From: Reacher <brandon.g.jones@...>
Date: 2008-02-06T09:54:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Is there an easy way to color/control console output?

On Feb 5, 7:13 pm, Andy <agunner...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone, is there an easy way for me to color my console
> output?  What about updating just a particular x/y coordinate?  I
> don't have time to learn Tk right now for a graphical GUI but just
> being able to control the color and locations of what I print out
> would be so nice.  I am on windows right now but I would like the code
> to be cross platform if it as all possible.  Anyone here have any
> suggestions for something light weight?
>
> --
> -Andy
> "I have a great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it." -
> Edgar Allen Poe

Take a look at ncurses.  I've never  used the ruby extension for it,
but it's a fairly easy way to manipulate the console.  There is color
support.  Also, Coderay (http://coderay.rubychan.de/) is a gem that
colorizes text based on coding language.