Bigger dos window in win 7 32 bit

I have found a partial solution to lack of full screen in dos program.

(after a lot of googling)

1) Make a short cut of command prompt to desktop

2) Right click - properties - fonts - change to Lucida Console 38 - save

3) Install all dos programs in my users\fd folder

4) Write simple batch files to acces dos programs in their folders.

My programming ability is restricted to writing simple batch files.


On 23 inch lcd wide screen dos window occupies about 90% of real estate

FD

On 07 Dec 2011, FD <> wrote in alt.windows7.general:

> I have found a partial solution to lack of full screen in dos
> program.
>
> (after a lot of googling)
>
> 1) Make a short cut of command prompt to desktop
>
> 2) Right click - properties - fonts - change to Lucida Console 38
> - save
>
> 3) Install all dos programs in my users\fd folder
>
> 4) Write simple batch files to acces dos programs in their
> folders.

You can also adjust the size of the window expressed in number of
characters and lines, by adjusting the values on the Layout tab of
Properties. The physical size will vary according to what font you use.
You can do that per shortcut, or as a default.

On 12/7/2011 8:45 PM, Nil wrote:
> On 07 Dec 2011, FD<> wrote in alt.windows7.general:
>
>> I have found a partial solution to lack of full screen in dos
>> program.
>>
>> (after a lot of googling)
>>
>> 1) Make a short cut of command prompt to desktop
>>
>> 2) Right click - properties - fonts - change to Lucida Console 38
>> - save
>>
>> 3) Install all dos programs in my users\fd folder
>>
>> 4) Write simple batch files to acces dos programs in their
>> folders.
>
> You can also adjust the size of the window expressed in number of
> characters and lines, by adjusting the values on the Layout tab of
> Properties. The physical size will vary according to what font you use.
> You can do that per shortcut, or as a default.

If you have a desktop shortcut to Command Prompt, you can use
Properties> Layout
to get a full screen but I can't see why you'd ever want to. The default
80x25 seems enough for me.

--


James Silverton, Potomac

I'm *not*

>
> If you have a desktop shortcut to Command Prompt, you can use
> Properties> Layout
> to get a full screen but I can't see why you'd ever want to. The default
> 80x25 seems enough for me.
>

Thanks for this infomation.

It is so SIMPLE!

FD

On 12/07/2011, James Silverton posted:
> On 12/7/2011 8:45 PM, Nil wrote:
>> On 07 Dec 2011, FD<> wrote in alt.windows7.general:
>>
>>> I have found a partial solution to lack of full screen in dos
>>> program.
>>>
>>> (after a lot of googling)
>>>
>>> 1) Make a short cut of command prompt to desktop
>>>
>>> 2) Right click - properties - fonts - change to Lucida Console 38
>>> - save
>>>
>>> 3) Install all dos programs in my users\fd folder
>>>
>>> 4) Write simple batch files to acces dos programs in their
>>> folders.
>>
>> You can also adjust the size of the window expressed in number of
>> characters and lines, by adjusting the values on the Layout tab of
>> Properties. The physical size will vary according to what font you use.
>> You can do that per shortcut, or as a default.

> If you have a desktop shortcut to Command Prompt, you can use
> Properties> Layout
> to get a full screen but I can't see why you'd ever want to. The default
> 80x25 seems enough for me.

I sure like a long screen for commands that have many screens of help
text...

But when that happens, I just stretch the window (via its top edge,
double arrow) up to the top of the screen, and the window jumps to full
height. The bottom edge works too.


Thanks, Nil, for the info about Layout.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 07 Dec 2011, James Silverton <>
wrote in alt.windows7.general:

> If you have a desktop shortcut to Command Prompt, you can use
> Properties> Layout to get a full screen but I can't see why you'd
> ever want to. The default 80x25 seems enough for me.

Well, no you can't. Full-screen command prompt sessions aren't
available any more, since Vista. The best you could do is jigger the
font and layout settings to make the windowed session fill the screen
as much as possible.

Smaller DOS windows are plenty for me, but the OP seems to want or need
full-screen capability, for whatever reason.

On 12/7/2011 6:31 PM, FD wrote:
> I have found a partial solution to lack of full screen in dos program.
>
> (after a lot of googling)
>
> 1) Make a short cut of command prompt to desktop
>
> 2) Right click - properties - fonts - change to Lucida Console 38 - save
>
> 3) Install all dos programs in my users\fd folder
>
> 4) Write simple batch files to acces dos programs in their folders.
>
> My programming ability is restricted to writing simple batch files.
>
>
> On 23 inch lcd wide screen dos window occupies about 90% of real estate
>
> FD

Once the CMD window is open, press the Start/Window button and either
the right or left arrow at the same time. The CMD screen will stay the
same width, but fill the vertical height of the screen. :-)


