On 26 Feb 2026, GRiM said the following...
When ssh-ing to my node in ConnectBot, I have to shrink the terminal window to 50-60 cols so the font isn't too small in portrait mode: https://temp.jegor.net/ftn_ssh.jpg
Dunno if this has been brought up yet or not, but would it be possible
to make menu themes that are targeted for the smaller devices? And then detect on login that it's a device in a certain orientation? Or offer
the "mobile" theme option.
Menu options might have to be pared down so everything would fit legibly on the smaller screen, but could be interesting.
i know in mystic you can create alternate versions of all of your theme files and it'll display them if it detects that size. 40 column is pretty common from other mostly non-PC stuff.. two birds with one stone.
i think if i were to do it i might make a 40, 60, and 80 column setup. i use cp437 (
https://github.com/keaston/cp437 ) and plain linux telnet @ 80 columns on my phone under Termux and it's okay for me.. ~65 is 'comfy' if i'm tinkering with other non-BBS stuff and 40 just seems jombo. everyone's phone and preference will be different..
a lot of those sizes that are 'comfy' to read are also at least 30 rows.. so you could certainly make up for lack of width with some extra message space down below.
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