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- From: nto0302@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil (Bob Fisher)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
- Subject: Re: 80/132 column modes with curses
- Message-ID: <5527@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil>
- Date: 31 Aug 92 17:03:33 GMT
- References: <BtpytJ.7KG@research.teleride.on.ca>
- Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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- From article <BtpytJ.7KG@research.teleride.on.ca>, by louk@research.teleride.on.ca (Lou Kates):
- > Is it possible to write an application using curses that has as
- > one of its functions the ability to toggle a VT100 terminal
- > between 80 and 132 column modes? It appears that there are
- > different termcap/terminfo entries for 80 and 132 column mode
- > effectively preventing the above.
-
- The shell variables LINES and COLUMNS can be used to over-ride the
- terminfo/termcap definition of screen size. The user will need to
- manually set the terminal itself.
-
- I'm using an archaic system with an old version of curses. I believe
- that newer versions of curses provide other ways of resizing a window
- for variable environments such as X, but I can't swear to this.
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- Bob Fisher
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