Re: Text color in Windows console


"Andrew Thompson" <SeeMySites@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 09:14:24 +0200, Xavier wrote:
>
> (Knute)
> >> If you need more functionality than that, try AWT or Swing.
> >
> > I don't want GUI, I have a "server" program producing some informations
on
> > the console, ...
>
> Something that has not been *specifically* mentioned yet(?) is that
> Java is not a language well suited to interacting with the console.
> I suggest you prefix the console errors with..
>
> **** Error - The kablooi has ....
>
> ..and be done with it.

Besides, after the message scrolls off the screen the color is gone.

>
> If the user is that interested, they can store the output and do a find
> on '**** Error - '.
>
> Just a thought.
>
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