--
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and accepted by idiots.
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Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On 12/07/2011, James Silverton posted:
>> On 12/7/2011 8:45 PM, Nil wrote:
>>> On 07 Dec 2011, FD<> wrote in alt.windows7.general:
>>>
>>>> I have found a partial solution to lack of full screen in dos
>>>> program.
>>>>
>>>> (after a lot of googling)
>>>>
>>>> 1) Make a short cut of command prompt to desktop
>>>>
>>>> 2) Right click - properties - fonts - change to Lucida Console 38
>>>> - save
>>>>
>>>> 3) Install all dos programs in my users\fd folder
>>>>
>>>> 4) Write simple batch files to acces dos programs in their
>>>> folders.
>>>
>>> You can also adjust the size of the window expressed in number of
>>> characters and lines, by adjusting the values on the Layout tab of
>>> Properties. The physical size will vary according to what font you use.
>>> You can do that per shortcut, or as a default.
>
>> If you have a desktop shortcut to Command Prompt, you can use
>> Properties> Layout
>> to get a full screen but I can't see why you'd ever want to. The
>> default 80x25 seems enough for me.
>
> I sure like a long screen for commands that have many screens of help
> text...
>
> But when that happens, I just stretch the window (via its top edge,
> double arrow) up to the top of the screen, and the window jumps to full
> height. The bottom edge works too.
>
>
> Thanks, Nil, for the info about Layout.

You can also drag the bottom edge of a window to the bottom of the
screen and it will make the window expand to the height of your screen
yet preserve the width of the window.

--

Roy Smith
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Postbox 3.0.2
Thursday, December 08, 2011 5:56:10 AM

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On 12/07/2011, James Silverton posted:
>> On 12/7/2011 8:45 PM, Nil wrote:
>>> On 07 Dec 2011, FD<> wrote in
>>> alt.windows7.general:
>>>
>>>> I have found a partial solution to lack of full screen in dos
>>>> program.
>>>>
>>>> (after a lot of googling)
>>>>
>>>> 1) Make a short cut of command prompt to desktop
>>>>
>>>> 2) Right click - properties - fonts - change to Lucida Console
>>>> 38 - save
>>>>
>>>> 3) Install all dos programs in my users\fd folder
>>>>
>>>> 4) Write simple batch files to acces dos programs in their
>>>> folders.
>>>
>>> You can also adjust the size of the window expressed in number of
>>> characters and lines, by adjusting the values on the Layout tab
>>> of Properties. The physical size will vary according to what font
>>> you use. You can do that per shortcut, or as a default.
>
>> If you have a desktop shortcut to Command Prompt, you can use
>> Properties> Layout to get a full screen but I can't see why you'd
>> ever want to. The default 80x25 seems enough for me.
>
> I sure like a long screen for commands that have many screens of help
> text...
>
> But when that happens, I just stretch the window (via its top edge,
> double arrow) up to the top of the screen, and the window jumps to
> full height. The bottom edge works too.

I just redirect everything to a text file. Then I can open it in my GUI
text editor for easy reading. I can also save the file for future
reference, like my CmdSwitch.txt. file.

> Thanks, Nil, for the info about Layout.

Ditto, although I'm usually happy with 80x25.

--
Crash

Committed to the search for intraterrestrial intelligence.

On 12/08/2011, Roy Smith posted:
> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On 12/07/2011, James Silverton posted:
>>> On 12/7/2011 8:45 PM, Nil wrote:
>>>> On 07 Dec 2011, FD<> wrote in alt.windows7.general:
>>>>
>>>>> I have found a partial solution to lack of full screen in dos
>>>>> program.
>>>>>
>>>>> (after a lot of googling)
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Make a short cut of command prompt to desktop
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) Right click - properties - fonts - change to Lucida Console 38
>>>>> - save
>>>>>
>>>>> 3) Install all dos programs in my users\fd folder
>>>>>
>>>>> 4) Write simple batch files to acces dos programs in their
>>>>> folders.
>>>>
>>>> You can also adjust the size of the window expressed in number of
>>>> characters and lines, by adjusting the values on the Layout tab of
>>>> Properties. The physical size will vary according to what font you use.
>>>> You can do that per shortcut, or as a default.
>>> If you have a desktop shortcut to Command Prompt, you can use
>>> Properties> Layout
>>> to get a full screen but I can't see why you'd ever want to. The
>>> default 80x25 seems enough for me.
>>
>> I sure like a long screen for commands that have many screens of help
>> text...
>>
>> But when that happens, I just stretch the window (via its top edge,
>> double arrow) up to the top of the screen, and . The bottom edge works too.
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Nil, for the info about Layout.

> You can also drag the bottom edge of a window to the bottom of the
> screen and it will make the window expand to the height of your screen
> yet preserve the width of the window.

:-)

Of course, that is exactly what I meant by "The bottom edge works too";
notice also that I said "the window jumps to full height", not full
screen.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)