There are two ways to display 132 columns: on-screen and scrolling. On-screen 132-column mode places your monitor into a mode where 132 columns appear in place of the usual 80. Scrolling 132-column mode displays 80 columns on your screen, but allows you to scroll left or right to display additional columns.

On-Screen 132-Column Mode (DOS)
TERM and TinyTERM use on-screen mode if the Video Card field in the General Setup contains an entry other than NONE. To check that, open the menu and select Configure, then General for TERM. In TinyTERM, type Alt-S and select Hardware. The following video cards are supported:

AHEAD
ATI1
ATI2
EVEREX
PARADISE
TECMAR
TSENG
VIDEO7

TERM and TinyTERM will enter 132-column mode when the appropriate sequence is received from the host application.

On-Screen 132-Column Mode (Windows)
TERM and TinyTERM automatically shift the font size when the appropriate sequence is received from the host. To be sure this is configured in TinyTERM 3.3 and earlier or TERM 7.2 and earlier, go to the Configure menu and select Fonts. Make sure the TERM font is selected and Scale to a TERM Font or Scale font to screen is checked.

Scrolling 132-Column Mode (DOS)
If the Video Card field in the General Setup is set to NONE, you will use scrolling 132-Column Mode. When in this mode use Ctrl-Right Arrow to scroll right 16 characters, and Ctrl-Left Arrow to scroll left the same amount.

Scrolling 132 Column Mode (Windows)
TERM and TinyTERM versions released prior to October 1998 use scrolling mode if the selected font will not display 132 characters across the screen, or if Scale font to screen is not selected. When TERM or TinyTERM is in scrolling 132-column mode, use the displayed horizontal scroll bar to view the rest of your text.

132-Column Mode Sequences
Terminal emulations can be divided into two groups:

Group One	Group Two
DEC VT320	Wyse WY-60
DEC VT220	Wyse WY-50
DEC VT100	TeleVideo 950*
SCOANSI	TeleVideo 925*
AT386	TeleVideo 912*

*The Televideo terminals do not support 132 column mode.

The sequences for toggling between 80- and 132-column modes are:

	Group One	Group Two
80-Column Mode	\E[?3l	\E`:
132-Column Mode	\E[?3h	\E`;

\E represents the escape character, ASCII value 27.

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