Rapidfile & Windows XP

Screen configuration

When Rapidfile was created in 1986 the standard screen size was 80 columns and 25 rows and consequently Rapidfile was created to use exactly that much screen space and no more.  However the command console of Windows XP is not limited to an 80x25 screen and will often open with 80 columns and, say, 50 lines which means that the Rapidfile software will then appear to occupy only half the screen.  It is however possible to make Rapidfile run in full-screen mode within the Windows XP command console.

First create a new short-cut on the desktop.  For the name of the command you should enter “cmd.exe” which is the name of the program that creates the command console.  Once you have created the shortcut and proven that i

• Options tab:
  • Display options:
    • Full screen


• Layout tab:
  • Screen buffer size:
    • Width = 80
    • Height = 25
  • Window size:
    • Width = 80
    • Height = 25

You can also experiment with changing the font but on the system; I tried it didn't seem to do anything in my case, but another person has reported that they did need to change the font size.  The other settings, in my case, were sufficient to deliver an 80x25 screen.

It is possible to toggle the display of the command console so that it either occupies an ordinary window on the desktop or occupies the full-screen.  You can toggle by pressing ALT-Enter.

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