From:	Daniel Barker <sokal AT holyrood DOT ed DOT ac DOT uk>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DJGPP: the future is... ?
Date:	Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:55:52 +0100
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote in message
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[snip]

>Well, how about writing a free xterm clone for Windows?  It shouldn't
>be too hard to do, if all you want is the basic functionality like
>history, colors and clipboard support.  Heck, it could be even written
>in DJGPP, except that then you will be unable to run 16-bit DPMI
>programs from it.
>Let's *do* something about the deficiencies instead of just telling
>about them ;-).

I was hoping someone else might have done so already. My searches had
already come up blank, though, so the hope was already fading when I
posted here.

>> re-size the terminal window by dragging its edges.
>
>This is available with the Windows DOS box as well.

Yes, but it changes the size of the font to match the size of the window.
The number of columns and rows seems to be unaffected. With xterm, the
font size stays constant and the number of rows and columns vary, which I
find more useful. 


Daniel Barker.

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