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Subject:	Re: conflict.
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > From: "Riccardo Fantoni (Pastore)" <rfantoni AT ts DOT infn DOT it>
> >
> > some file utilities (ls.exe for example)
> > conflict with the scrollbar of the
> > command shell. Is there any workaround
> > for this problem ?
> 
> I don't think there is a work-around, sorry.  Any DOS program that
> accesses the video memory directly will cause this unpleasant
> side-effect.  I consider this a misfeature of the NT family of
> Windows.

How does ls write to video?  All it's output should be to stdout. 
I suspect the OP only needs to enlarge the window, and maybe
select the appropriate font and lines.

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