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From: robertl@rlaferla.lotus.com (Robert La Ferla)
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Subject: Re: Alternate Terminal apps?
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Date: 23 Feb 91 23:33:54 GMT
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In-Reply-To: rbp@investor.pgh.pa.us's message of 22 Feb 91 17:01:42 GMT

The NeXT supplied Terminal.app will do exactly what you want it to.  I am
under the impression that you are running NeXTStep 1.0.  It really doesn't
matter but I am running 2.0.  All you need to do is:

1.	Determine which termcap entry you need for your terminal.  Are you
using 42 line mode or 42 line with status line.  I assume it is the latter
because you mentioned 43 lines in your message.

% grep -i wyse /etc/termcap | grep 42

# wyse-60 in 42 line mode
wO|w60-42|wyse60-42:\
# wyse 60 in 42 line mode with status line
wP|w60-42-s|wyse60-42-s:\

2.	Set your term variable in your .login to the termcap entry you
determined above.  If in doubt, type "man 5 termcap" for more information.

3.	Set your Preferences for Terminal to reflect the 42 or 43 lines.
This may be different depending on what version of NeXTStep you are running.
In any case, it's fairly simple.  Under 2.0, you should be able to set the
terminal size (rows and columns) via the graphic user interface.  (Select
Info->Preferences)  Under 1.0, you need to set a dwrite variable.  See

% dwrite Terminal Rows 43    				(or 42)

4.  If you want to change the font size, you must either set it via
Info->Preferences under 2.0 or with a dwrite under 1.0.  

The dwrite under 1.0 should be:

% dwrite Terminal NXFixedPitchFontSize nn	(where nn is the point size)

You also want a fixed font such as Courier or Ohlfs.

% dwrite Terminal NXFixedPitchFont Courier

Robert La Ferla
Lotus Development Corporation


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