RE: Subfile "move to top" function (132-col screen)

Hi everyone
I never even contemplated displaying 132 characters
Is it just a case of changing the DSPSIZE?
If it is and there are multiple screen within the DDS, that are NOT subfile screen, how do they look?
How does the data display in respect to readability?
Do the users complain that they need a magnifying glass to read the screen?
Must try this when I get time (ha ha ha ha .......)

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 8:07 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Subfile "move to top" function (132-col screen)

We I first got to my present employee...every screen was 80 columns...

I had a project a couple-three years ago, which originally spec'ed out a report that the user would mark up, along with by a data entry screen...

I asked why not beef up the screen with more info, so that the user can see everything they need to make their decision...which cried out for 132 columns.

It was a pretty decent fight between me and the BA to do the screen as
132 columns....I won eventually.

What funny is that now, just about every screen we're asked to create and/or modify is requested to be 132 columns.

Charles

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 6:03 AM, Luke Gerhardt <lgerhardt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Glad to know I'm not the only person that thinks that a 132 screen
comes in handy on occasion.  I get screamed at (literally) every time
I use one because "132 is for printer files only and must never be
used on our system!"  Then why is in SDA...?  Is IBM just *trying* to
get me in trouble?  ;)

On 2/16/2011 4:34 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

If real estate is an issue, have you considered a 132-column screen
instead of 80-column?

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