Compaq DECwindows Motif
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Chapter 3
3 System Manager Release Notes
     3.1     Installation and Upgrade Information
         3.1.1         Changes and Enhancements
             3.1.1.1             DMA Disabled by Default (Alpha Only)
             3.1.1.2             DECW$GETPARAMS.COM Modified to Accept Large GBLPAGES Values (Alpha Only)
             3.1.1.3             Previously Optional Files Moved
             3.1.1.4             Using Shareable Linkages to Install Images (Alpha Only)
             3.1.1.5             Version Checking Available for Command Files
         3.1.2         Problems and Restrictions
             3.1.2.1             Check System Parameters Prior to Upgrade
             3.1.2.2             Upgrade Problem After Installing Required PCSI ECO
             3.1.2.3             Reboot Recommended After Installation
             3.1.2.4             Installation Verification Procedure Error in UIL Compiler
     3.2     System Startup Information
         3.2.1         Changes and Enhancements
             3.2.1.1             Starting DECwindows Independently of OpenVMS
         3.2.2         Problems and Restrictions
             3.2.2.1             Problem With Delayed DECwindows Startup (Alpha Only)
             3.2.2.2             Color Problem in DECwindows Login Screen
     3.3     System and Environment Tuning Information
         3.3.1         Changes and Enhancements
             3.3.1.1             Displaying an Expanded Welcome Message (New Desktop Only)
             3.3.1.2             Setting the File Manager Refresh Rate (New Desktop Only)
             3.3.1.3             System Tuning for Non-VGA Devices
             3.3.1.4             Define DECW$UTILS Global Symbol When Moving DECW$EXAMPLES Global Symbol
             3.3.1.5             Customizing the Login Screen
                 3.3.1.5.1                 Customizing the Compaq Logo and Login Screen Colors
                 3.3.1.5.2                 Changing Positions of the Start Session and Set Password Dialog Boxes
                 3.3.1.5.3                 Disabling a Node Name Display in the Start Session Dialog Box
             3.3.1.6             Displaying Customized Login Logos
         3.3.2         Problems and Restrictions
             3.3.2.1             System Hangs With Some Graphics Cards
             3.3.2.2             Performance Problem with Certain Keymaps
     3.4     Console Window
         3.4.1         Changes and Enhancements
             3.4.1.1             Displaying Console Messages
     3.5     DECterm
         3.5.1         Changes and Enhancements
             3.5.1.1             Supported DECterm Logical Names
             3.5.1.2             Automatic Window Positioning
             3.5.1.3             Improving Hold Screen Response Time
             3.5.1.4             Using the Debugger
             3.5.1.5             Virtual Terminal Support
         3.5.2         Problems and Restrictions
             3.5.2.1             DECterm Window Shrinking Problem
     3.6     Session Manager and FileView
         3.6.1         Changes and Enhancements
             3.6.1.1             Implications of the Message, "System Menu Bar: Pseudo Mouse Not Available"
             3.6.1.2             Detached Processes Created by Default
         3.6.2         Problems and Restrictions
             3.6.2.1             DTSESSION Logging Problem (New Desktop Only)
     3.7     Window Manager
         3.7.1         Changes and Enhancements
             3.7.1.1             Overlay Support
Chapter 4
4 Programmer Release Notes
     4.1     OSF/Motif Toolkit Support
     4.2     Run-Time and Programming Environment Support
         4.2.1         Changes and Enhancements
             4.2.1.1             Available Language Bindings
             4.2.1.2             Running Translated Images on OpenVMS Systems
         4.2.2         Problems and Restrictions
             4.2.2.1             Support for Display PostScript Removed
                 4.2.2.1.1                 Impact on DECwindows Motif Applications
                 4.2.2.1.2                 Impact on Java Applications
             4.2.2.2             Using Multithreading and Upcalls (Alpha Only)
             4.2.2.3             Problems Using the DECW$INCLUDE:INTRINSIC.H File
             4.2.2.4             DECW$WML.EXE Looks in Current Directory For DECW$WML_TOKENS.DAT
