Re: Display problem

[PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (PaulMmn)]

At 10:46 PM 6/13/97, Matthias Oertli wrote:
>We have an attention key handling program that pops up a
>window listing all active group jobs to choose from.
>This work well as long as the display is in 80x24 mode.
>If it is in 132 column mode the attention key handler forces
>the display back into 80 column mode which cleares the
>screen behind the window. If we exit the attention key handler
>the screen switches back to 132 column mode.
>I would like to be able to pop the attention key handler up in
>132 column mode but don't know how to detect it and how
>to set up the display file to be able to handle both.
>A pointers?



In Ye Olden Dayes there was a parameter (*DS2 *DS3 *DS4) in the DDS that
would let you tailor screens for the variety of screens available.  I don't
know if there are additions for 24x132 mode or not...

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com


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