Create a QApplication terminal program that runs inside a window (instead of QPEApplication that maximizes itself to fit the display)? You can resize the window as large as you want and "pan" by moving the window.
-Mark :) On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, William Kendrick wrote: > > [ regarding my problem running "tin" on my ISP's shell, while SSH'd in > from my Zaurus, I asked folks in my LUG whether 'screen' had a way of > providing a larger virtual screen than the terminal size, and then > allowing me to scroll/pan around ] > > On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 08:27:45AM -0800, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > > > > you might be able to fool tin by setting COLUMNS and LINES, but you'd > > need a way to scroll. surely the zaurius has some concept of a virtual > > screen? > > Currently, no. The two ways to resolve this include: > > 1. Rotating the terminal 90 degrees. (I can't do this, but I think > it's a feature coming soon.) Of course, this raises the issue of > how to type on the hardware keyboard w/o turning your head sideways :) > > 2. Making the terminal provide an "80 column emulation" mode, which, > when enabled, provides a horizontal scrollbar. > > [ Sharp and QPE folks! Do you think this is feasible? ] > > > > One suggestion one of the developers (someone like me, not someone from > Sharp/Trolltech) came up with was to alter the tools (for example, rewrite > "ps" to make it display less text, or reformat it to fit better). > > Two problems with this solution: > > 1. That doesn't help me when I'm ssh'd somewhere and running "ps" on the > remote machine :) > > 2. Don't fool with standard tools!!! :) If you alter the output of "ps", > unless you also make it smart enough to tell if it's outputting to > a terminal or a pipe, you risk messing up shell scripts that > depend on it. > > > I'm sad to hear screen has no panning ability, but I suppose noone > really ever had a reason to think of it. :) > > At least "less" allows you to scroll with [ and ] keys. :) > Too bad you can't pipe ncurses apps like "tin" through "less" ;) ;) > > -bill! > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Tiny Wireless Camera under $80! > Order Now! FREE VCR Commander! > Click Here - Only 1 Day Left! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/WoOlbB/7.PDAA/ySSFAA/0XFolB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > -- Mark K. Kim http://www.cbreak.org/mark/ PGP key available upon request. _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
