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How to make program made using turbo c++ in console run in full screen mode?

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-make-program-made-using-turbo-c-in-console-run-in-full-screen-mode.103015/

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aashish473 Original post #1
Nov 26, 2008 at 10:15 PM
How to make program made using turbo c++ in console run in full screen mode? I know about alt+enter, but i don't want to have to press it every time my program is run. I want it to open directly in full screen mode every time i open it. I fiddled in 'properties', and selected 'full screen mode', but it still runs in a window. Is there anything i can do or is there any command in c++? Plz help.
QwertyManiac
Nov 27, 2008 at 1:02 AM
Um, no idea but who writes such DOS-based console programs these days?
Krazy_About_Technology
Nov 27, 2008 at 1:47 AM
If you initialize the graphics mode using initgraph(), it will go to full screen automatically, but will come back as soon as you leave it. but in vista full screen consoles are not supported natively. You'll need to use DOSBox etc for that. In XP, you can use this.
Ishan
Ishan #4
Nov 27, 2008 at 12:26 PM
right click on the .exe of ur program...
go to properties
go to the screen tab
in the usage section
select fullscreen radio button...
done!
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paroh #5
May 6, 2009 at 9:52 PM
See my this post (VIDEO Tutorial is also uploaded) how to set the setting to make the turboc run in FULL screen using dosbox
Code:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103652&highlight=dosbox
paper_heart_21
Jun 13, 2009 at 7:15 PM
well its simple

Alt+Enter each time u open a prog.
T
Jun 13, 2009 at 9:35 PM
^Read the first post clearly.
W
Jun 22, 2009 at 4:13 PM
right click on the .exe of ur program...
go to properties
go to the screen tab
in the usage section
select fullscreen radio button...
done!


this is the easiest method.
works in XP
but doesn't work in my vista