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Problem:

Adis error messages are displayed at line 24 in Animator,

Resolution:

Issue caused by the fact that the Animator uses the  MFDEBUG  terminal description entry and this entry contains the definitions LINES=#24 this then limits the usable screen to 24 lines. This is not a defect and is documented as follows:

Here is the information extracted from the Server Express documents;

2.2.6 Specifying Screen Size for Screen-swapping

When Animator executes a program, the program might need to use the terminal for input and output. If you only have access to a single terminal, and both Animator and the executing program need access to it, Animator keeps a virtual image of the program's output in the background. This image is displayed, and Animator swapped to the background if you press F2=View, or if Animator itself displays the program's output (during Step or Zoom

operations, for example).

By default, the size of this virtual screen is set to 24 lines. You can change this by setting the environment variable LINES before starting Animator; for example:

export LINES=40

anim program.int

Do not set LINES to a size greater than the actual depth of the screen.

Old KB# 7179