Mode Command - Sinclair QL User Manual

Getting Started
There are four different lists ot commands which can be displayed by pressing F3. If
a command list is already being shown, pressing F3 will display the next list in sequence.
These commands are used simply by typing in the name and pressing ENTER. However
some commands need turther information and will ask for it.
You can use any of the commands, even if its name does not appear in the current
display in the control area.
THE
MODE COMMAND
You can combine the control, display and work areas Into a single area with the mode
command. Used by itself mode will combine the three areas Into a single area. Typing
mode 0 will also have the same effect. Try
mode IENTER
I
and the input from the keyboard and anything displayed by a command or program
will share the whole of the screen. A value of 1 divides the screen back into three areas.
You can also use the mode command to change the number of characters displayed
across the screen. To do this you must supply a second number separated by a comma
from the tirst. The second number must be a 4, 6 or 8 to select a 40, 64 or 80 column
display. Try typing
mod eO. 4
r . 1
E"' N "' T "' E ' " ' R "I
to change the display to 40 characters and to combine all three areas on the screen.
Note that the 0, which originally was optional must be typed to change the size of the
display.
Try some different combinations to see the effect on the display. Finish with a command
that leaves the screen divided into its three areas, but choose the number ot characters
that gives a clear display on your teleVision or monitm
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