knotts@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Tom Knotts) (10/08/90)
I have learned how to run a DOS shell in a window by first creating a PIF file. Seems to work OK. The trouble is, that when I maximize the window, it fills the screen completely from left to right (actually it is slightly too big) but it only covers half the screen from top to bottom. Is there any way to increase the size of the window in the y-direction? Also, when the window is created, it is fairly small. I would like it to start bigger. I don't see any parameters in the PIF file to address this. Thanks in advance, tom
spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky) (10/09/90)
In article <69220003@hpl-opus.HP.COM> knotts@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Tom Knotts) writes: | | I have learned how to run a DOS shell in a window by first creating | a PIF file. Seems to work OK. The trouble is, that when I maximize the | window, it fills the screen completely from left to right (actually it | is slightly too big) but it only covers half the screen from top to | bottom. Is there any way to increase the size of the window in the | y-direction? Not when maximized, only in normal ("Restore"). There is no reason to do this, anyway, because DOS programs can only show 25 lines, so I don't know why you want a black band at the bottom of the window. Waste of space. I like the way Microsoft did it, so that Maximize puts you directly into 80 x 25 mode. In fact, if your DOS application tries to switch into 43 or 50 line mode, Windows senses this and adjusts the size of the window appropriately. | Also, when the window is created, it is fairly small. I | would like it to start bigger. I don't see any parameters in the PIF | file to address this. For some reason, the way Windows works is that all new windows are (by default) created in decreasing size, so that if you created 5 new windows, they would cascade. This turns out to be a pretty stupid default behavior and only the program itself can override it. Joel Spolsky spolsky@cs.yale.edu Silence = Death
jvilhube@diana.cair.du.edu (Extremely Gonzoid) (10/10/90)
In article <69220003@hpl-opus.HP.COM> knotts@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Tom Knotts) writes: >I have learned how to run a DOS shell in a window by first creating >a PIF file. Seems to work OK. The trouble is, that when I maximize the >window, it fills the screen completely from left to right (actually it >is slightly too big) but it only covers half the screen from top to >bottom. Is there any way to increase the size of the window in the >y-direction? Also, when the window is created, it is fairly small. I >would like it to start bigger. I don't see any parameters in the PIF >file to address this. I'm Assuming this only works on the 386? Correct? Jan Vilhuber | Internet: jvilhube@du.edu or jvilhube@[130.253.1.4] (The jammin' Bass) | Bitnet : jvilhube@DUCAIR -------------------------------------------------- "Drunken Milkman...driving drunk...Family of four, family no more...milk and blood...blood and milk." Scatterbrain
marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) (10/11/90)
knotts@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Tom Knotts) writes: >I have learned how to run a DOS shell in a window by first creating >a PIF file. Seems to work OK. The trouble is, that when I maximize the >window, it fills the screen completely from left to right (actually it >is slightly too big) but it only covers half the screen from top to >bottom. Is there any way to increase the size of the window in the >y-direction? Also, when the window is created, it is fairly small. I >would like it to start bigger. I don't see any parameters in the PIF >file to address this. I believe you need to do an <Alt><SpaceBar>, then Settings, then select Full Screen. I don't believe there's a way to specify window size or location for DOS apps. Maybe in 3.1 if we beg loud enough... -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future
pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim) (10/12/90)
> > I'm Assuming this only works on the 386? Correct? > NOPE ! Also work on 486 :-). But not on 286 or lesser machines. For those, DOS will only run full screen. Regards, ## Life is fast enough as it is ........ Peter Lim. ## .... DON'T PUSH IT !! >>>-------, ########################################### : E-mail: plim@hpsgwg.HP.COM Snail-mail: Hewlett Packard Singapore, : Tel: (065)-279-2289 (ICDS, ICS) | Telnet: 520-2289 1150 Depot Road, __\@/__ ... also at: pnl@hpfipnl.HP.COM Singapore 0410. SPLAT ! #include <standard_disclaimer.hpp>
ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) (10/17/90)
!>>I have learned how to run a DOS shell in a window by first creating !>>a PIF file. Seems to work OK. The trouble is, that when I maximize the !>>window, it fills the screen completely from left to right (actually it !>>is slightly too big) but it only covers half the screen from top to !>>bottom. Is there any way to increase the size of the window in the I too was not too thrilled by this until I realized that launched application icons are easily available under the window! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@AQUA.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS !