Problems With Windows 10 CMD - New Changes!

With the New Windows 10 Update - Microsoft is trying to change the traditional CMD more and more. And, these Changes are directly affecting the way - batch programs output on the console. And, that is why - talking about them becomes very important. Maybe it is little late - But, it is better to be late - than never. :)

Problems With Windows 10 CMD - New Changes!

Problems With Windows 10 CMD

So, while Microsoft is trying to have a head-on competition with Linux's Terminal - in functionalities. But, as a by-product - they are losing the traditional properties and qualities of CMD. And, the new changes which are added to new CMD environment are:

1. Added Ctrl+C & Ctrl+V commands Validity in CMD.
2. Enabled the Quick Edit mode (by default).
3. Window Resizing Like - Normal Windows applications.
4. Text Selection & Transparency Adjustment.

But, With all of these changes - they've also changed the Pixel dimensions of normal character in windows CMD. So, let us talk about these two main problems - those arise with these changes. (That Most of the time Most of the Batch programmers are facing)

#1 Quick Edit Mode

Problems With Windows 10 CMD - New Changes!

The New - Windows 10 Comes with the Quick Edit mode enabled (by default). And, this feature interferes with the Mouse Click Enabled programs. Because you won't be able to transfer Mouse Hover or Click data to your plugin. And, Thus - your program seems to stop & not working. But, Your problem can be easily handled by Unticking this small Option. Just Right Click on Title of CMD > Defaults > Options (tab) > Quick Edit (checkbox). And, Untick this option easily.

Although, there are other options to enable/disable Quick Edit Mode of CMD via plugins. And, one of the solutions is From Dos101's CMDwiz Plugin.

#2 Changed Character Size

Character Size in Pixels - WINDOWS 10

If You'll Open the Properties of Your current CMD Console screen - What You'll see mainly is a change in the pixel sizes of Font Size. And, this little change in default settings of the CMD environment makes Different results of Various Batch Program's Output.

Character Size in Pixels - WINDOWS 7

This is why - You'll Notice That Mode 80,25 command in CMD will give different CMD size in Windows 7 & 10. Just because, there is the difference in fundamental unit size (character size) in both. So, Mathematically,

Mode 80,25 will make CMD : 640x300 pixels (WINDOWS 7) & 640x400 pixels (WINDOWS 10)

That is quite a big difference in Size - Because it can ruin the output of your program easily. And, you really need to keep it in mind to handle the same output on both platforms as windows 10 & all others.

While designing The Batch Store v.1.0 By Gls this aspect of different output is kept in mind. So, that is why - it shows same output on both platform types. Simply making the program little more responsive to the platform it is running on.

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 The Video Explanation

So, here's a small demo of this article in the video Form. And, it would be easier to understand all this with a Demo. So, this 2 min. video will really help you to make your life better and easy. Just watch it and understand things easily. :)

From Editor's Desk

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