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From: DMcCunney <dennis DOT mccunney AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: DJGPP Gnu Info in a console window under Windows
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:31:58 -0400
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On 09/07/2012 05:33 PM, Hans-Bernhard Bröker wrote:
> On 07.09.2012 22:28, DMcCunney wrote:
>
>> The DJGPP port of info runs in a console window under Win2K, but with a
>> quirk.  I prefer an 80x50 console window, but DJGPP sets an 80x40 screen
>> size and there seems to be no way to override it.
>
> It's not actually DJGPP doing that, I think.  It's the VDM system of
> Windows.  You'll notice it does the same thing for all DOS full-screen
> programs, not just DJGPP ones.  See edit.com as an example.

No, it isn't.  Every *other* DOS program I run in a console window under 
Windows can have that behavior changed.

Bring up the app in a console window, which will default to 80x25.

Right-click on the app icon at the left of the title bar.

Select Properties.

In the Font tab, select the font you wish used for the display.  (I 
prefer Lucida Console.)

In the Layout tab, set the height of the window to the desired number of 
rows.  (How many will fit before the window bleeds off screen will 
depend upon the selection in Fonts.)  Increasing the Window Size will 
increase the Screen Buffer height to match.

Click Okay.  An Apply Properties box will ask whether you want to make 
the change to the current window only, or save properties for future 
windows.

For anything else I run, this works with a 50 line setting.  For the 
DJGPP DOS port of info, things stay put at 40 rows, regardless.
______
Dennis