From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.26]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IFeBA-0002qh-00 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:57:32 -0400 Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59D04B2DB for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:57:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat1.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.160]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:57:32 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: sqwab8OK/GpTnKnPl0HbwmaEslVVEf7suTy3u58GIX3j 1185836252 Received: from cq.ftml.net (24-105-197-112.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.197.112]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03AD14EB3 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:57:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from chuckh by cq.ftml.net with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1IFeB9-0004Qj-Mt for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:57:31 -0400 Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:57:31 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: OT: more lines per screen Message-ID: <20070730225731.GB16794@cq.ftml.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <001001c7d2eb$a9a55240$6405a8c0@ALBERTLC7SN0ZA> <20070730223946.GM6144@rednote.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070730223946.GM6144@rednote.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-11) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:57:33 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I explored using large screens for a while, but finally found the standard 80X25 more satisfactory. I guess my ears have tunnel vision or something. Chuck On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 06:39:46PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > Albert E. Sten-Clanton writes: > > One of the cool things about GRML is the 48 or so lines on the screen. Does anybody know what I'd do to get the same for Fedora 7? There seems to be a variable called LINES, but trying to change it does no good, as far as I can tell. I'll be grateful for info about either what to do or what to read about doing it. Thanks! > > > You need to discover what modes your video card supports, then add the > appropriate designation to the arguments for your kernel in > /boot/grub/grub.conf, e.g. vga=0x31b > > I don't know a reliable, accessible way to discover the available > designations, unfortunately. If you put in an unsupported mode, an > onscreen pop up will offer what the available modes are--but it doesn't > talk--not even with Speakup. > > Only 48 rows? Sheesh! I've got 64 rows by 160 columns on one of my machines! > > > > Al > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina@a11y.org > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada > Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com > > Chair, Open Accessibility janina@a11y.org > Linux Foundation http://a11y.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- The Moon is Waning Gibbous (99% of Full) My new web site location is at: http://hallenbeck.ftml.net The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGrmzb0maTgpPXM9cRAnGbAJ9n4fEg4XDrHTHi1pStDKiJTDyj+gCggthO NGaY2oDIH95JU+jnOVeXz2s= =5Wds -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----