Bgi Graphics Interface Dev C++
Bgi Graphics Dev C Software

Borland Graphics Interface
Usage
Written in	C++
Platform	DOS
Type	library or framework
Supported Platform(s)	DOS

Jun 02, 2016 Basic Graphic Programming in C. Most of us are unaware that using C, low level graphics program can also be made. This means we can incorporate shapes,colors and designer fonts in our program. Copy the graphics.h and winbgim.h in the include folder and D:Dev-CppMinGW64x8664-w64-mingw32include folder. Step 5:Copy the libbgi.a. Jan 21, 2018 BGI graphics library - Part 1 In the previous article, we discussed the BGI library and a sample program using this library. From this article onwards, there will be several articles containing BGI library functions and their examples.

The Borland Graphics Interface, also known as BGI, is a graphics library bundled with several Borland compilers for the DOS operating systems since 1987. BGI was also used to provide graphics for many other Borland products including the Quattro spreadsheet. The library loaded graphic drivers (*.BGI) and vector fonts (*.CHR) from disk in order to provide device independent graphics support. It was possible for the programmer to embed the graphic driver into the executable file by linking the graphic driver as object code with the aid of a utility provided by the compiler (bgiobj.exe). There were graphic drivers for common graphic adapters and printers of that time, such as CGA, EGA and VGA. There also were BGI drivers for some kinds of plotters.

The last Borland's C++ IDE for DOS is Borland C++ 3.1 (1992). The last C++ environment which supports BGI is Borland C++ 5.02 (1997), which works under Windows but can compile DOS programs. BGI was accessible in C/C++ with graphics.lib / graphics.h, and in Pascal via the graph unit.

BGI is less powerful than modern graphics libraries such as SDL or OpenGL, since it was designed for presentation graphics instead of event-based 3D applications. However, it has been considered simpler to code.^[1]

Third-party BGI drivers[edit]

Given the popularity of Borland compilers, a few independent software developers produced BGI drivers for non-standard video modes, advanced video cards, plotters, printers, and graphics file output.^[2]

In 1994 Jordan Hargraphix Software released SVGA BGI drivers version 5.5 that are compatible with some SVGA hardware like ATI or Cirrus Logic cards and VESAVBE-compatible cards. Also there are tweaked VGA drivers for non-standard graphic modes supported by VGA by writing directly into its registers, protected mode driver versions for Turbo Pascal 7.0 and mouse driver (actually cursor handler for unsupported video modes by standard mouse drivers). These drivers were shareware and buying them let receiving their source code and technical support; now they are no longer supported and come as abandonware. Main bugs are lack of aligning bytes support in VESA true-color modes (so the true-color driver is not suitable for Nvidia graphic cards) and video memory bank switching bug in mouse driver (since real mode addressing space is 1 megabyte, but some video modes require up to 4 megabytes of memory, it is split into 64 kilobyte banks).

Example[edit]

The following program, written for Borland Turbo C, initialises the graphics and draws 1000 random lines:

Bgi Graphics Interface Dev C++

Graphics System Extension (GSX)
Graphical Kernel System (GKS)

References[edit]

^'Computer Graphics', ISRD Group, 2006. ISBN0070593760
^Freeware BGI drivers, Jordan Hargraphix BGI drivers

Turbo C++ 3.0 User's Guide. Borland International, Inc. 1992.
Borland C++ Library Reference. Borland International, Inc. 1992.

External links[edit]

SDL_bgi is a multiplatform port written in SDL2; it provides several extensions.
The GRX graphics library contains a BGI subsystem, mostly compatible with the original BGI.
OpenBGI library is another port for Microsoft Windows.
libgraph is a BGI implementation for GNU/Linux written in SDL1.
Fileformat.info page about chr contains some information on how to decode Borland CHR font.
sunet.se ftp mirror with some CHR font tools.
Winbgim is a port of BGI for Microsoft Windows; it provides several extensions.

Bgi Graphics Dev C Software

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Creating 2D graphics programs under DOS is easy if you’re using [turbo c]. There is library file called graphics.h that does the tiresome work for you. But unfortunately this library is borland specific you can’t use it on other compilers.

Even though some peoples somehow managed to port it outside the turbo. Some people hacked their own version of graphics.h. One such person is Micheal main, he ported some of borland graphics functions and library.

T pain effect vst download. Micheal main modified BGI library for windows application to be used under MinGW. This BGI library is renamed as WinBGIm. Now you can use all the borland specific functions under Dev-C++.

InstallationÂ

In order to run graphics programs under Dev-C++ you have to download WinBGIm files. Download the files listed below.

Graphics.h (download to C:Dev-Cppinclude)
libbgi.a(download to C:Dev-Cpplib)

Once you download the files. Now you have to place into the correct location in Dev-C++ installation folder. Try to locate include and lib folder under your dev-cpp installation. Move these files under the respective folder of include and lib. like e.g. D:Dev-cpp include & D:Dev-cpplib .

Configuration
At last step you’ve downloaded & installed the WinBGIm, now you have to configure it to use under Dev-C++. You’ve to set some project options in Dev-C++ in order to run WinBGIm references properly.
Follow the steps below to set proper project options for WinBGIm.

1. Go to the “File” menu and select “New”, “Project”,Choose “Empty Project” and make sure “C++ project” is selected. Give your project suitable name and click on “Ok”.

1. You can create individual C++” source file” instead of “project”. Go to the “File” menu and select “New Source File” OR Go to the “Project” menu and select “New File”.

2. Go to “Project” menu and choose “Project Options”.
3. Go to the “Parameters” tab.
4. In the “Linker” field, enter the following text:

-lbgi
-lgdi32
-lcomdlg32
-luuid
-loleaut32
-lole32

5.Click “Ok” to save settings.
Now you’ve done with the configuration for WinBGIm. Please make sure you’ve done this step properly otherwise compiler will flag error.

Testing & Debugging

Now let’s write a small program to test how WinBGIm works. Here is the source code for the program. Type it down,save it with .cpp extension and compile and run to see the results.

#include <graphics.h>

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main() { initwindow(800,600); circle(200,300,600); while(!kbhit()); closegraph(); return 0; }

This is the program for displaying circle with respective parameters on window of size 800×600.This window will close when you press any key.If you’ve made settings correctly then you can view the graphics,without any problem.

Bgi Graphics Dev C++