How to improve exe-output for 19'' screen when original was for 15''

[stesvet1]

Hi,

my exe-output has 2 windows on 15'' screen. I tested it at school on 19'' screen, but output did not look nice.

How can I solve in my in prg-file an output for 800 x 600 (it would be in the middle of 19''screen then).

Stefan

 

[dbMark]

I wrote up many details on adjusting the DOS window's properties and selecting a Lucida Console font that adjusts the screen text and size to your preference. thread779-623690


In Windows Millennium I had quite an assortment of available font sizes, both TrueType and Bit Map. Now that displays with higher resolutions are available, I need to make the command line interface (CLI) known as the Command Prompt (or "DOS") window larger too. For Win2000 and WinXP I have been using the "raster fonts" but even with the largest fonts the screen is still quite small on the larger resolutions. I still have legacy DOS applications, so I can't just stop using it, nor do I like the full-screen mode mentioned here Thread96-92520 where you switch modes with Alt-Enter.

Here are the larger sizes available:

Raster Fonts:
10x16 Me (a lousy font, hard on the eyes)
10x18 Me, 2000, XP
10x20 Me
11x18 Me
12x16 Me, 2000, XP
12x20 Me
13x22 Me
16x12 2000, XP

Lucida Console only in 2000 & XP: (bold fonts 1 pixel wider)
11x18
12x20
14x24
17x28
22x36
43x72

It looks like Lucida Console fonts are the future. Here are some appropriate settings for larger Command Prompt (DOS) windows for different screen resolutions:

800x600 ..... Raster font okay, 10x18 pixels per character
1024x768 .... Lucida Console font 12x20
1280x1024 ... Lucida Console font 14x24
1600x1200 ... Lucida Console font 17x28

See JLWG's coments here form similar suggestions. thread182-1265273