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Initialization functions
procedure ConsoleInit;
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Console functions
function ConsoleDeviceOpen(Console:PConsoleDevice):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceClose(Console:PConsoleDevice):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceClear(Console:PConsoleDevice;Color:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceClose(Console:PConsoleDevice):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceScroll(Console:PConsoleDevice;X1,Y1,X2,Y2,Count,Direction:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceDrawBox(Console:PConsoleDevice;X1,Y1,X2,Y2,Color,Width:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceDrawLine(Console:PConsoleDevice;X1,Y1,X2,Y2,Color,Width:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceDrawChar(Console:PConsoleDevice;Handle:TFontHandle;Ch:Char;X,Y,Forecolor,Backcolor:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceDrawText(Console:PConsoleDevice;Handle:TFontHandle;const Text:String;X,Y,Forecolor,Backcolor,Len:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceDrawPixel(Console:PConsoleDevice;X,Y,Color:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceDrawBlock(Console:PConsoleDevice;X1,Y1,X2,Y2,Color:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceDrawImage(Console:PConsoleDevice;X,Y:LongWord;Buffer:Pointer;Width,Height,Format,Skip:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceDrawWindow(Console:PConsoleDevice;Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceGetPixel(Console:PConsoleDevice;X,Y:LongWord;var Color:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceGetImage(Console:PConsoleDevice;X,Y:LongWord;Buffer:Pointer;Width,Height,Format,Skip:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceCopyImage(Console:PConsoleDevice;const Source,Dest:TConsolePoint;Width,Height:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceGetPosition(Console:PConsoleDevice;Position:LongWord;var X1,Y1,X2,Y2:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceGetProperties(Console:PConsoleDevice;Properties:PConsoleProperties):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceCheckFlag(Console:PConsoleDevice;Flag:LongWord):Boolean;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceGetMode(Console:PConsoleDevice):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceGetState(Console:PConsoleDevice):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceCreate:PConsoleDevice;
| Description | Create a new Console entry |
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| Return | Pointer to new Console entry or nil if Console could not be created |
function ConsoleDeviceCreateEx(Size:LongWord):PConsoleDevice;
| Description | Create a new Console entry |
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| Size | Size in bytes to allocate for new Console (Including the Console entry) |
| Return | Pointer to new Console entry or nil if Console could not be created |
function ConsoleDeviceDestroy(Console:PConsoleDevice):LongWord;
| Description | Destroy an existing Console entry |
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function ConsoleDeviceRegister(Console:PConsoleDevice):LongWord;
| Description | Register a new Console in the Console table |
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function ConsoleDeviceDeregister(Console:PConsoleDevice):LongWord;
| Description | Deregister a Console from the Console table |
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function ConsoleDeviceFind(ConsoleId:LongWord):PConsoleDevice;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceFindByDevice(Device:PDevice):PConsoleDevice;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceFindByName(const Name:String):PConsoleDevice; inline;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceFindByDescription(const Description:String):PConsoleDevice; inline;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceEnumerate(Callback:TConsoleEnumerate;Data:Pointer):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleDeviceNotification(Console:PConsoleDevice;Callback:TConsoleNotification;Data:Pointer;Notification,Flags:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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Text console functions
function ConsoleWindowCreate(Console:PConsoleDevice;Position:LongWord;Default:Boolean):TWindowHandle;
| Description | Create a new Console window |
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| Console | The console device to create the new window on |
| Position | The console position to create the new window at (eg CONSOLE_POSITION_FULL) |
| Return | Handle to new Console window or INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE if Console window could not be created |
function ConsoleWindowCreateEx(Console:PConsoleDevice;Font:TFontHandle;Size,State,Mode,Position:LongWord;Default:Boolean):TWindowHandle;
| Description | Create a new Console window |
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| Console | The console device to create the new window on |
| Font | The handle of the default font for the new console window |
| Size | The size in bytes to allocate for the new window entry (Defaults to SizeOf(TConsoleWindow)) |
| State | Handle to new Console window or INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE if Console window could not be created |
| Mode | The mode of the new console window (Normally WINDOW_MODE_TEXT) |
| Position | The console position to create the new window at (eg CONSOLE_POSITION_FULL) |
| Return | Handle to new Console window or INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE if Console window could not be created |
function ConsoleWindowDestroy(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Close and Destroy an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to destroy |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
function ConsoleWindowShow(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Make an existing console window visible and show it on screen |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to show |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
function ConsoleWindowHide(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Make an existing console window invisible and hide it on screen |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to hide |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
function ConsoleWindowFind(Console:PConsoleDevice;Position:LongWord):TWindowHandle;
| Description | Find an existing console window in the position specified |
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| Console | The console device to find the window on |
| Position | The window position to find (eg CONSOLE_POSITION_FULL) |
| Return | The handle of the existing window or INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE if not found |
function ConsoleWindowEnumerate(Console:PConsoleDevice;Callback:TConsoleWindowEnumerate;Data:Pointer):LongWord;
| Description | Enumerate existing console windows on the specified console device |
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| Console | The console device to enumerate windows for |
| Callback | The function to call for each window enumerated |
| Data | A pointer to private data to be passed to the callback (Optional) |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
function ConsoleWindowCheckFlag(Handle:TWindowHandle;Flag:LongWord):Boolean;
| Description | Check an existing console window to determine if a flag is set or not |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to check |
