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From: adamd@rhi.hi.is (Adam David)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: 50 line screen mode (Atari).
Message-ID: <2987@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 29 Mar 91 16:06:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: krafla.2987
Organization: University of Iceland
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When I press F1 in minix 1.5 the cursor jumps to the left end of whatever line
it's in and enters 50 line mode. This is useful but there are 2 problems:
a) I have not been able to find how to get back into 25 line mode.
b) Some programs screw up because they think they are still working with a 25
   line screen. So far I have observed 'mined'. This is what happens:
   mined comes in on the top half of the screen because it intends to work with
   25 lines only. Scrolling back and forth in a file larger than 25 lines
   results in downwards-scrolling text spilling over into the lower screen area.
   Repeated scrolling up and down seems to cause confusion because not only is
   there spillover but also the top 25 lines (where mined has its active window)
   show multiple repeated lines. The file being edited is not corrupted, it is
   only the screen output.

So, what should I do to (a) get back into 25 line mode when I want to and (b)
use the 50 line mode reliably.
--
Adam David.  adamd@rhi.hi.is