Issue with screen size

• Aug 11, 2009

• #2

Buff1

Programmer

Feb 7, 2003

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Have you tried Ctrl-Enter ?
(hol Ctrl down and press the Enter key)

 

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• Nov 24, 2009

• #3

robherc

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Apr 20, 1999

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also, you can reference the old guides on setting screen parameters from within QB, or from a batch file...

I believe this is the format for a batch file (or for manual changes from the DOS prompt

Code:

set screen cols = xxx
set screen rows = yy

I hope this helps;
robherc

 

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• Nov 24, 2009

• #4

NerfHerder

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Aug 16, 2002

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I think that the SCREEN COLS and ROWS function will return the ASCII value of the character at that location.

It sounds to me that the problem mailbox061583 is having is related to DOSBox and not QBASIC. This may have to do with a display setting in the DOSBox config file. The screen resolution in DOSBox can be controlled in the config file.

 

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• Nov 24, 2009

• #5

NerfHerder

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Aug 16, 2002

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I think that the SCREEN COLS and ROWS function will return the ASCII value of the character at that location.

It sounds to me that the problem mailbox061583 is having is related to DOSBox and not QBASIC. This may be related to a display setting in the DOSBox config file. The screen resolution in DOSBox can be controlled in the config file.

 

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• Nov 24, 2009

• #6

NerfHerder

Technical User

Aug 16, 2002

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Sorry for the double post. Having IE trouble.

 

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• Nov 25, 2009

• #7

robherc

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Apr 20, 1999

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That code block was written in batch, not QBasic...those are DOS shell commands for changing the screen configuration. There is a QB command to set those parameters (I know, because I've used it) from within your program but, unfortunately I don't remember it at the moment.

I hope this helps;
robherc

 

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• Nov 25, 2009

• #8

robherc

Programmer

Apr 20, 1999

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Oops, I used the wrong code block anywise...

Code:

mode con cols=xxx
mode con rows=yy

...Don't quote me still, but I THINK those are the right commands...will verify later, when I'm not on my BlackBerry (no DOSbox)

I hope this helps;
robherc

 

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• Nov 25, 2009

• #9

robherc

Programmer

Apr 20, 1999

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ok, now that I'm on a "real" computer again:

Code:

mode con cols=100 lines=50

sets your DOSbox to display 100chars wide by 50 chars high...use the commands from the c:\> prompt, or in a batch file ;-)

I hope this helps;
robherc

 

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• Feb 24, 2010

• #10

PROFESSORSPARKIE

Instructor

Oct 24, 2002

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I am not sure if I am answering the question or not. It sounds like your use of a font which along with going to certain graphics modes causes the qbasic window to modify the shortcut properties value for options to full screen and you need to right click on the shortcut and goto properties-options-full screen & change it to windows and save.


I hope this might be what you wanted.

Computer thought: I teach a lot of programming so I can learn. You can never learn it all.

 

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