-3.fc6.i386.rpm
mono-data-1.1.17.1-3.fc6.i386.rpm
mono-data-sqlite-1.1.17.1-3.fc6.i386.rpm
mono-web-1.1.17.1-3.fc6.i386.rpm

Finally I read about different compile commands to use here:

http://www.go-mono.com/docs/monodoc....em.Console%2f*

So all I needed to do differently was this:

Code:

>  gmcs congraphtest.cs     // to compile

>  mono congraphtest.exe   // to run
** FC6-linux Mono Console Graphics Test **
This will show up on console before graphics mode.

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