mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) (08/18/90)
I have a simple suggestion for Microsoft for the next version of Windows: Whwn you run a DOS program in a window in 386 enhanced mode, the window comes up as a 25x80 text window. If you program switches to say a 50x80 text window, or a CGA graphics window, you have to make it bigger manually. If the program goes back to 25x80 text, it shrinks back down. Then if it goes back to 50x80 you have to manually make it bigger. It would be nice if it followed automatically, or if at least it didn't shrink back down. Doug McDonald
akm@spencer.cs.uoregon.edu (Anant Kartik Mithal) (08/18/90)
In article <1990Aug17.200049.9989@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) writes: >I have a simple suggestion for Microsoft for the next version of Windows: > >Whwn you run a DOS program in a window in 386 enhanced mode, the window >comes up as a 25x80 text window. If you program switches to say a 50x80 >text window, or a CGA graphics window, you have to make it bigger manually. >If the program goes back to 25x80 text, it shrinks back down. Then if it >goes back to 50x80 you have to manually make it bigger. It would be nice if it >followed automatically, or if at least it didn't shrink back down. I both agree and disagree with you. I'm using SVGA, and when I run programs like TELIX and ARCMASTER, which can do 50x80 *and* the window that they are running in is maximized, *then* the window follows the program size. So, for example, in Telix (which I am using now), I can keep changing screen sizes, windows follows the screen size. What I don't like is that there is no way of telling windows, say through the pif that the program should be run maximized, so I find myself maximizing a window the moment I run it. I actually think that this should be part of the program manager program item information: it is something that should be available for *any* application. kartik ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anant Kartik Mithal akm@cs.uoregon.edu Department of Computer Science akm@oregon.BITNET University of Oregon
kensy@microsoft.UUCP (Ken SYKES) (08/20/90)
[ stuff deleted about DOS programs in windows don't adjust to screen mode changes ] If you maximize the DOS window then it will change size every time the text mode changes. Now if you could only start a program maximized... Ken Sykes Disclaimer: These opinions are mine, all mine!
jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman) (08/20/90)
In article <1990Aug17.200049.9989@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) writes: >Whwn you run a DOS program in a window in 386 enhanced mode, the window >comes up as a 25x80 text window. If you program switches to say a 50x80 >text window, or a CGA graphics window, you have to make it bigger manually. >If the program goes back to 25x80 text, it shrinks back down. Then if it >goes back to 50x80 you have to manually make it bigger. It would be nice if it >followed automatically, or if at least it didn't shrink back down. Well, here's a lame solution for you: if you can get your hands on a font editor, make two fixed fonts, one of which is twice as high as the other. Then edit win.ini to make the taller font used for 25 line modes, and the shorter one for 50 line modes. Then doubling the number of lines will leave the size of the window the same! :) -- Jim Seidman (Drax), the accidental engineer. UUCP: ames!vsi1!headland!jls ARPA: jls%headland.UUCP@apple.com