# Building text-windowed applications

>> Sample Code: \rsxnt\sample\gui\windowed

>> Sample Code: \rsxnt\source\rsxwin32

It is possible to create a text-mode programs that can run in a window instead of a Win32 console. You must link your application with the library RSXIOAPP and rename the main function to rsxio_main(). The rsxioapp programs can use ANSI/VT100 terminal strings.

In this version, there are problems with multibyte character win** versions (kanji).

link command:

`gcc -Zwin32 test.o -lrsxioapp`

example:

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <rsxioapp.h>

    /* style of rsxio window (optional) */
    char rsxio_window_title[] = "This is a test of rsxioapp";
    int rsxio_window_close = 1;

    int rsxio_main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
    {
      printf("\033[1;36m");		// set colours
      printf("Hello World");	// print
      printf("\033[0m");		// reset colors
      getchar();
      return 0;
    }