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changing output screen.

John Wood
2006-02-13
2012-09-26
  • John Wood

    John Wood - 2006-02-13

    I am using Dev C++ 4.9.9.2 both at home and at work/school. The black output screen at work - when I right click for properties - allows me to change the size of the black output screen, even affecting the default values. When I try this at home, I have more choices (tabs), but I do not see (can not find) anything to change the size of the black screen.
    I did find that at home I can find a corner arrow, and it will zoom the screen. BUT it seems to always be 80 characters wide. At work I can change the width to become 120/135 wide and 60 deep.

    Your help would be greatly appreciated.

     
    • Ian Walker

      Ian Walker - 2006-02-13

      which operating system are you running at work and home?

       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      On Win XP try the Layout tab and change both width values.

       
    • John Wood

      John Wood - 2006-02-14

      at home I'm using Windows 98, while at work I'm using Windows XP.

      I see the Layout tab at work, but I do not see it at home.

       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      Guess what - there's no Layout tab in Windows 98. You realise that OS is eight years out of date now?

      you can try using the MODE command line to change the settings:

      MODE CON LINES=60
      MODE CON COLS=120

       
    • Anonymous

      Anonymous - 2006-02-14

      Win9x/Me use command.com, whereas NT/2K/XP use cmd.exe and the command line interpreter/console program. So the problem is simply that you are not running the same program. Cmd.exe is more flexible.

      Clifford

       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      "You realise that OS is eight years out of date now? "

      Wow, so it was already out of date at the time it has been published?!

       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      yes, that's not all that uncommon with MS products, get used to it :)

       
      • Nobody/Anonymous

        how comes that they are still market leader then?

         
        • Wayne Keen

          Wayne Keen - 2006-02-14

          In what respect?

          Wayne

           
          • Nobody/Anonymous

            world comination and overpriced operating systems. duh!

             
    • Wayne Keen

      Wayne Keen - 2006-02-14

      Back in 98, I still thought of it as a "DOS Window"....sorry, carry over from an earlier life...

      Wayne

       

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