| Flag | The window flag to check for (eg WINDOW_FLAG_LINE_WRAP") |
| Return | True if the flag is set, False if not set |
function ConsoleWindowGetMode(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the window mode of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the mode for |
| Return | The window mode (eg WINDOW_MODE_TEXT) |
function ConsoleWindowGetState(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
function ConsoleWindowCreate(Console:PConsoleDevice;Position:LongWord;Default:Boolean):TWindowHandle;
| Description | Get the window state of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the state for |
| Return | The window state (eg WINDOW_STATE_INVISIBLE) |
function ConsoleWindowGetPosition(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the position of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the position for |
| Return | The window position (eg CONSOLE_POSITION_FULL) |
function ConsoleWindowSetPosition(Handle:TWindowHandle;Position:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | Set the position of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set the position for |
| Position | The new window position to set |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | The function will return ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER if another window exists at the position |
function ConsoleWindowGetMinX(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current minimum X of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get MinX for |
| Return | The minimum X value for the current window viewport |
| Note | For Text Console functions, X is based on character columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetMinY(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current minimum Y of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get MinY for |
| Return | The minimum Y value for the current window viewport |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Y is based on character rows not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetMaxX(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current maximum X of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get MaxX for |
| Return | The maximum X value for the current window viewport |
| Note | For Text Console functions, X is based on character columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetMaxY(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current maximum Y of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get MaxY for |
| Return | The maximum Y value for the current window viewport |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Y is based on character rows not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetRect(Handle:TWindowHandle):TConsoleRect; inline;
| Description | Get the rectangle X1,Y1,X2,Y2 of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the rectangle for |
| Return | The rectangle of the current window viewport |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Rect is based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowSetRect(Handle:TWindowHandle;const ARect:TConsoleRect):LongWord; inline;
| Description | Set the rectangle X1,Y1,X2,Y2 of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set the rectangle for |
| Rect | The rectangle to set for the window viewport |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Rect is based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetViewport(Handle:TWindowHandle;var X1,Y1,X2,Y2:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | Get the X1,Y1,X2,Y2 of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the viewport for |
| X1 | The left edge of the current viewport |
| Y1 | The top edge of the current viewport |
| X2 | The right edge of the current viewport |
| Y2 | The bottom edge of the current viewport |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Viewport is based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowSetViewport(Handle:TWindowHandle;X1,Y1,X2,Y2:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | Set the X1,Y1,X2,Y2 of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the viewport for |
| X1 | The left edge of the window viewport |
| Y1 | The top edge of the window viewport |
| X2 | The right edge of the window viewport |
| Y2 | The bottom edge of the window viewport |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Viewport is based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetX(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current X (Column) position of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get X for |
| Return | The X value for the window |
| Note | For Text Console functions, X is based on character columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowSetX(Handle:TWindowHandle;X:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | CSet the current X (Column) position of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set X for |
| X | The new X value to set |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, X is based on character columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetY(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current Y (Row) position of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get Y for |
| Return | The Y value for the window |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Y is based on character rows not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowSetY(Handle:TWindowHandle;Y:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | Set the current Y (Row) position of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set Y for |
| Y | The new Y value to set |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Y is based on character rows not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetXY(Handle:TWindowHandle;var X,Y:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current X and Y positions of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get X and Y for |
| X | The returned X value |
| Y | The returned Y value |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, X and Y are based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowSetXY(Handle:TWindowHandle;X,Y:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | Set the current X and Y positions of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set X and Y for |
| X | The new X value |
| Y | The new Y value |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, X and Y are based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetPoint(Handle:TWindowHandle):TConsolePoint;
| Description | Get the point X,Y of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the point for |
| Return | The current point of the window |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Point is based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowSetPoint(Handle:TWindowHandle;const APoint:TConsolePoint):LongWord;
| Description | Set the point X,Y of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set the point for |
| Point | The new point to set for the window |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Point is based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetCols(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current columns of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get columns for |
| Return | The columns value for the current window viewport |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Columns is based on character columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetRows(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current rows of the window viewport for an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get rows for |
