{
system("cls"); /*call the system's clear screen command*/
textbackground(BLUE);/*set the background to blue*/
textmode(2);
window(1, 1,25,80);
clrscr();
textx=3;/* cursor initialization position */
texty=2;
gotoxy(1,2);
cprintf("%c",218);/* draw the upper left corner */
for(i =0;i<78;i++)
cprintf("%c",196); /*draw horizontal straight line*/
cprintf("%c",191);/*draw upper right corner*/
for(i=3;i<=23;i++)
{
gotoxy(1,i);
cprintf("%c",179); /*draw vertical line*/
gotoxy(80,i);
cprintf("%c",179);
}
cprintf("%c",192); /*draw lower left corner*
for(i=3;i<=23;i++) {
{
for(i=3;i<=23;i++)
for(i=0;i<78;i++)
cprintf("%c",196);
cprintf("%c",217); /*draw lower right corner*
gotoxy(1,1);
textcolor(7); /*set gray */
for(i=0;i<80;i++)
cprintf("%c",219);/* Symbolic implementation of drawing the gray background area of the main menu */
Selectitem(); /* Call the option function */
DrawSelectitem(); / * draw options*/
gettext(2,3,78,23,c); /* save the current text area */
}
/* define the menu */
void Selectitem()
{
strcpy(ml[0].name, "File ");/* The specific options below are complementary spaces in order to have the same black background for each menu*
strcpy(ml[0].str[0], "Open ALT-O");
strcpy(ml[0].str[1], "New ALT-N");
strcpy(ml[0]. str[2], "Save Ctrl-S");
strcpy(ml[0].str[3], "Write to... ");
strcpy(ml[0].str[4], "Exit ");
ml[0].n=5; /*Save the number of items in the menu**
strcpy(ml[1].name, "Edit");
strcpy(ml[1].str[0], "Cut Ctrl+X");
strcpy(ml[1].str[1], "Copy Ctrl+C");
strcpy(ml[1].str[2], "Paste Ctrl+V");
strcpy(ml[1].str[3], "Find ");
strcpy(ml[1].str[4], "Find&Replace ");
ml[1].n=5;
strcpy(ml[2].name, "Help");/* System Help**
strcpy(ml[2].str[0]," This System ");
strcpy(ml[2].str[1], "Ver ");
ml[2].n=2;
}
//*Display the main list name */
void DrawSelectitem()
{
for(i=0;i<3;i++)
RedText(i,1,ml[i].name); /* Display the main menu name with initial red color */
}
//*Display the menu normally */
void RedText(int x,int y,char *z)< /p>
{
textbackground(7); /* set background color to light gray */
gotoxy(3+x*20,y);
for(j=0;z[j];j++)
{
if(j==0)
textcolor(RED);/* show red color for the first letter */
else
textcolor(BLACK); /* set black color */
cprintf("%c",z[j]); /* output menu name */
}
}
/ * show selected menu */
void BlackText(int x,int y,char *z)
{
textbackground(0); /* set background color to black */
textcolor(15); /* set text color to white */
gotoxy(3+20*x,y); /* locate coordinates */
cputs(z); /* output menu name string */
}
//* DrawFrame function */
void DrawFrame(int l,int u,int r,int d,int tcolor,int bcolor)
{
textbackground(bcolor); /*Background color**/
textcolor(bcolor); /*Text color**/
for(i=l;i<=r;i++) /*Output background area*/
{
for(j=u;j<=d;j++)
{
gotoxy(i,j);
cprintf("%c",219); /* outputs the background characters*/
}
}
textcolor(tcolor);/* border color */
for(i=u+1;i<d;i++) /* output border line in background area */
{
gotoxy(l,i);
cprintf("%c",179); /* vertical line */
gotoxy(r,i);
cprintf("%c",179);
}
for(i=l+1;i<r;i++)
{
gotoxy(i,u);
cprintf("%c",196); /* horizontal line**
gotoxy(i,d);
cprintf("%c",196);
}
gotoxy(l,u);
cprintf("%c",218);/* upper left corner**
gotoxy(r,u);<
cprintf("%c",191);/* top right corner*/
gotoxy(l,d);
cprintf("%c",192);/* bottom left corner*/
gotoxy(r,d);
cprintf("%c",217); /* rownodeptr *R,pformateptr *P,operationptr *C,editptr *E)
{
gettext(1,1,80,25,save);/*Save the masked area**
BlackText(n,1,ml[n]. name);/* Inverse selection to show main menu */
DrawFrame(3+20*n-1,2,3+20*n+19,3+ml[n].n,0,7);/* Border for dropdown menu */
for(i=3;i<3+ml[n].n;i++)/* Output each option of selected menu */
{
if(i==3)
BlackText(n,i,ml[n].str[i-3]);/* Default to the first selected item */
else
RedText(n,i,ml[n].str[i-3]);/* First character of the rest of the items is shown in red */
}
The first character of each item is shown in red.
