Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

786.0. "set 80 cols to 132 cols???" by 42094::LAWJ () Tue May 16 1989 13:57

    Hello,
              
    	I could not find anything vaguely resembling the following problem
    in the directory listing so here goes. I log in to a work station and
    do the following commands,
                                
    	    $ SET TERMINAL/WIDTH=80
            $ SET TERMINAL/WIDTH=132
    
    	and I notice that the 'scroll bar' on the right hand side is
    out by 1 line.
    
    	The reason why I am writing this note is that I am testing a
    terminal emulator which when you invoke help can switch between
    132 columns and 80 columns but when you revert to the application
    must always be 80 columns. Thus we find that we are a line out when
    the screen reverts to the application which looks very untidy. The
    user then has to use the mouse to get the screen to display properly,
    that is include the last line in the display. This is very
    inconvenient. The switching is handled by escape sequences CSI?3h and 
    CSI?3l. 
                                       
    The terminal emulation program works OK for Vt300 and Vt200 terminals.
                         
    Hope this helps.....
     
    Thanks in advance....
    
    John
    
    PS. Incidentally we played around using the CSI132$| and that seemed
    to give an infinite number of columns. 
    
    PPS. The position of the cursor before issuing the SET TERM/WID=132
    command seems to be important.
    
    PPPS. I don't know much about DECwindows or Workstations.
    
    

Some advice: if you care whether it gets fixed, QAR it.

(Connect to node Trifid, log in as user QAR_INTERNAL, password QAR)

Re: .0

It's a known bug that's fixed in the post-V1 code stream -- which doesn't
help you very much right now.  There are various more or less unattractive
workarounds: (a) live with it, (b) disable Record Lines Off Top in Customize
Window, (c) disable Auto Resize Window in Customize Winfow, (d) select
either "Normal (80 columns)" or "Condensed (132 columns)" in Customize Window.

				-- Bob

    
    Thanks for the info, will live with it and put what you say in the
    release notes,
    
    John