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From: jbn35564@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Using $LINES before using stty's rows
Summary: Why does ELM use $LINES before using stty's rows?
Keywords: $LINES stty rows precedence
Message-ID: <1991Mar15.230957.10143@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 15 Mar 91 23:09:57 GMT
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Why does ELM use $LINES (if $LINES is set to anything) before checking stty's
rows setting when determining the the number of lines on a display?

I'm using KSH, and according to some people I've talked to, the use of $LINES
and $COLUMNS is a "hack" in KSH, and should be avoided.  Also, since I am
trying to get everything to use the same screen settings, I prefer to set
stty with some value and know that every program will check the stty settings
before using some variable like $LINES.

Jeff
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