Suppose you wanted to enlarge a window to look at more of the data
contained in the virtual screen. With the WINDOW MAXIMIZE command,
you can expand the size of the window.
If you are following the exercises, the MESSAGE window is still
on your screen. It has the title: My Personal Message.
It also has one message in it: Let's see what happened.
To see what happens with the WINDOW MAXIMIZE command, send yourself
the following 10 messages (press Enter after each message):
tell * This is message 1.
tell * This is message 2.
tell * This is message 3.
tell * This is message 4.
tell * This is message 5.
tell * This is message 6.
tell * This is message 7.
tell * This is message 8.
tell * This is message 9.
tell * This is message 10.
After you scroll forward, your screen appears as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Popping
the MESSAGE Window
Fullscreen CMS Lines 33 - 37 of 37
Columns 1 - 79 of 81
Ready;
tell * This is message 9.
Ready;
tell * This is message 10.
Ready;
+ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ +
$ My Personal Messages Lines 1 - 6 of 11 $
$ Columns 1 - 69 of 70 $
$ 15:10:45 MSG FROM VMUSER : Let's see what happened. $
$ 15:32:43 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 1. $
$ 15:32:50 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 2. $
$ 15:32:56 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 3. $
$ 15:33:01 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 4. $
$ 15:33:08 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 5. $
+ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ +
PF1=Help 2=Drop_Msg 3=Quit 4=Clear_Top 5=Filelist 6=Retrieve
PF7=Backward 8=Forward 9=Rdrlist 10=Left 11=Right 12=Cmdline
====> _
15:34:07 Message Enter a command or press a PF or PA key
Notice that the location indicator in the upper right corner of
the window shows Lines 1 - 6 of 11. To see the remaining
messages, you can maximize the MESSAGE window. Enter:
window maximize message
The
MESSAGE window now looks like the example shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Maximizing a Window
My Personal Messages
15:10:45 MSG FROM VMUSER : Let's see what happened.
15:32:43 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 1.
15:32:50 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 2.
15:32:56 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 3.
15:33:01 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 4.
15:33:08 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 5.
15:33:14 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 6.
15:33:20 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 7.
15:33:27 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 8.
15:33:33 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 9.
15:33:41 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 10.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
PF1=Help 2=Drop_Msg 3=Quit 4=Clear_Top 5=Filelist 6=Retrieve
PF7=Backward 8=Forward 9=Rdrlist 10=Left 11=Right 12=Cmdline
====> _
15:43:45 Enter a command or press a PF or PA key
Even though the window is maximized, it does not fill the entire
screen because the MESSAGE window is variable in size. It expands
depending on how much data there is to display. You will notice that
the window moved to the location of line 1 and column 1 on the screen
and you can see all the messages.
If you maximized a window so that the window filled the entire
screen, you might not be able to enter commands if the window is protected.
In this instance, the WM window would be automatically displayed,
and the WMPF keys and command line would be available to manipulate
the window. For more information on the WM window, see Introducing Full-Screen CMS.
To return the window to its previous size and location on the screen, you
can enter the WINDOW RESTORE command:
window restore message
Here is how your screen looks (the same as it was before using
the WINDOW MAXIMIZE).
Figure 3. The Window after WINDOW
RESTORE
Fullscreen CMS Lines 33 - 41 of 41
Columns 1 - 79 of 81
Ready;
tell * This is message 9.
Ready;
tell * This is message 10.
Ready;
window maximize message
Ready;
+ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ +
$ My Personal Messages Lines 1 - 6 of 11 $
$ Columns 1 - 69 of 70 $
$ 15:10:45 MSG FROM VMUSER : Let's see what happened. $
$ 15:32:43 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 1. $
$ 15:32:50 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 2. $
$ 15:32:56 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 3. $
$ 15:33:01 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 4. $
$ 15:33:08 MSG FROM VMUSER : This is message 5. $
+ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ +
PF1=Help 2=Drop_Msg 3=Quit 4=Clear_Top 5=Filelist 6=Retrieve
PF7=Backward 8=Forward 9=Rdrlist 10=Left 11=Right 12=Cmdline
====> _
15:47:07 Enter a command or press a PF or PA key