From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Larry Alkoff Subject: Re: Setting up new dosemu 1.3.3 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:24:05 -0500 Message-ID: <443D0D85.2090800@mindspring.com> References: <443A9041.4080104@mindspring.com> <200604102225.44620.dr.claudia.neumann@gmx.de> <443ACAD5.2090907@mindspring.com> <443BE570.60005@sbcglobal.net> <443C29DB.3000504@mindspring.com> <443CA86E.8050500@sbcglobal.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <443CA86E.8050500@sbcglobal.net> Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Mike McCarty Cc: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org Mike McCarty wrote: > Larry Alkoff wrote: >> Mike McCarty wrote: >> >>> >>> I have the same problem, along with the lower contrast. >>> >>> Here's what I do, using the GNOME descktop manager: >>> >>> (1) Start a text window >>> (2) $ xterm -pc -fg white -bg black -geometry 80x25 >>> (3) When the window opens, in the text area... >>> CTRL-RightMouseButton->Font->HUGE >>> >>> You may prefer to switch the bg/fg colors, but anyway this gives a >>> nice large font with intense contrasty colors. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Mike >> >> >> >> Mike are you using dosemu 1.2.2? > > 1.3.2.0 > >> The behavior has changed. >> >> I used to use the same method before changing to 1.3.3 with either the >> HUGE font or selecting a font in .dosemurc. > > Yes, I select the HUGE font. > >> The latest version 1.3.3 does not take on the geometry and font from >> the xterm - it sets up it's own window. > > Hmm. Are you using dosemu or are you using xdosemu? I don't use > xdosemu, since its behavior is as you describe. But if I start > an xterm -pc -geometry 80x25 & and then set the font to HUGE > before starting dosemu, it works for me. I've just tried both dosemu and xdosemu. Actually xdosemu is a soft link to dosemu. From an xterm you can start dosemu which appears in a window that covers up your original xterm. You can see this by moving the dosemu window out of the way. Unless there was a change between 1.3.2 and 1.3.3 which causes the action to be different. >> The 80x25 seems to be a default - don't know it it can be changed or >> not but 80x25 works well for me. The font selected in .dosemurc >> determines the actual window size. > > I don't have a .dosemurc anywhere in my $HOME tree. For some strange reason, dosemu does not put install a ~/.dosemu by default. I got mine by cp /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf ~/.dosemurc. It's supposed to be the same file unless user customizes it as I did. Having ~/.dosemurc allows you to customize dosemu on a user basis instead of just a universal /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf which I have kept pristine. My customizations are to add to ~/dosemurc: ## Printer settings $_printer = "Deskjet500" ## Setting specific to the X Window System (xdosemu, dosemu -X) $_X_font = "vga12x30" # The biggest 11" wide x 8.5"high > >> I'm currently using the biggest font I can find: >> $_X_font = "vga12x30" # The biggest 11" wide x 8.5"high on >> 19" 1280x1024 screen. > > Well, if it works for you, then I guess you are ok. But I find that > starting my own xterm, setting font size, and then using dosemu > works for me. I don't use xdosemu for the reasons you give. Just be aware that might not work when you upgrade dosemu. > > Mike -- Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX Using Thunderbird on Slackware Linux