25 lines in command mode?

[ramon.eric]

Let's see if I can keep this brief...

I use PC-Write, the famous old DOS program. I go to the command prompt
where everything is fine. alt-enter and I have a full screen. I open
PC-Write and I can only get 25 lines on the screen. That is, a work
space of 25 lines. I have a full screen but it's as if the program runs
in a window of 25 lines. If I've done a directory listing before
starting the program, for example, the top part of the screen is
PC-Write and the bottom half still shows the directory listing.

How can I change that? I've done the right-click, change properties but
it doesn't have any effect.

If it's a program problem and not XP then I guess I'll have to find a
new text editor. If so, recommendations are welcome. This is for text,
not programming.

Thanks in advance,
-Eric

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Let's see if I can keep this brief...

I use PC-Write, the famous old DOS program. I go to the command prompt
where everything is fine. alt-enter and I have a full screen. I open
PC-Write and I can only get 25 lines on the screen. That is, a work
space of 25 lines. I have a full screen but it's as if the program runs
in a window of 25 lines. If I've done a directory listing before
starting the program, for example, the top part of the screen is
PC-Write and the bottom half still shows the directory listing.

How can I change that? I've done the right-click, change properties but
it doesn't have any effect.

If it's a program problem and not XP then I guess I'll have to find a
new text editor. If so, recommendations are welcome. This is for text,
not programming.

Thanks in advance,
-Eric

Instead of invoiking PC-Write directly, invoke it with this
batch file:

@echo off
mode con lines=50
c:\Tools\PC-write.exe

 

[Doug]

Briefly: Abandon ye olde DOS pgm PC-Write and get with the
times. Word or WordPerfect work great with Windows. Why beat
your head on the brickwall of technological advancement?

Doug W.

 

[mhc]

Let's see if I can keep this brief...

I use PC-Write, the famous old DOS program. I go to the command prompt
where everything is fine. alt-enter and I have a full screen. I open
PC-Write and I can only get 25 lines on the screen. That is, a work
space of 25 lines. I have a full screen but it's as if the program runs
in a window of 25 lines. If I've done a directory listing before
starting the program, for example, the top part of the screen is
PC-Write and the bottom half still shows the directory listing.

How can I change that? I've done the right-click, change properties but
it doesn't have any effect.

If it's a program problem and not XP then I guess I'll have to find a
new text editor. If so, recommendations are welcome. This is for text,
not programming.

Thanks in advance,
-Eric

You need to run in full-screen mode, not a maximized window. Here's how:

Create a shortcut to PC-Write and put it on your desktop. Now
right-click on the shortcut, select the Options button, and make sure
that Full Screen is selected in the Display Options area. Click Apply.

Now, when you start PC-Write via the shortcut, you will have the 80x25
screen that PC-Write desires. If you do not, you'll need to create a
batch file with the line MODE CON LINES=25 just before the pcwrite line,
and follow the above instructions to set up a desktop shortcut to the
batch file.

BTW, this is a great program -- Word/Wordperfect are NOT replacements
for it, as I'm sure you already know! I still use a DOS text editor
called KEDIT for what I'm sure are similar reasons...