* On 2015-11-26 10:44:28 +0100, Rhonda D'Vine wrote: > * Ico Doornekamp <i...@pruts.nl> [2009-01-12 17:54:08 CET]: > > According to the previous reply, the reported assertion is due to wyrd > > requiring a terminal of at least 80x23 chars. I don't happen to speak > > fluent caml, but after browsing through the source and changing the > > required width and height checks to a smaller size in interface_main.c, > > I was able to run wyrd on a smaller terminal then 80x23 without > > problems. > > [...] > > When resizing horizontal to less than 80 characters wide it crashes > with the assertion.
Assertions are not really nice for the end user, IMHO. > [...] > > Maybe instead of ending with an assertion it should just simply quit > at that point and writing out that it doesn't has the place anymore > that it needed in the first place to get started? What about drawing an empty screen with only the message 'terminal too small'? The user then has the chance to grow the window without having to restart? (for example, take a look at 'moc' (music at console), which does just that) -- :wq ^X^Cy^K^X^C^C^C^C
