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From: darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: standards for windowing software?
Message-ID: <430026@hpnmdla.HP.COM>
Date: 22 Oct 90 19:07:22 GMT
References: <1990Oct20.123109.7287@cs.dal.ca>
Organization: HP Network Measurements Div, Santa Rosa, CA
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In comp.sys.hp, rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland) writes:

> 1. 'untic hp > silvert'
> 2. edit the "lines#24" to whatever you like (I use 35).
> 3. have your admin perform a 'tic silvert'
> 4. edit your .profile or .login to set TERM=silvert
> 5. for vi specifically, you can also use the -w command option
>    and the LINES and COLUMNS environment variables.

     If you are using hpterm (X-windows), you can use the following,
which is much more painless:

	eval `/usr/bin/X11/resize` ; vi <filename>

NOTE THE BACKQUOTES; they are NOT single forward-quotes!

This also assumes that TERM has previously been set to "hp".

> 99. If you set COLUMNS higher than 80, don't use that window to post to
>     netnews :-)   It causes wrapping and/truncating on the 80 column
>     windows used by 91.4% of the readership.

    This cannot be repeated often enough.

     -- Darryl Okahata
	UUCP: {hplabs!, hpcea!, hpfcla!} hpnmd!darrylo
	Internet: darrylo%hpnmd@hp-sde.sde.hp.com

DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
constitute the support, opinion or policy of Hewlett-Packard or of the
little green men that have been following him all day.