harper@convex.com (David Harper) (03/28/91)
I'm using MicroEMACS 3.10 both at home (386 PC Clone / DOS 3.3) and at work (Sun 3/60 / BSD) and I have a common 'problem' with both. I would like to be able to adjust the size of the screen that the editor uses. At work, running Suntools, I can adjust the screen size to virtually any shape I need. At home, I can set the screen to any combination of 80/108/230 columns by 25/34/43/50 lines. Is there any way to set MicroEMACS up so that it uses the full screen? I have tried both the "change-screen-size" and "change-screen-width" commands but either I am invoking them incorrectly or they are not doing what I want because neither prompts for a value and both return without doing anything . I have also tried playing with the two environment variables ($pagelen & $curwidth) but if I try to set them to something greater than the screen size I get an "out of range" error. Has anybody got any ideas how accomplish this or can it not be done? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Dave Harper - Convex Computer Corp. E-mail address: 3000 Waterview Pky. Richardson, TX 75081 harper@convex.COM (214) 497-4525 (W) (214) 727-4206 (H)
dan@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu (Daniel Lawrence) (03/28/91)
In article <1991Mar27.184420.19530@convex.com> harper@convex.com (David Harper) writes: [talks about his inability to change screen size] > >Dave Harper - Convex Computer Corp. E-mail address: >3000 Waterview Pky. Richardson, TX 75081 harper@convex.COM >(214) 497-4525 (W) (214) 727-4206 (H) change-screen-width and change-screen-size only logically change what MicroEMACS knows about. You must also physically change modes on the pc. Try setting the $sres variable to values like "CGA", "EGA", and "VGA". This should give you some more interesting results. BTW to change the screen size smaller than the physical size, use the mouse, click down on the lower right corner, move to a new position and release. enjoy Daniel Lawrence voice: (317) 742-5153 arpa: dan@midas.mgmt.purdue.edu The Programmer's Room Fido: 1:201/10 - (317) 742-5533