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The /PROCESS=procnam qualifier does not work when used in conjunction with the /DETACHED qualifier, unless there is already a process running on the system where its process name is equal to the user name.
To work around this problem, use the following command procedure:
$! CREATE_TERM_PROC.COM
$!
$! Invoke as SPAWN/NOWAIT @CREATE_TERM_PROC procname
$!
$ SET NOON
$!
$! Set Process name to username
$!
$ X = F$CONTEXT("PROCESS", PID, "PRCNAM", "''F$PROCESS()'","EQL")
$ NAME = F$EDIT(F$GETJPI(X,"USERNAME"),"COLLAPSE")
$ SET PROCESS/NAME="''NAME'"
$ CREATE/TERMINAL/DETACHED/PROCESS="''P1'"
$!
$! Allow new process to RUN LOGINOUT before exiting subprocess
$ WAIT 00:00:10
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If the /PROCESS=procnam qualifier specifies a process name that is already in use, the DECterm is created but creation of the process inside the DECterm fails. In this case, the DCL command CREATE/TERMINAL returns the following error message:
Duplicate process name |
When DECterm sends a ReGIS locator report in response to the R(P(I)) command, or in multiple input mode and the locator position is outside the addressable area, DECterm sends a locator report with the coordinates omitted. For example, press the A key to generate the report:
A[]<CR>, where <CR> is a carriage return (ASCII code 13). |
2.8 DECW$CDPLAYER
This section contains information about the DECW$CDPLAYER application.
2.8.1 Problems and Restrictions
The following notes describe the known problems and restrictions that
currently exist with the DECW$CDPLAYER application.
2.8.1.1 Required Privileges
The DECW$CDPLAYER application in the DECW$EXAMPLES directory requires
PHY_IO and DIAGNOSE privileges to operate the compact-disc player
hardware. Either your process or the image must have these privileges.
2.9 DECwindows Mail
This section contains information about the DECwindows Mail application.
2.9.1 Corrections
The following notes describe the resolution of problems with the
DECwindows Mail application that previously resulted in an error or
required a workaround.
2.9.1.1 Can Drag Messages Between Folders While Text is Selected in an Alternate Window
You can now drag one or more mail messages between folders in DECwindows mail after selecting a range of text in another application window, such as a DECterm window.
Previously, this action caused a selection conflict when the user
returned to the Mail application and attempted to drag the highlighted
messages to a new folder. This problem has been corrected.
2.9.1.2 Can Send Multiple Messages from the DECnotes Interface
You can now send multiple mail messages from the DECnotes interface to
DECmail. This action no longer results in an access violation.
2.9.1.3 Can Pick Inbox on Receipt of New Mail (Alpha Only)
V1.2--6
You can use the Pick menu to select messages from the Inbox while new
messages are being received. This action no longer causes the
application to crash.
2.9.1.4 Window Color Options Displayed Correctly (New Desktop Only)
Previously, when attempting to change colors in DECwindows Mail, the
five window color options in the lower portion of the Window dialog box
were unreadable (displayed as black text on black background). This
problem has been corrected; all options are now displayed in the
appropriate colors.
2.9.2 Problems and Restrictions
The following notes describe known problems and restrictions that
currently exist with the DECwindows Mail application.
2.9.2.1 Support Removed for Display PostScript
V1.2--6
With the removal of the support for Display PostScript from the current version of DECwindows Motif, DECWmail no longer supports the display of messages that are exclusively PostScript code. In previous versions, DECWmail sensed the presence of a mail message containing PostScript and used Display PostScript to display the message.
Currently, when DECWmail detects a messages that is exclusively PostScript code, it displays the following error message:
[This PostScript® message cannot currently be displayed.] |
As a workaround, use the Extract option in the File menu, (deselect the
"Include Header Information" button in the Extract dialog box), and
print the extracted file.
2.9.2.2 Pasting Messages from the Directory Window
V1.2--4
In DECwindows Mail, if the user selects one or more messages in the
directory window using MB1 and then clicks on MB2 in another window
(such as a DECterm window), the entire contents of the selected
messages is pasted into the other window. The selected messages are
highlighted in the directory window, however the text of the selected
and pasted message is not highlighted in the Read window.
2.9.2.3 Responses to Keyboard Actions
V1.2--3
Enhancements in the DECwindows Mail application to comply more closely with OSF/Motif style conventions cause some changes with application responses to keyboard actions. Note the following changes.
If you use the Tab key to advance through text entry boxes in the Create/Send window, the current field is no longer highlighted. To select a field, use one of the standard Motif actions, such as double or triple clicking MB1, or use the Shift+Alt -> key sequence.
In several dialog boxes, press either the Select key or the space bar
to activate a pushbutton through the keyboard. Note that the Return key
and the Enter key are bound to other widgets in the dialog box.
