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--   Recommendations for using Golded+ and other VIO-Applications   ----------
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[Falls Du an einer deutschen Version interessiert bist, melde dich und ich
 werde es "=FCbersetzen".. ;)]

The aim of this textfile is to give a suggestion on running Golded (and other
VIO-apps) in a very useful and aesthetic way. Give it a try and after getting
used to it you will love it that way.
I am using the great OS/2 Warp 4 on my system and so this text is mainly
directed to OS/2 users, but the main message should also be useful for all
other operating systems.
To get the mentioned programs just take a look at the end of this text.

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 the right size
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This is my batch in which Golded+ is started on my system (by using
an hotkey assigned through PC/2 - it is really great btw to switch to tasks
that you use often by just typing ctrl-alt-g or something similar):

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-+--[golded2.cmd]-------
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@echo off
rem ** change window size to 100 columns, 50 rows.
mode CON1 CO100,50

rem ** maximize window and make the borders thinner (3 pixel).
console -or+ -b3,3
rem ** center the window on the desktop. simply calls 'winto.cmd hcenter top',
rem ** where winto.cmd is a batch file which comes along with console (see
rem ** above).
call center

cd\utils\golded
gedemx.exe
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-+--[/golded2.cmd]------
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I use the 14x8-font for my VIO-windows with a graphic resolution of 1024x768.
To set the font of textwindows in OS/2 select the system menu of a window,
chose 'font size', change it to your needs and then 'save' it. All windows
will now use the new size.

In winto.cmd (from console) which is called by center.cmd I made the following
settings:
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-+--[winto.cmd]---------
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[...]
 /* modify this depending on your settings */
 ScreenW =3D 1024 /*800*/;
 ScreenH =3D 742  /*600*/;  /*'742' because of WarpCenter*/
[...]
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-+--[/winto.cmd]--------
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With this you get a VIO-window which gives me as many informations as it could
(100*50=3D5000 characters, 80*25=3D2000 chars) and looks as great as it could.

All mentioned files can be frequested via FTN on my system at 2:2432/337
(V34+, X75).

 CONSO010.ZIP    147K 24.10.97 Console Version 0.1.0 by Andrew Pavel
                               Zabolotny, Copyright (C) 1997 by FRIENDS
                               software. This utility addresses a problem
                               IBM is ignoring since first release of OS/2.
                               The problem is, you can define the default
                               size and position for *ALL* console win
 Should be also on http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/

 PC2V219C.ZIP    863K 15.11.99   PROGRAM COMMANDER/2 V2.20 for OS/2
                               Copyright (C) by Roman Stangl November, 1999

                               PC/2 is a WPS enhancement or replacement,
                               that features a program
                               launcher, Virtual Desktops, Hotkey support,
                               Sliding focus, Advanced
                               Marking, Dynamic Menu Selection, Environment
                               Spaces, WIN95 key support,
                               QuickSwitch and SessionBar window, Hardware
                               Panning support, TitleBar
                               Smarticons, Lockup and Password protection
                               support, Scheduler, WPS
                               extraction and a Spooler Control Window
                               (which enables spooling even
                               when running PC/2 as a WPS replacement).

                               Running PC/2 as the WPS replacement can save
                               about 4 MB precious RAM,
                               even on well equipped machines you can
                               notice decreased swapper size
                               and activity giving you a performance boost
                               compared to running the
                               WPS (due to the much smaller memory
                               requirements compared with the WPS).

                               For those of you who want to know the
                               "tricks" used in PC/2, the full
                               source (requires long filename support) is
                               included, however it can be
 The authors page: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/7885/PC2/


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written by daniel hahler, 20.01.2000
 FidoNet: 2:2432/337
 email: tq@thequod.krysius.com
 url: http://thequod.de (german)