Using the standard text console there are two bytes of information stored in video memory for each screen position. One for the character stored and one for the colour and attribute. The colour/attribute consists of background colour and forground colour with a couple of bits dedicated to blinking or high intensity and the like. So basically you mask off the info and then use that to point in to an array to get the text string for the colours you want to say. You do the same thing with the characters to get the pronunciation. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061
