Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!crdgw1!sungod!davidsen From: davidsen@sungod.crd.ge.com (William Davidsen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: switching to 43-line screen/EGA mode Message-ID: <1459@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> Date: 2 Aug 89 18:42:28 GMT References: <13204@nswitgould.cs.uts.oz> Sender: news@crdgw1.crd.ge.com Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) Organization: General Electric Corp. R&D, Schenectady, NY Lines: 17 In /etc/termcap: ansi43:\ :li#43:tc=ansi: In .profile: em43() { vidi e80x43 TERM=ansi43 TERMCAP="" emacs $* vidi e80x25 # or your favorite setup } This allows editing in 43 lines mode while running interractive shell in another mode (normally 25). bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM) {uunet | philabs}!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me