Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx won't launch

[T.E.Dickey]

> Try putting this in before firing off lynx (I think this is proper 
> syntax): 
>  
> setenv("LINES=24"); setenv("COLS=80"); 
  putenv("LINES=24"); putenv("COLS=80"); 

(but that may/may not be available or work properly, of course - someone
told me that it didn't propagate from a caller to a dll, so in turn it
may not propagate to another process)
>  
> On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Kristin McNally wrote: 
>  
> > OS:  Windows NT 4.0 
> > LYNX: version 2.8 
> >  
> > I am trying to launch Lynx v2.8 from a parent process that redirects 
> > Lynx's standard i/o to the parent's console window.  When the Lynx 
> > process is created, it receives the redirected handles and sends this 
> > error message to the parent's console: 
> >  
> >     initscr( ): LINES=0 COLS=0: too small. 
> >  
> > The Lynx process will launch fine from the parent process as long as it 
> > launches with its own console... but if it has its own console, I cannot 
> > redirect the std i/o. 
> >  
> > Any suggestions or information will be greatly appreciated. 
> >  
> > Kristin McNally 
> > MOON Communications 
> > address@hidden (preferred) 
> > address@hidden 

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