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On 1997-02-15 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca said to chuckh AT taconic DOT net
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>On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote:
>> > Ok, I think I see what you mean now. What about pathnames > 80
>> > characters? We could program logic to have it switch video
>>modes > to 132x50. :o)
>> Uh-huh, you're merrily typing away in 80x25 and glance away from
>>the keyboard to make sure you're hitting the right keys and then
>>POOF! You glance up only to see that something different and you
>>can't find your place in the screen so you spend a second or so
>>locating the line you were typing and completely lose the
>brilliant idea you were doing. Smart.
>Hmmm, ok how about this: 1024x768 graphics mode. The fonts
>start out normal size. As you get to the end of the line, if you
>keep typing, the font width on that line changes dynamically so
>that it stays on one line. You could set the minimum font width,
>etc. Only then would it go to the next line. :o)
How about letting the whole screen scroll sideways in order to keep the
right margin visible when that happens? Sort of the way a spreadsheet slides
to the left when you move too far to the right.
Chuck H.
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