             4.2.2.5             DECW$COMPARE_VERSIONS Command File Limitation
             4.2.2.6             Use of _Xm Routines
             4.2.2.7             Compiling Applications Written in Fortran (Alpha Only)
             4.2.2.8             Compiling Applications Written in C
     4.3     CDA
         4.3.1         Changes and Enhancements
             4.3.1.1             Drag-and-Drop Feature Available
             4.3.1.2             Changes to the Programming Interface
             4.3.1.3             Changes to External Reference Processing
             4.3.1.4             Message for Style Guide Fallback
             4.3.1.5             Using Logical Names with CONVERT Commands
             4.3.1.6             Restructuring Shareable Images
     4.4     DECterm
         4.4.1         Changes and Enhancements
             4.4.1.1             ReGIS Input Cursors
             4.4.1.2             Page-Movement Escape Sequences
             4.4.1.3             DECCRA Sequence
             4.4.1.4             DECLFKC Sequence
         4.4.2         Corrections
             4.4.2.1             CREATE/TERM/WAIT SHOW PROCESS No Longer Disrupts SYS$INPUT
     4.5     DECTPU for DECwindows Motif
         4.5.1         Problems and Restrictions
             4.5.1.1             Small Display Monitors and DECTPU
     4.6     DECwindows Extensions to Motif
         4.6.1         Changes and Enhancements
             4.6.1.1             SVN Widget Supports Extended Selection
             4.6.1.2             DXmCSText Input Method Support
         4.6.2         Problems and Restrictions
             4.6.2.1             DXmFormSpaceButtonsEqually Restriction
             4.6.2.2             SVN Widget Does Not Support Horizontal Live Scrolling
         4.6.3         Corrections
             4.6.3.1             Calling DXmSvnDeleteEntries after DXmSvnAddEntries
     4.7     Display Server Extensions
         4.7.1         Changes and Enhancements
             4.7.1.1             Shared Memory Extension Support (Alpha Only)
                 4.7.1.1.1                 How to Use Shared Memory Extension
                 4.7.1.1.2                 Using Shared Memory XImages
                 4.7.1.1.3                 Using Shared Memory Pixmaps
             4.7.1.2             Specifying Extension Include Files
             4.7.1.3             X Image Extension Support
             4.7.1.4             Client Side Extension Library Available
     4.8     Internationalization
         4.8.1         Changes and Enhancements
             4.8.1.1             Using the CDA Viewer to View Asian-Language Text
                 4.8.1.1.1                 Specifying an Options File
                 4.8.1.1.2                 Defining Logical Names
             4.8.1.2             Converting Files That Contain Asian-Language Characters
     4.9     XNL Library
         4.9.1         Changes and Enhancements
             4.9.1.1             xnl_parsedatetime
             4.9.1.2             xnl_langinfo
     4.10     Xlib
         4.10.1         Changes and Enhancements
             4.10.1.1             X11 Environment Variable Parsing
             4.10.1.2             UIDPATH Environment Variable
             4.10.1.3             New Default Format for XtResolvePathname
             4.10.1.4             XtAppMainLoop Routine
             4.10.1.5             Locale Support in OpenVMS Systems
             4.10.1.6             Xlib Internationalization
                 4.10.1.6.1                 Vendor Pluggable Layer
                 4.10.1.6.2                 Compaq Internationalization Xlib Implementation
             4.10.1.7             XSelectAsyncEvent and XSelectAsyncInput Routines
             4.10.1.8             Command Procedure Builds .PEN Files
         4.10.2         Corrections
             4.10.2.1             UNIX Filename Emulation (Alpha Only)
             4.10.2.2             XmTextField Widget Switches Focus Correctly
             4.10.2.3             XrmoptionStickyArg Produces Correct Results
             4.10.2.4             PAllHints Macro Corrected
         4.10.3         Problems and Restrictions
             4.10.3.1             XtOpenDisplay Routine and Case Sensitivity
             4.10.3.2             Parameter/Protocol Datasize Mismatches


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