Re: Switching display sizes depending on the screen capabilities *DS3 and *DS4

[Bruce Vining <bruce.vining@xxxxxxxxx>]

To kinda answer your specific question: you can have both *DS3 and *DS4 in
the same *DSPF.  *DS3 and *DS4, while specified at the file level with
DSPSIZ, can also be specified as conditioning "indicators".  See Special
cases you might encounter when specifying DSPSIZ
<https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzakc/rzakcmstdfdspsz.htm>.
The F-key conditioning the *DS3/*DS4 selection I'm not sure of.  Normally
you just go with the characteristics of the device (and not a user
preference).

On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 11:45 AM dfreinkel <dfreinkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I am working on a new DSPF after having not written one in 10 years. I have
> a subfile that is busy with SFLLIN(2) giving me 5 columns for the users to
> enter into.
>
>
>
> Some users have complained that the characters are too small for the
> screens
> they have.  I am trying to see if I can switch the screen sizes from *DS4
> to
> *DS3 based on a F-Key selected by the user. I find the screen size setting
> is defined at the file level.
>
>
>
> Can I specify the screen size using a f-key or would I have to have 2
> DSPF's, 1 for each screen size?
>
>
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> Darryl Freinkel
>
> A4G.
>
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