Re: Setup routine for new / returning users

  • From: Fred Weiner <fw1948@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:43:36 -0700

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Carl Distefano <cld@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > any idea why the XyWrite window fills only half of the command
> > window? Probably specific to my system, but I'm just asking . .
> > . FW.
>
> No doubt because your DOS screen dimensions are different from
> XyWrite's default screen length and screen width settings (SL and
> SW). You can fix it by changing the Xy defaults to correspond to
> your DOS settings. Command MODE CON at the DOS prompt to see your
> screen dimensions (Lines = Screen Length in XyWrite, Columns =
> Screen Width). Then, in XyWrite, command D SL=xx and D SW=yy, where
> xx and yy and the DOS values.


I changed them in settings.dfl and that did it. Thank you. You are so
generous with your knowledge; I appreciate that. FW

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