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Dodi Schultz
November 14th, 2006, 04:39 PM
>> Dodi makes a living using DOS software with which she is familiar.
>> That's not HOF, it's smart.

True, Wayne. I use Win to run browsers, though, and that's my current
problem: A few of the sites I really need to see are starting to "improve"
themselves to the extent that my five-year-old browsers can't get to them,
and more recent browsers need newer Win. :-(

--Dodi

Tim Lodge
November 14th, 2006, 05:05 PM
Dodi


>> Hm. My consultant doesn't find anything later than 98 terribly
stable, especially XP. <<

I've found I get fewer problems with XP than I did with Win 98.

>> It's going to be a later version of Opera. That's the one I'm
really comfortable with, of the two older ones I use. (The other's
Netscape.) Any reason why not? <<

Not that I'm aware of.

>> It's my understanding that there's no technical reason that I
can't stay with my very highly customized (including at least 50
macros) WP51. Do YOU know of any? <<

No. Google even found me instructions for setting up WP5.1 for DOS
with XP:
http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/windowsxp.html#installguide
(Don't read them till you have to!)

-- Tim L

Judy Madnick
November 14th, 2006, 05:07 PM
----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Dodi Schultz" <schultz (AT) compuserve (DOT) com>

<< Hm. My consultant doesn't find anything later than 98 terribly stable,
<< especially XP.

Interesting. I had the impression that XP was much more stable than its predecessors.

<< It's my understanding that there's no technical reason that I can't stay
<< with my very highly customized (including at least 50 macros) WP51. Do YOU
<< know of any?

What a wonderful program! I had hundreds of macros that I developed when I was providing court-transcription services, but when I switched to Windows, I didn't need them anymore anyhow -- thank goodness!

A friend of mine uses 5.1 in Windows XP. She's rather computer illiterate and relied on a computer tech to set up her computer. I don't know whether there was an issue regarding DOS programs. I'm sure someone else here can tell you that though.

Judy

Wayne Scott, M.D.
November 14th, 2006, 05:22 PM
Dodi: I love gadgets and I keep getting Toshiba laptops that are "better"
than what I have. These come with newer versions of software from Bill
Gates. I guess since the Gates give a lot of money to charity, I don't mind
too much.

Wastrel in Wyomin

People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a
hunt.
-Otto von Bismarck


> [Original Message]
> From: Dodi Schultz <schultz (AT) compuserve (DOT) com>
> To: <coryphaeus (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> Date: 11/14/2006 2:52:36 PM
> Subject: [Dixonary] OT: Dealing / Systems & Software
>
>
> >> Dodi makes a living using DOS software with which she is familiar.
> >> That's not HOF, it's smart.
>
> True, Wayne. I use Win to run browsers, though, and that's my current
> problem: A few of the sites I really need to see are starting to "improve"
> themselves to the extent that my five-year-old browsers can't get to them,
> and more recent browsers need newer Win. :-(
>
> --Dodi
>
>
>
>

Guerri Stevens
November 14th, 2006, 09:21 PM
Thank you thank you thank you!

I fiddled with the suggestions for printing to a USB port with DOS
programs the other day. Basically the idea is to pretend you've got a
network printer, as I understand it. I got nowhere because I didn't
realize that what I was using in the NET USE command for the printer
name was not the share name. I read the information at the link you
provided, and was able to give my printer a share name and get WP for
DOS 6.2 and ED (my old editor software) to print. I couldn't get
PlanPerfect to work (spreadsheet) but I think that's a different issue -
there was no printer defined and I don't think I've got PlanPerfect
itself set up quite right on my new computer.

The site also reminded me about using Alt+Enter to get a full screen. I
don't think that's exactly what I want, but it will do. I know on my old
computer I was able to get "taller" DOS windows, with, I think, 43 lines
of text. I haven't figured out how I did that. But I can live with
things as they are for awhile.

Was this site Ed Mendlesohn's (possibly spelled wrong)? I didn't see his
name but maybe I didn't look hard enough.

Guerri

Tim Lodge wrote:
> Dodi
>
>
>>> Hm. My consultant doesn't find anything later than 98 terribly
> stable, especially XP. <<
>
> I've found I get fewer problems with XP than I did with Win 98.
>
>>> It's going to be a later version of Opera. That's the one I'm
> really comfortable with, of the two older ones I use. (The other's
> Netscape.) Any reason why not? <<
>
> Not that I'm aware of.
>
>>> It's my understanding that there's no technical reason that I
> can't stay with my very highly customized (including at least 50
> macros) WP51. Do YOU know of any? <<
>
> No. Google even found me instructions for setting up WP5.1 for DOS
> with XP:
> http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/windowsxp.html#installguide
> (Don't read them till you have to!)
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
>
>
>
>

Tim Bourne
November 15th, 2006, 06:24 AM
> I know on my old
> computer I was able to get "taller" DOS windows, with, I think, 43 lines
> of text.
>
If this is a DOS window with Windows XP:

Right-click on the system icon in the top left corner of the window, and
choose Properties.

Select the Layout tab.

Set the Window Size to what you want.

In most cases there will also be an option somewhere in the DOS program
you'll have to set as well; in some cases that is all you need to do, and
the window size will be adjusted automatically. That works with Borland
software, for example.

Best wishes,

Tim B

Paul Keating
November 15th, 2006, 11:41 AM
>> to get "taller" DOS windows

Open a DOS box. Click on the C: prompt icon in the TLH corner and select
Properties | Layout. Set window size (not buffer size) to height 43. Hit OK,
Apply properties to current window only, OK. Then hit Alt-Enter.

50 lines also works.

Not all DOS programs respond properly to this: the feature was introduced in
about DOS 5, I think, and a lot of programs written before that simply knew
that the screen had to be 80x25.

Tapcis did respond properly, and I remember putting a suitable MODE command
in the batch file that ran it. It made a dramatic improvement to the index
display.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

----- Original Message -----
From: Guerri Stevens
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] OT: Dealing / Systems & Software

Guerri Stevens
November 15th, 2006, 06:56 PM
I tried doing that with WP6.2 for DOS. I had to exit the program before
it would work. And even then, if I switch to graphics mode, it goes full
screen, and if I switch back to text mode, it reverts to the smaller
screen size again.

In any event, for WP I plan to order the latest Windows version almost
immediately. I was working in the DOS version and found that I've gotten
to used to Windows versions and some of the DOS things got to me. Like
asking if I wanted to overwrite the file when saving. Like F2 for
search. And so on. Yes, I know I could set myself up so that many
features would work just like Windows, but I think I'm better off with a
Windows version at this point.

For my other DOS apps, though, I have already seemingly managed to get
the taller screen.

Guerri

Tim Bourne wrote:
> If this is a DOS window with Windows XP:
>
> Right-click on the system icon in the top left corner of the window, and
> choose Properties.
>
> Select the Layout tab.
>
> Set the Window Size to what you want.
>
> In most cases there will also be an option somewhere in the DOS program
> you'll have to set as well; in some cases that is all you need to do, and
> the window size will be adjusted automatically. That works with Borland
> software, for example.