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Program of displaying graphical menu and operate it using arrow keys

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Write a program of displaying graphical menu and operate it using arrow keys.

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#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include<graphics.h>


//Menu Global Item#define pixTOrc(x) (8*(x-1))  //convert pixel into row and col format#define INC 5  //Increment Distance Between Menu Items#define ROW 15 //Row Value for Menu Item#define COL 8 //Column Value for Menu Item#define MAXITEM 4 //Total menu items// To display the Inventory Main menu options
typedef char option[15];
option mainMenu[]= {
  "NEW",
  "OPEN",
 "SAVE",
 "CLOSE"
};



// Function to displays all the menu prompt messages from the pointer array of option a[]void normalvideo(int x,int y,char *str)
{
    x=pixTOrc(x);
    y=pixTOrc(y);
    outtextxy(x,y,str);
}

// Function to move the cursor on the menu prompt with a reverse video colorvoid reversevideo(int x,int y,char *str)
{
    x=pixTOrc(x);
    y=pixTOrc(y);
    setcolor(YELLOW);  //Selected Item
    sound(400);
    delay(100);
    nosound();
    outtextxy(x,y,str);
    setcolor(WHITE); //Unselected Item
    sound(500);
    delay(100);
    nosound();
}


//Keep Track of which arrow key is pressedchar menu()
{
    settextstyle(TRIPLEX_FONT,HORIZ_DIR,3);
    setcolor(WHITE);  //Initial Menu Item Colorint i,done;
    for(i = 1; i < MAXITEM; i++)
      normalvideo(COL, (i*INC)+ROW, mainMenu[i]);

    reversevideo(COL,ROW, mainMenu[0]);
    i = done = 0;
    do
    {
            /**Status Bar Logic**///Message will be displayed as status bar guide-line
            setfillstyle(SOLID_FILL,BLUE);
            settextstyle(SMALL_FONT,HORIZ_DIR,5);
            bar(pixTOrc(2),pixTOrc(52.5),pixTOrc(75),pixTOrc(55));
            setcolor(LIGHTCYAN);
            switch(i){
                case 0 : outtextxy(pixTOrc(5),pixTOrc(52.75),"New --> Create New file");
                     break;
                case 1 : outtextxy(pixTOrc(5),pixTOrc(52.75),"Open --> Open Existing file");
                     break;
                case 2 : outtextxy(pixTOrc(5),pixTOrc(52.75),"Save --> Save file");
                     break;
                case 4 : outtextxy(pixTOrc(5),pixTOrc(52.75),"Close the Program");
                     break;
            }
            /**status Bar ends**///Restore Orignal Color and Font Setting
             setcolor(WHITE);
            settextstyle(TRIPLEX_FONT,HORIZ_DIR,3);

        int key = getch();
        switch (key)
        {

            case 00:
                key = getch();
                switch (key)
                {
                    case 72:
                        normalvideo(COL, (i*INC)+ROW, mainMenu[i]);
                        i--;
                        if (i == -1)
                            i = MAXITEM-1;
                        reversevideo(COL,(i*INC)+ROW,mainMenu[i]);
                        break;
                    case 80:
                        normalvideo(COL, (i*INC)+ROW, mainMenu[i]);
                        i++;
                        if (i == MAXITEM)
                            i = 0;
                        reversevideo(COL, (i*INC)+ROW, mainMenu[i]);
                        break;
                }
                break;
            case 13:
                done = 1;
        }
    }
    while (!done);
    return(i+49);
}


//Advertise Screen will displayed to utilize empty screen area//It can be utilize for some effective...workvoid advertise(){
    setcolor(BLUE);
    outtextxy(pixTOrc(30),pixTOrc(20),"Syntax-Example.com");
    setcolor(YELLOW);
}


/* The function is used to display the main menu*///Actual code for all the menu utility resides in this//Function...void control_menu()
{
     char choice;
    do
    {
        choice = menu();
        switch (choice)
        {
           case'1':    //New
                setcolor(BLUE);
                outtextxy(pixTOrc(40),pixTOrc(15),"New");
                advertise();
                getch();
                setfillstyle(SOLID_FILL,LIGHTGRAY);
                bar(pixTOrc(28),pixTOrc(14),pixTOrc(75),pixTOrc(50));
                advertise();
                break;

           case'2':    //Open
                setcolor(BLUE);
                outtextxy(pixTOrc(40),pixTOrc(15),"Open");
                advertise();
                getch();
                setfillstyle(SOLID_FILL,LIGHTGRAY);
                bar(pixTOrc(28),pixTOrc(14),pixTOrc(75),pixTOrc(50));
                advertise();
                break;

           case'3':    //Save
                setcolor(BLUE);
                outtextxy(pixTOrc(40),pixTOrc(15),"Save");
                advertise();
                getch();
                setfillstyle(SOLID_FILL,LIGHTGRAY);
                bar(pixTOrc(28),pixTOrc(14),pixTOrc(75),pixTOrc(50));
                advertise();
                break;

           case'4':    //Modify the status of item in inventory
                setcolor(BLUE);
                outtextxy(pixTOrc(40),pixTOrc(15),"About Me");
                advertise();
                getch();
                setfillstyle(SOLID_FILL,LIGHTGRAY);
                bar(pixTOrc(28),pixTOrc(14),pixTOrc(75),pixTOrc(50));
                advertise();
                break;

           case'5':    //Close the program
                setcolor(BLUE);
                outtextxy(pixTOrc(40),pixTOrc(15),"CLOSE");
                advertise();
                delay(1000);
                setfillstyle(SOLID_FILL,LIGHTGRAY);
                bar(pixTOrc(28),pixTOrc(14),pixTOrc(75),pixTOrc(50));
                advertise();
                gotoout;
       }
      } while (choice != MAXITEM);
        out:
}



void main()
{
    int i,j;

    int gd=DETECT,gm=0;
    initgraph(&gd,&gm,"");

///code as space holder\\\\\
    setfillstyle(SOLID_FILL,LIGHTGRAY);
    bar(0,0,640,480);

    setcolor(DARKGRAY);
    rectangle(0,0,639,480);
    rectangle(1,1,638,479);
    setcolor(BLACK);
    rectangle(2,1,637,478);
    rectangle(3,1,636,477);

    settextstyle(TRIPLEX_FONT,HORIZ_DIR,4);
    setcolor(BLUE);
    outtextxy(pixTOrc(8),pixTOrc(2),"  MENU  -->>  (Simple Style) ");

    setfillstyle(HATCH_FILL,DARKGRAY);
    for(i=15,j=70;i<40||j>40;i++,j--){
        bar(pixTOrc(8),pixTOrc(7),pixTOrc(i),pixTOrc(7.5));
        delay(10);
        bar(pixTOrc(j),pixTOrc(7),pixTOrc(70),pixTOrc(7.5));
        delay(20);
    }

    bar(pixTOrc(7),pixTOrc(14),pixTOrc(25),pixTOrc(50));

///code as space holder\\\\\//Calling Menu
    control_menu();

    closegraph();
}
  
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