LYNX-DEV Re: lynx 132 mode

[Foteos Macrides]

Darin Reid <address@hidden> wrote to me instead of lynx-dev:
>Hi, is there anyway to force Lynx (2.6) to operate in 132 col mode?
> 
>I used to log on to my vms account, do a set width 132, then rlogin
>to my AIX account and use lynx in 132 column mode (everything is formatted
>for 132 columns, centering, wrapping, etc).  I lost my VAX account,
>unfortunatley, so that method is out.
> 
>I'm on a vt220, but if I set it to 132 colums, before starting lynx, the
>screen is 132, but lynx only uses the first 80 columns.
> 
>As far as I know there is, nor has there ever been a Unix command to set the 
>operating width of your vt terminal...

        Please use the address@hidden list for questions and discussion
about Lynx.  I am CCing this reply to the list.

        Lynx sizes the display based in the information it received about
your screen width and height.  On VMS, your account undoubtedly was doing
a SET TERM/INQUIRE to get it's information about your terminal from the
terminal itself, which is most likely to be accurate (except for people
using a crumby VTxxx emulator 8-).

        The way it's done on Unix is highly variable, and someone on
the list may have some good guesses about how you might help AIX to get
it right.

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