Re: Client Access vs Access Client - 27x132 font size

On 4/11/2018 11:18 AM, John Yeung wrote:

On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 11:54 AM, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

One of the very 5250-specific features of client access is that it will
change your window and make it wider when switching to from 24x80 to 27x132.
Access client, on the other hand, keeps the window size the same and
significantly shrinks the font to make the extra characters fit.

I am pretty sure both emulators default to keeping the window size
fixed and adjusting the font size. I say this because I've had to futz
with the settings on both. And the settings are actually in the same
place for both:

Edit -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Font

Unfortunately, the setting I want isn't in the new one.  The setting is specifically "Keep window size" and there is no equivalent in the new client that I can find.  I actually didn't even know the setting existed until I compared the two side-by-side.

As my eyes get older, I find that I much prefer the original client access
behavior, and I couldn't find anything in the documentation that suggests
how I might configure it. Has anybody else noticed this and perhaps
identified a workaround?

You want the "fixed font" option.

No, I like that the font resizes when I make the window larger.  I just want it to get wider when I switch from 24x80 to 27x132.

Incidentally, neither of the behaviors you describe (fixed window size
with variable font size, or fixed font size with variable window size)
is what I would call "5250-specific". If anything, I associate "5250"
with old dumb terminals. Those had a fixed screen size and a very
narrow font in 132-column mode; so to me, that is the "original"
behavior.

I wasn't striving for technical accuracy with the term.  I consider anything that has to do with the fixed settings of 24x80 or 27x132 to be "5250-specific".  And even that's not particularly accurate because 27x132 is the 3270 family.  So I guess I don't get my "historical accuracy in technical terminology" merit badge.  :)