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- From: mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mike Levis) (OS/2)
- Subject: Re: Large Window, small font
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.214741.11728@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
- Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
- References: <1992Nov11.100755.29007@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> <1992Nov12.232009.20991@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Nov13.173802.4694@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 21:47:41 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov13.173802.4694@sbcs.sunysb.edu> mjn@sbmiclr.cs.sunysb.edu (The Sixth Replicant) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov12.232009.20991@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >>
- >>(a) is quite easy to do -- simply add /K MODE CO80,50 (or whatever) to
- >>the end of the DOS_SHELL variable in your notebook settings for your
- >>program object. I hope that's clear enough -- if not, mail me.
- >>
- >
- >OK, here's one: Why can't I say mode co132,25 to get a _wide_ screen when
- >I'm in a window. I know it's not supported by my VGA board, but when I'm
- >in a window, I'm not using the VGA's character support anyway.
-
- The maximum resolution for VGA is 640 pixels wide. 640 / 132 = 4.84...
- This means each character box can only be 4 pixels wide! Each character
- itself can only be 3 pixels wide, plus 1 pixel to separate characters.
- This font size is too narrow to create wide characters, like "m" and "w".
-
- What you need is SVGA or better (and the proper driver) to get at least
- an 800 pixels wide screen. 800 / 132 = 6.06... This allows characters
- to be 5 pixels wide (plus one pixel to separate characters).
-
- Here is an "m" font using a 6-pixel-wide character box:
- ......
- ......
- ......
- ......
- xx.x..
- x.x.x.
- x.x.x.
- x.x.x.
- x.x.x.
- ......
-
- Now try making an "m" font using a 4-pixel-wide character box...
-
- >
- >-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Marc Neuberger mjn@sbcs.sunysb.edu
- >
-
-
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- ====== Mike Levis mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu ======
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- that changed it all..." -- Anonymous, 2112 [Rush] ~--~
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