Alternatively, you can continue to click MB1 to activate a pushbutton.
2.9.2.4 Using the Color Customizer with DECwindows Mail
V1.2
If you use the color customizer sample program provided in the
directory DECW$EXAMPLES to control DECwindows Mail colors, the
DECwindows Mail color customization dialog boxes used to modify those
colors may not reflect the correct current color values. This is normal
behavior; use the color customizer instead of the DECwindows Mail color
customization dialog boxes to change these values. Alternatively, exit
from the color customizer and restart DECwindows Mail. See
Section 2.1.1.2 for more information about the color customizer.
2.10 Extended File Specification (EFS) Support
In general, DECwindows Motif supports the Extended File Specifications
(EFS) option provided in OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2. The interface
either supports the new ODS-5 file names or provides an error message
indicating that the particular component does not support the new names.
2.10.1 Changes and Enhancements
The following notes describe those changes and enhancements made to the
DECwindows Motif environment in support of EFS.
2.10.1.1 File Selection Popup Window
The standard file selection popup window used by most DECwindows Motif
applications fully supports ODS-5 style file names. The window supports
deep directories, case preservation, and extended-length file names.
The window supports entry of file names using the extended file name
character and displays files using the extended file name character set
using the circumflex character (^). See the OpenVMS Guide to Extended File Support for more
specific information about using deep directories and the extended file
name character set.
2.10.1.2 FileView Application (DECwindows Desktop Only)
With an ODS-5 volume, the FileView application supports deep directories, case preservation, and extended-length file names. FileView supports entry of file names using the extended file name character and displays files using the extended file name character set using the circumflex character (^). See the OpenVMS Guide to Extended File Support for more specific information about using deep directories and the extended file name character set.
Any custom FileView command extensions must be modified to support EFS.
2.10.1.3 File Manager Application (New Desktop Only)
The File Manager application supports case preservation and creates files with the extended file name character set, but does not support any operations on its files.
The File Manager application supports deep directories and
extended-length file names with the following restriction. As indicated
in the OpenVMS Guide to Extended File Support, ODS-5 volumes allow file names up to 236 8-bit
characters in length and deep directory structures if the total file
specification does not exceed 512 8-bit characters in length. The
current version of the File Manager supports extended-length file names
and deep directory structures with the additional restriction that a
total file specification cannot exceed 235 8-bit characters in length.
Exceeding this limit causes an error message for some menu items.
2.10.1.4 The Programming Libraries
The programming libraries fully support deep directories and
extended-length file names. However, the libraries do not support case
preservation or the extended file name character set.
2.10.2 Corrections
The following notes describe the resolution of all EFS problems that
previously resulted in an error or required a workaround.
2.10.2.1 File Manager Corrections for EFS (New Desktop Only)
V1.2--6
The following notes describe the known problems and restrictions that
currently exist with EFS in the DECwindows Motif environment.
2.10.3.1 File Manager Problems with EFS (New Desktop Only)
V1.2--5
File Manipulation Error Cannot create "sys$sysroot:[sysmgr.dt.trash]qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm- QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM.LONG_NAME;1" The most common cause is that you do not have the correct permissions for the involved files or folders. To view permissions, select the object and then select "Change Permissions..." from the Selected or popup menu. |
File Manipulation Error Cannot create "sys$sysroot:[sysmgr.dt.trash]qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm- QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM.LONG_NAME;1" The most common cause is that you do not have the correct permissions for the involved files or folders. To view permissions, select the object and then select "Change Permissions..." from the Selected or popup menu. |
The translated image support (TIS) library has not been updated to
support EFS.
2.11 Notepad
This section contains information about the Notepad application.
2.11.1 Problems and Restrictions
The following notes describe known problems and restrictions that
currently exist with the Notepad application.
2.11.1.1 Notepad Is Linked with the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 Toolkit
V1.2--3
The Notepad application is linked with the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 Toolkit. Notepad is not modified to link with the OSF/Motif Release 1.2.3 Toolkit, which is provided with the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2--6 product. The following restrictions apply:
This section contains information about the Paint application.
2.12.1 Problems and Restrictions
The following notes describe known problems and restrictions that
currently exist with the Paint application.
2.12.1.1 Private Colormaps
If your workstation does not have sufficient colormap entries to view
or edit a color image, Paint creates a private colormap. When this
happens, the Paint image retains its colors, but the colors on the rest
of the workstation are modified. To restore the colors to their
original values, give another window input focus by clicking on it.
2.12.1.2 Slow Performance of Some Paint Operations
On GPX systems, Paint might appear slow even when performing basic operations such as drawing a brush stroke. This is because the pixmap is being swapped into the pixmap memory in order to paint the object. If Paint performance is slow, click on the Pencil tool and draw a point in the image area. This should improve performance following the initial Pencil click.
