Subj : Re: A47 Display Files..
To   : Al DeRosa
From : g00r00
Date : Tue Nov 09 2021 11:35 am

 AD> Question about the new A47 GV command.. Actually this is more about the
 AD> dispfile command in MPL, is that too governed by the /cols 80 /end
 AD> switches?? I have a file which is showing up in a larger column display
 AD> and it is a 80 column file.. Anyone have any ideas??

The display file command in MPL is not related to the ANSI gallery/viewer commands.  It just sends a file as is for the most part, so its more closely
related to the "GD" menu command.

I am not sure I totally understand the problem here, but often times an ANSI editor will save a file that uses the 80th column without moving to the next line, meaning that it relies on the terminal automatically wrapping after the 80th character for the file to display right.

When you are displaying an 80 column file in a larger terminal size you just have to make sure it is saved correctly so that it properly moves to the next line after the 80th column.  The easiest way to accomplish this is to actually use files that only use 79 columns, but its possible to use the 80th and still have it display properly in both 80 and larger column spaces.

Hopefully that didn't confuse you even more :)

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