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VAXTPU SET(WIDTH) — VMS 5.5-2H4

 SET(WIDTH)

 Sets the width of a window.  If a window is wider than the screen and if
 the window contains text off the right edge of the screen, VAXTPU displays
 a diamond symbol in the rightmost column on the screen as a signal that
 there is undisplayed text.

 Syntax

    SET (WIDTH, {window | ALL | SCREEN}, integer)

 Parameters

    window     The window for which you want to set or change the width.

    ALL        A keyword indicating that VAXTPU should set the screen and
               all windows, visible and invisible, to the specified width.

    SCREEN     A keyword indicating that VAXTPU should set the screen to
               the specified width without altering the size of any VAXTPU
               windows.  Note, however, that by default EVE resizes the
               windows to match the width of the screen.  Note, too, that
               you cannot set the screen to be narrower than the widest
               VAXTPU window.

    integer    The width of the window in columns.  You can specify any
               integer between 1 and 255.  Values of 80 and 132 cause the
               terminal to switch between 80-column and 132-column modes.
               By default, the width of a window is the same as the
               physical width of the terminal when the window is created.

 Examples

    SET (WIDTH, main_window, 132);

 Sets the width of the main window to 132 columns.

    SET (WIDTH, ALL, 40);

 Sets the width of the screen and all windows, visible and invisible, to 40
 columns.

 Related Topics

    SET(HEIGHT)

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