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From: "Dantin" <dachha AT hamsfork DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Window that does not scroll
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 22:53:13 -0600
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     I must appoligize. I forgot to mention my operating system which is
Windows 98 SE. Hope that helps.. I'll try messing with the program
properties.

                                   Dantin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall R Schulz" <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
To: "Dantin" <dachha AT hamsfork DOT net>; <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Window that does not scroll


> Dantin,
>
> If you're using Windows NT, 2000 or XP Professional, the "Properties"
> dialog for a character subsystem window such as that used by default for a
> Cygwin shell contains a tab ("Layout") that sets the size of the content
> area and of the visible area.
>
> If you're not using one of these versions of Windows: a) You should be; b)
> There is an extension of some sort that provides smarter character
> subsystem windows than those ordinarily supported on windows '98 or Me. I
> know nothing about it except that it exists. Someone else here can tell
you
> if they notice this or if you ask specifically about it.
>
> By the way, I'm not sure which category XP Home Edition fits into.
>
>
> If you use RXVT, then the invocation options control scrollback. The "-sl"
> option controls how many lines are in the scrollback buffer.
>
>
> I recommend setting up a Windows shortcut that invokes your preferred
style
> of window (Windows character subsystem--a.k.a. "consol"-- or RXVT) with
> options configured as you like them (there are many more beside window
> geometry and scrollback capacity).
>
> Good luck.
>
> Randall Schulz
> Mountain View, CA USA
>
>
> At 20:22 2002-07-06, Dantin wrote:
> >     Hey folks here is my second attempt at the mailing list. Could
someone
> >be so kind as to help me out? Here's what I have and whats not happening.
I
> >have downloaded the most recent cygwin with the basic files and all the
> >devolpement packages. The problem that I'm seeing is that when the
> >information fills the window it doesn't give me the option to scroll up
or
> >down like what I was used to in the prior versions. So for example if I
grep
> >MAX_LEVEL in my mud program all the information that fills the screen
goes
> >up and disappears forever. I guess if I was really fast I could press
pause
> >but I'm not. Does anyone have a solution for me? I'm sure its simple but
its
> >not in the documentation. Thanks in advance...
> >
> >                            Dantin
>


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