}
gotoxy(79,1);
MoveMl(n,3,L,R,P,C,E);/* control of the menu options */
}
//* control of the menu options, n determines the horizontal items, x determines the drop down options */
void MoveMl( int n,int x,charnodeptr *L,rownodeptr *R,pformateptr *P,operationptr *C,editptr *E)
{
int flag=1;
while(flag)
{
gotoxy(79,1);
key=bioskey(0);/*receive key presses**
gotoxy(79,1);
switch(key)
{
case ESC:/*exit the loop**
puttext (1,1,80,25,save);/* restore what it looked like before opening the menu**
flag=0;
break;
case LEFT:/* move to the left option**
puttext(1,1,80,25,save);/* restore what it looked like before opening the menu**
if ESC:/* move to the left option**
puttext(1,1,80,25,save);/* restore what it looked like before opening the menu**
if ESC:/* move to the left option*
if(n==0)/* move to the last option if you move left out of bounds**
DrawMl(2,L,R,P,C,E);
else
DrawMl(n-1,L,R,P,C,E);
flag=0;
break;< /p>
case RIGHT:/* move right option */
puttext(1,1,80,25,save);/* restore what it looked like before opening the menu */
if(n==2)/* move to the first option if it crosses the line to the right */
DrawMl(0,L,R,P,C. E);
else
DrawMl(n+1,L,R,P,C,E);
flag=0;
break;
case UP:/* move up to the specific option */
RedText(n,x,ml[n].str[x-3]) .str[x-3];/* output red font */
if(x==3)/* move to the top and press up again, it moves to the bottom */
x=3+ml[n].n-1;
else
x--;/* move to the new one to be displayed */
BlackText(n,x,ml[n]. .str[x-3]);/* output black font */
flag=1;
break;
case DOWN:/* specific option to move down */
RedText(n,x,ml[n].str[x-3]);
if(x==(3+ml[ n].n-1))/* move to the bottom and press the key again to move to the top*/
x=3;
else
x++;/* move to the new one to be displayed*/
BlackText(n,x,ml[n].str[x-3]);
flag=1;
break;
case ENTER:
puttext(1,1,80,25,save);/* Restore what it looked like before the menu was opened */
Enter(n,x-3,L,R,P,C,E);/* Specific function of menu option */
flag=0;< /p>
break;
}
gotoxy(79,1);
}
}
/*Specific function of menu options*/
void Enter(int m,int n,charnodeptr *L,rownodeptr *R. pformateptr *P,operationptr *C,editptr *E)
{
switch(m)
{
case 0:switch(n)
{
case 0:Openfile(L,R,P,C ,E);break; /*Open an existing file*/
case 1:Newfile(L,R,P,C,E);break; /*Create a file*/
case 2:Savefile(L);break; /*Save the current operation and the file*/
case 3. Writeto(L); /*Save As*/
case 4:Exit(L); /*Exit the system*/
} break;
case 1: switch(n)
{
case 0: cut(L,R,P,C,E);break; /*cut*
case 1: switch(n)
{
case 0: cut(L,R,P,C,E);break; /*Cut
case 1: copy(L,R,P,C,E);break; /*copy*/
case 2: paste(L,R,P,C,E);break; /*paste*/
case 3:find(L,R,P,C,E);break; /*find*/
< p> case 4:replace(L,R,P,C,E);break; /*replace**}break;
case 2:switch(n) /*Help menu option selected*
{
case 0:Help();break;
case 1:Ver();
}
}/*End outside switch**
}
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