topic Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications... in PCs & Accessories

Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

pitoko — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:03:32 GMT

Hi everybody.

I have notebook sony vaio VFN-FS115B. This is widescreen notebook. When i'm opening text-mode applications in full screen (so for example after pressing alt+enter in windows console screen) only less part of screen is used 😞 I have big unused space around... What can i do to use ALL the screen in this mode? Even, if screen will be expanded, because of another screen dimensions in widescreen laptops. My friend also have widescreen laptop (not sony) and dos-text-mode applications use all screen to draw letters.

Thanks for the help!

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

kee-lo_ — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:44:21 GMT

Right click the top of the window and select properties

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

pitoko — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:55:53 GMT

Right click the top of the window and select properties

Unfortunately this is not what i wanted to repair.
But thanks for trying me help!

This is my laptop. I've made a photo of working in "dos/text mode" (edit.exe in fullscreen, the same is in another text/dos applications)
The problem is: Why i have big black frames around! Why my workspace is very small?

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

robpaxton — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:43:09 GMT

Kee-Lo's solution looks like the right one. If you do what he says in his post then the DOS shell should run fullscreen. Also make sure that Windows graphics resolution is set to the native resolution of your display.

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

kee-lo_ — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:35:06 GMT

Ahh good old Turbo Pascal

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

pitoko — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:00:35 GMT

Kee-Lo's solution looks like the right one.  If you do what he says in his post then the DOS shell should run fullscreen.  Also make sure that Windows graphics resolution is set to the native resolution of your display.

Unfortunately this don't work 😞 I still have black frames around. I have try so many times, and i cannot get this to work...

Ahh good old Turbo Pascal

No, good 32bit assembly code

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

skykit84 — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:27:58 GMT

Do you run the program via a shortcut or via command prompt?
If short cut, try this:-

right click on the shortcut>Properties
and then do what Keelo said within that window

I just tried it and it works fine here

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

pitoko — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:17:22 GMT

Do you run the program via a shortcut or via command prompt?
If short cut, try this:-

right click on the shortcut>Properties
and then do what Keelo said within that window

I just tried it and it works fine here

No this don't work. I've try to run the program via a shortcut and via command prompt, but this don't work. I've also try Keelo trick.

I suspect you don't understand me I've fullscreen.... but, why there is unused space around? This error occur only in text-mode applications. Here is modified photo:

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

kee-lo_ — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:07:01 GMT

On the GRX 9and yes I know, it's 4 years ago) there used to be a setting where you could use the whole screen for DOS

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

pitoko — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:20:19 GMT

On the GRX 9and yes I know, it's 4 years ago) there used to be a setting where you could use the whole screen for DOS

Sorry, i don't understand, can you write sth more? Greets for your help!

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

kee-lo_ — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:40:15 GMT

When you VAIO is turned on press F2, now it was in the first page on the GRX, not sure if they've taken it away - it says "make screen fit display" and it's toggles yes or no

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

pitoko — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:44:08 GMT

When you VAIO is turned on press F2, now it was in the first page on the GRX, not sure if they've taken it away - it says "make screen fit display" and it's toggles yes or no

After pressing F2 when PC starts, it opens me bios configuration menu.
I can change here only: system time, system date, network boot, show vaio animation logo, speaker volume, hotkey event code, set machine password, set user password, password when power on, boot options and nothing else. I don't see GRX options 😞 I'm sure my bios is up to date, because i was installing new version from vaio site few days ago. Any help, how can i make screen fit display? I really need this option 😞

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

rich912 — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:21:15 GMT

Referring to Kee-Lo’s first post in this thread, have you tried adjusting the Window Size on the Layout Tab? - assuming that this option is available....

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

pitoko — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:32:26 GMT

Referring to Kee-Lo’s first post in this thread, have you tried adjusting the Window Size on the Layout Tab? - assuming that this option is available....

Yes, i have try.... but i want to have whole screen fullscreen dos mode... 😞 I suppose, this is impossible in my laptop?

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

rich912 — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:49:29 GMT

( I suppose, this is impossible in my laptop?

Possibly, but you should still be able to achieve a large screen view such as this:

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

pitoko — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:13:43 GMT

( I suppose, this is impossible in my laptop?
 
Possibly, but you should still be able to achieve a large screen view

Now i can work using large screen view, but on the next semester of my computer science university each student will have to write small operating system. The common display interface here is old dos textmode or graphical 13h (320*200 resolution). So i need an option to "make screen fit display"! Otherwise i have to use my old pc or buy external monitor 😞 😕

Re: Fullscreen in text/dos mode applications...

kee-lo_ — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:55:26 GMT

the screen should easily fit the criteria of your course work - plus it'll make it easier for you to make screenshots for your write up.