SET(PAD)
Determines whether DECTPU pads the end of lines with blanks instead of
ending a line at the end of record. Thus, when video attributes are
applied to a padded window, it has an even or "boxed" appearence on the
right side. This only affects the display; it does NOT change the text.
Disabling padding improves performance. You enable padding for special
visual effects.
Syntax
SET (PAD, window {OFF | ON}
Parameters
window The window in which you want to set padding on or off.
OFF Specifies that lines on the screen stop at the last
character of a record. When video attributes are applied to
the window, it has an uneven or ragged appearance at the
right side. This is the default setting.
ON Specifies that DECTPU pads the end of a line by adding
blanks after the last character of a record, until the right
edge of the window. If there are not enough lines in the
buffer to fill an entire window, DECTPU adds blank lines
from the end-of-buffer line to the end of the window.
Example
The following statements turn padding on and display the window in reverse
video; the padding gives the window an even, or boxed, right side:
SET (PAD, second_window, ON);
SET (VIDEO, second_window, REVERSE);
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