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to: CARLES MATEO
from: JOSE MEJUTO
date: 1995-09-17 20:00:00
subject: SHELL in a window

14 Sep 95 12:54, Carles Mateo escrib¡a a Jose Mejuto:
Hola Carles!
 >>  CM> I want to do a SHELL in a window just like :
 >>  CM> *********************************
 >>  CM> |                               |
 >>  CM> |       ================        |<-+-- SCREEN
 >>  CM> |       | SHELL WINDOW |        |
 >>  CM> |       ================        |
 >>  CM> |                               |
 >>  CM> *********************************
 >>  CM> I want to SHELL to another program without overwriting my
 >>  CM> screen.
 CM> The code you put in the echo runs well in a Dos full screen session
 CM> under windows, but in a window windows does strange things with screen
 CM> resulting in the total destruction of my original screen.
 Yes, I don't remenber if I post that this trick can't be used in multitask 
environments, Windows can't protect the VGA in a nice way. In OS/2 the screen 
isn't modified, and the shell looks too damaged. The original routine detect 
OS/2, Windows and DesqView and refuse to use the trick.
Saludotes,
       ,,,   JOS (2:348/102)
      `0-0'  jmejuto@encomix.com
     /-(_)-\ mejuto@sfdzuma.usc.es
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