How to draw a text box?

[syskplim]

how to draw a text box? let say from (5,20) to (7,59) in ASM, if i want to create a menu with a Title Box? Something like below? sorry! i don't know how to draw or paste a box here.


-----------------
| TEXT HERE | 
-----------------

1. XXXXXXXXXXXXX
2. XXXXXXXXXX

Selection: [X]





---->ASM fresher need help!<----

With kind regards.
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[oleksii]

just give us an idea what platform r u coding for?

 

[syskplim]

16 bit os version. i am learning MASM611.



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[CubeE101]

Platform: Windows, Macintosh, Unix/Linux... ;-)

Example: Windows XP

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[syskplim]

16 bit os version. DOS.

---->ASM fresher need help!<----

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[AirCon]

syskplim,

You can use DOS characters to draw the box. For example:

TopLine db '=',0
LeftLine db '|',0
RightLine db '|',0
BottomLine db '=',0

Now you can use a loop routine to display how many characters for TopLine and BottomLine (X2 - X1), do the same with LeftLine and RightLine (Y2 - Y1).

There are DOS chars that can be used to display a nice Boxes. I just don't remember that. Please check you DOS manual

Hope it helps a little

-- AirCon --