Re: Using More than 24 Line Windows

In article <1993Dec1.011327.24087@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> aburt@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (Andrew Burt) writes: >In <2dg62r$o88@b8.b8.ingr.com> jdryburn@smt_6.b21.ingr.com (Joe Ryburn) writes: > > >>I am trying to get an Informix form to use more than 24 lines. I am >>currently using an xterm window to display the form in. I have created >>a termcap entry in /usr/informix/etc/termcap, called xxx, with a li#35 >>directive. The form is then set to 34 by 80, and it compiles fine, but >>I get the message : > >> Form image too large to fit in the screen window. > >Perhaps you have something simple, but I'm currently struggling with an >annoying bug: I can initially display a 24x80 form once, but if I then >try to display another on top of it, I get that error. (Even if I try >to display the very same form with a new name!) If I trim it to 79 cols, >all is well (and it uses 79 cols), but it really needs to be the full 80. >Methinks there's a bug lurking in Informix regarding this. >-- > >Andrew Burt aburt@du.edu > >"But if he was dying he wouldn't bother to carve "Aaaaargh", he'd just say it." The border attribute will take away space from the original 80 columns you started with. If you are using any attributes in the display of the forms, you might try commenting them out as a diagnostic test. I have no idea why it would work once but not twice. Sorry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Cauhape cauhape@TWG.COM 415/962-7147 Room 226 (SneakerNet) Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly. -- Elbert Hubbard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------