Win4Lin Window

A Win4Lin window can contain either:

Both kinds of Win4Lin windows contain the following common elements: You can manipulate Win4Lin windows (for example, move, resize, iconify, and activate) using all techniques supported by your X Window manager. If you resize a Win4Lin window smaller than the default size, window contents are truncated. Win4Lin prevents you from resizing windows larger than the default size.

If a Windows window is too large to have it and the Win4Lin menu and status bar appear all on the screen at the same time, then the menu and status bar will cover over some of Windows at the top and bottom, thus making the "Start" button inaccessible. When this is the case, use the "Hide Menu" control described below to have access to the entire Windows window.

In some situations when you start a Windows session, the menu and status bar will be automatically hidden. To show the them, use the Show Menu key, which is by default <Shift><F12>.

Window Menu

The Window menu contains the following choices:

Zoom
Select Zoom to have your Win4Lin session to take over the entire real VGA display. Zooming is required when you run VGA graphics applications. To return the session to the X Windows environment, use the Unzoom key, which is by default <Shift><F12>.

When zooming is not possible, then this option is inactive.

Zooming is NOT possible when you are running Windows on the X Desktop.

(Note: The "zoom" feature is not supported on Linux systems, so this option is always inactive.)

Hide Menu
Select to hide the Win4Lin menu and status bars. To bring the menu and status bars back into view, use the Show Menu key, which is by default <Shift><F12>.

Refresh
Select Refresh to repaint your display if it becomes corrupted.

Exit
Select Exit if you cannot quit your DOS or Windows session in the normal way.


WARNING: If you select Exit from the Win4Lin window Window menu when a DOS or Windows application is running, or when you are using unsaved data, you can lose data. Normally, you should exit a DOS or Windows application in the way recommended for the application. Exit Windows using the Start button and selecting Shut Down. Exit a DOS session by typing quit at the DOS prompt.

Options Menu

The Options menu contains the following choices:

Mouse Focus to DOS
When you run a DOS session, DOS and applications running in the DOS window normally do not receive any mouse events. Select Mouse Focus to DOS when you want to use your mouse to communicate with DOS or a DOS application running in a window on the Desktop. When the mouse is focused, you cannot move the mouse cursor outside the DOS window, which means you cannot use the mouse to communicate with the Desktop or other X applications. To unfocus the mouse, press the Show Menu key, which is by default <Shift><F12>. The Win4Lin window status bar identifies the key combination to use.

This menu selection is disabled when you run Windows. The mouse is automatically focused when you move the cursor into a Windows window and unfocused when you move it out.

DOS Fonts
Has three submenu selections: Automatic, Small, and Medium. These selections determine the font size used to display text in the Win4Lin window. Automatic, the default, lets Win4Lin make the decision. Small and Medium toggle the display between two font sizes.

DOS Fonts only has effect when your window is in standard DOS text mode.

X Cut & Paste
Allows cut, copy, and paste operations between Windows applications and X applications. This option is only available for Windows sessions.

Use standard Windows and X cut, copy, and paste techniques. To initiate a cut, copy, or paste operation, use the technique appropriate to your environment and application. For example, to copy text from a Windows application to an X application, use the copy procedure supplied by the Windows application and the paste procedure supplied by the X application.

Note: Using this feature adds overhead for every cut and copy operation, especially when cutting or copying a large amount of data. So normally should not leave this option enabled when you are actively pasting between the two environments.

Tune
Displays an Options dialog box that lets you specify whether you want Win4Lin windows to use their own colormap and whether you want Win4Lin windows to automatically zoom when they change to high-resolution graphics modes. Also lets you control the key combinations used for the Show Menu key or the Unzoom key. Use the Help button in the Options dialog box for further information.

Help Menu

The Help menu has the following choices:

On Window
Displays the help text you are currently viewing.

On Keys
Displays a summary of Win4Lin function keys, mnemonics, and accelerators, as well as other special purpose key combinations.

User's Guide
Links to the complete set of Win4Lin documentation.

On Version
Displays product name, version, and copyright information.