/*
 * TestConsole / art at poorcoding dot com
 * Testing the .NET Console Framework - A basic demo modified from MSDN examples.
 * Get terminal size, set cursor position, set colours, "ansimation", what fun.
 */
 
using System;
using System.Text;

public class TestConsole
{
  protected static int startRow;
  protected static int startCol;

  protected static void WriteAt(string s, int x, int y)
  {
	try
	{
	  Console.SetCursorPosition(startCol + x, startRow + y);
	  Console.Write(s);
	}
	catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException e)
	{
	  Console.Clear();
	  Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
	}
  }

  protected static void Colours(int x, int y)
  {
	try
	{
	  x = startCol + x;
	  y = startRow + y;
	  Console.SetCursorPosition(x, y);
	  String nl = Environment.NewLine;
	  String[] colorNames = ConsoleColor.GetNames(typeof(ConsoleColor));

	  for (int a = 0; a < colorNames.Length; a++)
	  {
	    Console.Write("{0,2}: ", a);
	    Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black;
	    Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Enum.Parse(typeof(ConsoleColor), colorNames[a]);
	    Console.Write("Foreground color {0}.", colorNames[a]);
	    Console.ResetColor();
	    Console.WriteLine();
	    y++;
	    Console.SetCursorPosition(x, y);
	  }

	}
	catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException e)
	{
	  Console.Clear();
	  Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
	}
  }

  protected static void Anim8(int x, int y)
  {
	string[] inv = new string[5] { "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" };

	for (int a = 0; a < 2; a++)
	{
	  foreach (string s in inv)
	  {
	    WriteAt(s, x, y);
	    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
	  }

	}

  }

  public static void Main()
  {
	Console.Clear();
	startRow = Console.CursorTop;
	startCol = Console.CursorLeft;

	WriteAt(Console.WindowWidth + "x" + Console.WindowHeight, 0, 0);

	Colours(15, 3);

	Anim8(70, 20);

	String quitString = "press key to quit.";
	WriteAt(quitString, Console.WindowWidth - quitString.Length, Console.WindowHeight - 2);
	// press key before quit.
	Console.ReadKey();
  }

}