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2--   Recommendations for using Golded+ and other VIO-Applications   ----------
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4[Falls Du an einer deutschen Version interessiert bist, melde dich und ich
5 werde es "=FCbersetzen".. ;)]
6
7The aim of this textfile is to give a suggestion on running Golded (and other
8VIO-apps) in a very useful and aesthetic way. Give it a try and after getting
9used to it you will love it that way.
10I am using the great OS/2 Warp 4 on my system and so this text is mainly
11directed to OS/2 users, but the main message should also be useful for all
12other operating systems.
13To get the mentioned programs just take a look at the end of this text.
14
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16 the right size
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18
19This is my batch in which Golded+ is started on my system (by using
20an hotkey assigned through PC/2 - it is really great btw to switch to tasks
21that you use often by just typing ctrl-alt-g or something similar):
22
23------------------------
24-+--[golded2.cmd]-------
25------------------------
26@echo off
27rem ** change window size to 100 columns, 50 rows.
28mode CON1 CO100,50
29
30rem ** maximize window and make the borders thinner (3 pixel).
31console -or+ -b3,3
32rem ** center the window on the desktop. simply calls 'winto.cmd hcenter top',
33rem ** where winto.cmd is a batch file which comes along with console (see
34rem ** above).
35call center
36
37cd\utils\golded
38gedemx.exe
39------------------------
40-+--[/golded2.cmd]------
41------------------------
42
43I use the 14x8-font for my VIO-windows with a graphic resolution of 1024x768.
44To set the font of textwindows in OS/2 select the system menu of a window,
45chose 'font size', change it to your needs and then 'save' it. All windows
46will now use the new size.
47
48In winto.cmd (from console) which is called by center.cmd I made the following
49settings:
50------------------------
51-+--[winto.cmd]---------
52------------------------
53[...]
54 /* modify this depending on your settings */
55 ScreenW =3D 1024 /*800*/;
56 ScreenH =3D 742  /*600*/;  /*'742' because of WarpCenter*/
57[...]
58------------------------
59-+--[/winto.cmd]--------
60------------------------
61
62With this you get a VIO-window which gives me as many informations as it could
63(100*50=3D5000 characters, 80*25=3D2000 chars) and looks as great as it could.
64
65All mentioned files can be frequested via FTN on my system at 2:2432/337
66(V34+, X75).
67
68 CONSO010.ZIP    147K 24.10.97 Console Version 0.1.0 by Andrew Pavel
69                               Zabolotny, Copyright (C) 1997 by FRIENDS
70                               software. This utility addresses a problem
71                               IBM is ignoring since first release of OS/2.
72                               The problem is, you can define the default
73                               size and position for *ALL* console win
74 Should be also on http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/
75
76 PC2V219C.ZIP    863K 15.11.99   PROGRAM COMMANDER/2 V2.20 for OS/2
77                               Copyright (C) by Roman Stangl November, 1999
78
79                               PC/2 is a WPS enhancement or replacement,
80                               that features a program
81                               launcher, Virtual Desktops, Hotkey support,
82                               Sliding focus, Advanced
83                               Marking, Dynamic Menu Selection, Environment
84                               Spaces, WIN95 key support,
85                               QuickSwitch and SessionBar window, Hardware
86                               Panning support, TitleBar
87                               Smarticons, Lockup and Password protection
88                               support, Scheduler, WPS
89                               extraction and a Spooler Control Window
90                               (which enables spooling even
91                               when running PC/2 as a WPS replacement).
92
93                               Running PC/2 as the WPS replacement can save
94                               about 4 MB precious RAM,
95                               even on well equipped machines you can
96                               notice decreased swapper size
97                               and activity giving you a performance boost
98                               compared to running the
99                               WPS (due to the much smaller memory
100                               requirements compared with the WPS).
101
102                               For those of you who want to know the
103                               "tricks" used in PC/2, the full
104                               source (requires long filename support) is
105                               included, however it can be
106 The authors page: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/7885/PC2/
107
108
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110written by daniel hahler, 20.01.2000
111 FidoNet: 2:2432/337
112 email: tq@thequod.krysius.com
113 url: http://thequod.de (german)
114