Article: Q68898
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 02-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
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SUMMARY
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A character-based MS-DOS application does not fill the entire screen when it is
running in a window. To make the application fill the entire screen, run the
application in the full-screen mode.
MORE INFORMATION
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An MS-DOS application running in a window fills the width of the screen when
maximized; however, the application fills only a percentage of the height:
Screen Resolution Approximate Percentage of Screen
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EGA (640 x 200) 85%
VGA (640 x 480) 85%
VGA (800 x 600) 50%
VGA (1024 x 768) 40%
This behavior occurs because a standard MS-DOS screen only displays 25 lines of
characters at a time. When an MS-DOS application is running in a window, the
regular MS-DOS screen font is replaced with a smaller Windows font. Unlike a
Windows application, which displays more lines of text when the window it's in
gets larger, the MS-DOS application only displays 25 lines at a time.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 dos
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
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