When editing images (especially color images), you can resize the image
area using the Picture Size... entry from the Options menu. Resize to
the least possible image area to significantly reduce the amount of
required pixmap memory.
2.13 Print Screen
This section contains information about the Print Screen utility.
2.13.1 Problems and Restrictions
The following notes describe known problems and restrictions that
currently exist with the Print Screen utility.
2.13.1.1 PostScript Output Problem
When using the Print Screen application to produce PostScript output on some printers, part of the output may be lost. Usually, the upper and left portion is missing when printing in landscape mode and the lower and left portion is missing when printing in portrait mode. This problem is caused by differences between PostScript printers. To correct this problem, DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5 for OpenVMS added support for four resources that can be specified in DECW$PRINTSCREEN.DAT:
PrintScreen.plxtranslate PrintScreen.plytranslate PrintScreen.plxscale PrintScreen.plyscale |
These resources control the size and position of the PostScript image
on the page. The plxtranslate and plytranslate
resources control the x and y offsets of the image in inches from the
origin. The plxscale and plyscale resources are an x
and y scale factor to allow the entire image to be displayed on the
page after the origin is moved.
2.14 Session Manager and FileView
This section contains information about the Session Manager and
FileView applications.
2.14.1 Corrections
The following notes describe the resolution of problems with either the
Session Manager or FileView application that previously resulted in an
error or required a workaround.
2.14.1.1 Can Create DECterm Windows from the Qualifiers Dialog Box (DECwindows Desktop Only)
Creating DECterm windows from the DECterm Qualifiers dialog box now
creates a single window each time you select the Apply or OK button.
Previously, this action created duplicate instances of the window,
which occasionally caused Session Manager to fail.
2.14.2 Problems and Restrictions
The following notes describe known problems and restrictions that
currently exist in either the Session Manager or FileView applications.
2.14.2.1 Invoking DECchart from the Session Manager Applications Menu
If you invoke the DECchart application from the Session Manager applications menu, your session can fail. As a workaround to this problem, edit the file VUE$LIBRARY:DECCHART$VUE.COM to incorporate the following text:
$! $! Copyright (c) 1989, 1991 Digital Equipment Corporation. $! All rights reserved. $! $! Command procedure to run DECchart from the User Executive $! in DECwindows $! $ vue$suppress_output_popup $! $! See if we should skip the dialog box $! $ vue$get_symbol vue$show_hidden_dialogs $ vue$read show_hidden_dialogs $ $ if show_hidden_dialogs then goto select_qualifiers $ vue$get_qualifiers $ goto do_chart $ $select_qualifiers: $ vue$popup_qualifiers $ $ $do_chart: $ $ vue$popup_progress_box 8 $ vue$read vue$command $ $ if "''vue$command'" .eqs. "DETACHED_APPLY" then goto $ select_qualifiers $ $ 'vue$command $ $ decchart :== $sys$system:decchart$motif.exe $ vue$get_next_selection $ vue$read selection $ decchart 'selection $ $ vue$check_verb_loop $ vue$read loop $ if "''loop'" .eqs. "TRUE" then goto select_qualifiers |
The only change is to relocate the following line from the beginning of the VUE$LIBRARY:DECCHART$VUE.COM file:
$ vue$popup_progress_box 8 |
This statement causes the Progress Box to pop up after the qualifiers
are processed.
2.14.2.2 Security Options
V1.2
In the Session Manager Security Options dialog box, place the node name within quotation marks if the name contains any of the following:
Session Manager automatically adds quotation marks to the node name if they are needed, unless the node name begins with a double quotation mark. If the node name begins with a double quotation mark, Session Manager assumes that the user has already quoted the node name and does not change it.
Within a quoted string, a double quotation mark should be replaced by two double quotation marks (""). For example, the quoted string "DEC:.zko."my node"" should be changed to the following:
("DEC:.zko.""my node""").
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V1.2
If you are using the color customizer example program provided in the
directory DECW$EXAMPLES to control Session Manager colors, the Session
Manager color customization dialog boxes used to modify those colors
may not reflect the correct current color values. This is normal
behavior; use the color customizer instead of the Session Manager color
customization dialog boxes to change these values. Alternatively, exit
the color customizer and restart your session. See Section 2.1.1.2 for
more information about the color customizer.
2.14.2.4 Input Focus Change When Starting Private Logo
If you are logging into DECwindows and using a private logo command
file, input focus might revert unexpectedly to the Username field when
the private logo starts up.
2.14.2.5 Stopping a Session Manager Process
Stopping the Session Manager process can have serious consequences for nonprivileged workstation users. DECwindows must be restarted to avoid the following problems:
If you stop the Session Manager process, restart DECwindows (if you have system manager privileges) with the following command:
$ @SYS$MANAGER:DECW$STARTUP RESTART |
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