Subject: RE: less + terminal type
From: [email-masked] (Carl J R Johansson)

5 Dec 1996 17:34:33 -0800
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On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Alan Jonckheere (630)840-3158 wrote:

> > =20
> >  I have gotten less, ncurses, ... to build with little problem under Wi=
n95 on my PC.
> >  However, the DOS window is pretty basic and thinks it is of type "dumb=
".  Can anyone
> >  suggest a better tyerminal emulator, or whatever that allows one to ha=
ve scroll bars,
> >  use less, and whatever under DOS?
> >  NB. I'm a unix user who has no real experience with DOS and PC's.
> > =20
> > =20
> >  =09=09=09=09Stephen Meatheringham
> >  =09=09=09=09Mt. Stromlo Observatory
> >  =09=09=09=09Private Bag, Weston Creek P.O.
> >  =09=09=09=09ACT 2611, AUSTRALIA
> >  =09=09=09=09phone : +61 6 2490293
> >  =09=09=09=09email : [email-masked]
> >  -
>=20
> Yes the Command Prompt window is pretty dumb, but...
>=20
> If all you want is scroll bars on your Command Prompt window, and who doe=
sn't
> need at *least* that, all you need to do is go to your Control Panel, Con=
sole
> and set the Screen Buffer Size to something reasonable. Anything larger t=
han
> the Window Size will result in scroll bars appearing.
>=20
I bel=F6ievethis is NT-specific (the 'terminal window' of W95 is only
command.com's PIF file). The only relief on W95 that I have found is=20
MODE CON LINES=3D50 in autoexec.bat or on the prompt. Maybe something
like 4DOS/4NT adds scroll bars, but I doubt it.

cj
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