Re: [Xen-users] xen console dimensions

[Atom2 <ariel.atom2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 25.06.14 11:38, schrieb Atom2:
[snip]
> I was annoyed by this a long time ago and have (back some time) found a
> workable solution - at least for me. After a lengthy digging excercise
> through the internet using google I found a small piece of C code
> somewhere (I can't remember where) which seemd to be what I am after. I
> downloaded it and compiled it. I called the binary resize, put it under
> my /usr/local/bin and created an alias for my bash which reads
>          alias cd='resize ; cd'
> In essence this means it gets fired whenever I issue a cd command. It is
> quick, so there is no noticeable delay and it resizes the window to
> whatever the ssh terminal emulator (I use putty) is set to at that time.
>
> You could use every command for the alias, but the cd command is one
> that I frequently use. The alias sequence therefore updates the window
> size not constantly, but with a reasonable frequency.
> Over and above this I have included the following sequence in the global
> /etc/bash/bashrc file so it gets fired for every login process and sets
> the size correctly at login:
>          if [[ -z "$STY" ]]; then
>                  /usr/local/bin/resize   # set correct terminal size
>          fi
>
> Clearly this approach is not fool-proof and it can miss changes from
> time to time (mostly notable in vi, but then getting out and using cd
> [or even just start resize] immediately rectifies the situation).
>
> I have attached the source code of this program in the hope that the
> logic used could somehow be incorporated into XEN to make things
> automatic. It is only 200 odd lines of code including around 50 lines of
> headers/comments and around 20 lines of #include statements - so not
> very complicated for someone who understands terminal emulation.
>
> But I have to admit I am with Ian here: Terminal emulation is a bit of a
> mystery to me as well ...
>
> Regards Atom2
Sorry - I pressed send to quickly and missed to attach the source. So 
here we go ...
Regards Atom2

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