| Return | The rows value for the current window viewport |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Rows is based on character rows not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetWidth(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the absolute width of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the width for |
| Return | The absolute width of the window |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Width is based on character columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetHeight(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the absolute height of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the height for |
| Return | The absolute height of the window |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Height is based on character rows not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowGetFormat(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the color format of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the format for |
| Return | The color format of the window (eg COLOR_FORMAT_ARGB32) |
function ConsoleWindowGetForecolor(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current foreground color of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the foreground color for |
| Return | The foreground color of the window (eg COLOR_WHITE) |
function ConsoleWindowSetForecolor(Handle:TWindowHandle;Color:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | Set the current foreground color of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set the foreground color for |
| Color | The foreground color to set (eg COLOR_WHITE) |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
function ConsoleWindowGetBackcolor(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Get the current background color of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the background color for |
| Return | The background color of the window (eg COLOR_BLACK) |
function ConsoleWindowSetBackcolor(Handle:TWindowHandle;Color:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | Set the current background color of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set the background color for |
| Color | The background color to set (eg COLOR_BLACK) |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
function ConsoleWindowGetFont(Handle:TWindowHandle):TFontHandle;
| Description | Get the default font of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to get the default font for |
| Return | The font handle of the default font or INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE on error |
function ConsoleWindowSetFont(Handle:TWindowHandle;Font:TFontHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Set the default font of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to set the default font for |
| Font | The font handle of the default font to set |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console windows, setting the font also clears the window |
function ConsoleWindowGetCursorXY(Handle:TWindowHandle;var X,Y:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowSetCursorXY(Handle:TWindowHandle;X,Y:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowGetCursorBlink(Handle:TWindowHandle):Boolean;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowSetCursorBlink(Handle:TWindowHandle;CursorBlink:Boolean):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowGetCursorState(Handle:TWindowHandle):TCursorState;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowSetCursorState(Handle:TWindowHandle;CursorState:TCursorState):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowCursorOn(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowCursorOff(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowCursorMove(Handle:TWindowHandle;X,Y:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowCursorBlink(Handle:TWindowHandle;Enabled:Boolean):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowScrollUp(Handle:TWindowHandle;Row,Lines:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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| Note | Row is the starting row (Y) for the scroll up, all rows from top plus Lines down to Row will be scrolled up. Lines is the number of character lines to scroll up, Lines number of rows at the top will be discarded. The starting Row will be blanked with the background color. |
function ConsoleWindowScrollDown(Handle:TWindowHandle;Row,Lines:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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| Note | Row is the starting row (Y) for the scroll down, all rows from bottom minus Lines up to Row will be scrolled down. Lines is the number of character lines to scroll down, Lines number of rows at the bottom will be discarded. The starting Row will be blanked with the background color. |
function ConsoleWindowScrollLeft(Handle:TWindowHandle;Row,Col,Lines,Chars:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowScrollRight(Handle:TWindowHandle;Row,Col,Lines,Chars:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowClear(Handle:TWindowHandle):LongWord;
| Description | Clear the current viewport of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to clear |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
function ConsoleWindowClearEx(Handle:TWindowHandle;X1,Y1,X2,Y2:LongWord;Cursor:Boolean):LongWord;
| Description | Clear part of the the current viewport of an existing console window |
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| Handle | The handle of the window to clear |
| X1 | The left edge of the area to clear (relative to current viewport) |
| Y1 | The top edge of the area to clear (relative to current viewport) |
| X2 | The right edge of the area to clear (relative to current viewport) |
| Y2 | The bottom edge of the area to clear (relative to current viewport) |
| Cursor | If True update the cursor position after clearing |
| Return | ERROR_SUCCESS if completed or another error code on failure |
| Note | For Text Console functions, Window is based on screen character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowWrite(Handle:TWindowHandle;const AText:String):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowWriteEx(Handle:TWindowHandle;const AText:String;X,Y:LongWord;Forecolor,Backcolor:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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| Note | For Text Console functions, X and Y are based on screen character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowWriteLn(Handle:TWindowHandle;const AText:String):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowWriteLnEx(Handle:TWindowHandle;const AText:String;X,Y:LongWord;Forecolor,Backcolor:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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| Note | For Text Console functions, X and Y are based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
function ConsoleWindowWriteChr(Handle:TWindowHandle;AChr:Char):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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function ConsoleWindowWriteChrEx(Handle:TWindowHandle;AChr:Char;X,Y:LongWord;Forecolor,Backcolor:LongWord):LongWord;
| Description | To be documented |
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| Note | For Text Console functions, X and Y are based on character rows and columns not screen pixels |
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