[patch #6210] Make viewport {width, length} under direct ownership of the user interface

[John Darrington]

Follow-up Comment #5, patch #6210 (project pspp):

Ben wrote:
> I was planning to implement it in the ascii driver by allowing ascii
> driver options "length" and "width" to take the keyword "terminal" as
> value, instead of an (possibly macro-expanded) integer. If "terminal"
> is used, then that dimension adapts itself to the current size of the
> terminal.

That sounds plausible.  Two comments: 

1. The gui needs to make use of this functionality too, so perhaps "terminal"
is not the best word.  Maybe "auto" would be better?

2. Presumbably  SET {LENGTH,WIDTH} commands should be ignored by drivers with
"auto" set for that value.


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