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- From: wolvy@netcom.com (Wolverine)
- Subject: Re: Qbasic, getting 132 columns
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.042811.26808@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <725118461snx@tixel.mv.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 04:28:11 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- jarnold@tixel.mv.com (Jon Arnold) writes:
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- >You want 132 column mode on your screen or on printed output? For printed
- >output, that would normally be a function of the specific printer you
- >are using, where you would send it a command string (ie, "ESC"+"[2z")
- >or something equally arcane to tell the printer to go into 132 column mode.
- >Check your printer reference manual.
-
- >Jon Arnold Phone: W: 603-883-1233
- >Nashua, New Hampshire Fax: W: 603-883-7350
- > H: 603-883-6371
-
- > "If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes."
-
- I guess I'll have to re-read the original message but I thought I stated
- that I was writing a program and needed 132 columns to support the bigger
- maximum comment limit in 4dos. Guess I worded it wrong. :)
- um I still need to find out how to get 132 columns on the screen, but
- width goes to 80 when dealing with the screen, and there are no screen
- modes out there that support it. I can do it at dos, but not in the
- Qbasic environment. In all actuality, I have bypassed this problem
- by fixing my program to edit each individual comments in a
- windows-like line editor. It works good, but it would be REAL nice if I
- can get a library to support 132 column mode in whatever lines possible!:)
- By looking into these discussions about powerbasic, I am IMPRESSED!
-
- can you easily port over your qbasic 4.5 programs into it? I captured
- that big list and will read it later, so maybe my question's already
- been answered. :}
-
- Anyways, thanx again.
- Wolvy @ netcom.com
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