From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ns1.sunset.net ([205.161.255.5] helo=onyx.sunset.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EFxGt-0007Xz-00 for ; Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:11:39 -0400 Received: from sunset.net (198-69-251-7.chico.ca.digitalpath.net [198.69.251.7]) by onyx.sunset.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j8FH3T0P007709 for ; Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:03:29 -0700 Received: (from rreid@localhost) by sunset.net (8.13.3/8.12.8/Submit) id j8FHBSMc003525 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:11:28 -0700 Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:11:28 -0700 From: "Ralph W. Reid" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050915171128.GA3503@sunset.net> References: <20050915114648.GA1658@hhs48.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050915114648.GA1658@hhs48.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: screen parameters per user X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:11:40 -0000 When some one logs into your system from a remote system, the screen parameters will be defined by settings on their remote system--not by the settings you have set up for the console(s) on your system. Setting up your system to work with certain parameters to allow for a specific number of rows and columns on the console screen sets those parameters to work with the video card/controller installed in your system. Remote systems which are used to log into your system are likely to have different video cards/controllers, so the remote system sets the operating parameters for displaying text or whatever. Chances are that you will not have to make any adjustments on your system--just have the person log in from the remote system via ssh (as you described), and everything should work fine. HTH, and have a _great_ day! On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 07:46:48AM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > Hi all, > > I have never seen any references to this, but on the chance that someone > has run across it, I would like to ask this: > > Is there a way to have different screen parameters (columns and lines) > on a per user basis in Linux? I have become very attached to my enlarged > screen, 132 by 60, but would like to allow access to a user account via > ssh for someone who will not be comfortable with those dimensions. Is > there any way to revert to an 80 by 25 screen just for that user, or for > that session, without reverting to those figures for the whole system? > > Any ideas or opinions appreciated. Ideas preferred of course, but > opinions welcome too. > > Chuck > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (90% of Full) > But you can still get downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > or you could Jabber me, using JID chuckh@hhs48.com > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. rreid@sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid ...passing through The City of Internet at the speed of light! SEC (x) / COSEC (x) = (TAN (x) / COTAN (x)) ^ 2