Re: VDOS memory and screen length

[Paul Breeze paul.breeze@xxxxxxxx]

Dear Carl

I've just picked this up again.
I have found a way to manipulate the screen length, but it seems
counter-intuitive. I have to set LINS=43 in the VDOS CONFIG.TXT and
then set default sl=61 in STARTUP.INT. This gives me a screen length in
XY4 of 43 lines. I have found, like you, that this does not always
stick in STARTUP.INT but I have also found that it depends where the
line is placed and have managed to get it to stick without reverting to
putting it in SETTINGS.DFL. Incidentally these settings are exactly the
same as I had to use to get 43 lines when I tried out TAME. There must
be a logic here but I have no idea what it may be.
VDOS will go to 47 lines (default sl=66) but does not appear to like
anything higher.
As for the memory problem, I have now recovered EMS in Windows XP.
There was an error in my CONFIG.NT which as now been corrected. Getting
the Microlytics speller to work has completely defeated me, however. I
have set EMS=ON and I can verify in VDOS that EMS is available. But
however I start Editor.exe it does not seem to work and I get the 'not
enough memory ... ' message. Does it work for you?

Best wishes

Paul

On 22/11/2014 14:56, Paul Breeze wrote:
Dear Carl

Thanks for the help. Unfortunately I don't seem to have any EMM either
in XP or in VDOS. I've been playing with CONFIG.NT, but with little
success so far.

Screen settings are not working consistently, either. I'm not sure why.

I am away for a week now, so I'll return to this when I get back.

Paul

On 22/11/2014 01:22, Carl Distefano wrote:

Reply to note from Paul Breeze  Fri, 21
Nov 2014 12:18:59 +0000

Paul,
However I have encountered two immediate problems which I
cannot remember how to solve, it being so long since I tried to
troubleshoot any configuration issues. The first is that when
I try to use the Microlytics dictionary I get the 'not enough
memory' message.

In CONFiG.TXT make sure that EMS = ON. To start XyWrite (I assume
you're usin Xy4) command:
editor.exe/e:2048
The second is that I like to run with 43 or 50 screen lines (I
see you have around 33 of text) but when I try changing LINS in
CONFIG.TXT and dl in STARTUP.INT I end up with three lines of
text and then a bar.

I assume you mean "sl" in STARTUP.INT. I've found that screen
settings sometimes don't "stick" when set from STARTUP.INT. Try
putting them in SETTINGS.DFL instead; for example:

; Screen length (LIN[E]S)
df sl=43
;
; Screen width (COLS)
df sl=80
;

Hope this helps.