Commit 2f38cffa authored by Joseph Pranevich's avatar Joseph Pranevich Committed by Alexandre Julliard

New examples/documentation for console configuration options.

parent ebc0e5e0
...@@ -92,3 +92,76 @@ FreeConsole ...@@ -92,3 +92,76 @@ FreeConsole
Is it possible to interrupt win32's FileWrite? I'm not sure. Is it possible to interrupt win32's FileWrite? I'm not sure.
It may not be possible to interrupt any system calls. It may not be possible to interrupt any system calls.
DOS (Generic) Console Support
-----------------------------
I. Command Line Configuration
DOS consoles must be configured either on the command line or in a dot
resource file (.console). A typical configuration consists of a string
of driver keywords separated by plus ('+') signs. To change the
configuration on the command-line, use the -console switch.
For example:
wine -console ncurses+xterm <apllication>
Possible drivers:
tty - Generic text-only support. Supports redirection.
ncurses - Full-screen graphical support with color.
xterm - Load a new window to display the console in. Also
supports resizing windows.
II. Wine.conf Configuration
In the wine.conf file, you can create a section called [console] that
contains configuration options that are respected by the assorted
console drivers.
Current Options:
XtermProg=<program>
Use this program instead of xterm. This eliminates the need for a
recompile.
XtermResolution=<cols>x<rows>
(Example: XtermResolution=80x25)
Start your xterm program with this text resolution. 80x25 is
recommended, a NULL value will mean to use the terminal's default
resolution, determined however your specific terminal figures
that out. Most console-based programs expect eother 80x25 or
80x40 displays.
Note: The default for many terminals is 80x24. One row smaller
than what the console subsystem generally expects.
Note 2: This information is passed on the command-line with the
-g switch.
III. Terminal Types
There are a large number of potential terminals that can be used with
Wine, depending on what you are trying to do. Unfortunately, I am still
looking for the "best" driver combination.
Note that 'slave' is required for use in Wine, currently.
Program | Color? | Resizing? | Slave?
-----------------------------------------
xterm N Y Y
nxterm Y N Y
rxvt Y ? N
(linux console) Y N ?
As X terminals typically use a 24x80 screen resolution rather than the
typical 25x80 one, it is necessary to resize the screen to allow a DOS
program to work full-screen. Soon, I will add an option to the
configuration to set this up at run time. On the fly resizing will
still be disabled however.
...@@ -89,4 +89,8 @@ Exclude=WM_SIZE;WM_TIMER; ...@@ -89,4 +89,8 @@ Exclude=WM_SIZE;WM_TIMER;
[programs] [programs]
Default= Default=
Startup= Startup=
\ No newline at end of file
[Console]
;XtermProg=nxterm
;XtermResolution=80x25
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