hp DECwindows Motif for hp OpenVMS Alpha

hp DECwindows Motif
for hp OpenVMS Alpha

Release Notes


February 2003

This manual describes corrections, known problems, and restrictions that pertain to the HP DECwindows Motif for HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3 software.

Revision/Update Information: This manual supersedes the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--6 for OpenVMS Release Notes.

Operating System: HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3--1

Software Version: HP DECwindows Motif for
HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3




Hewlett-Packard Company
Palo Alto, California


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Contents Index


Preface

These release notes describe corrections, known problems, and restrictions that pertain to the HP DECwindows Motif for HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3 (DECwindows Motif) software.

The notes in this manual are cumulative from DECwindows Motif Version 1.0 and indicate any undocumented items that still pertain to the software. A label within each note specifies when the correction or problem was introduced.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for users, system managers, and programmers who work with DECwindows Motif.

Document Structure

This manual is structured as follows:

Related Documents

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Conventions

In this manual, references to OpenVMS are synonymous with the HP OpenVMS Alpha Operating System.

Unless otherwise specified, references to OpenVMS Clusters, VMSclusters, or clusters in this document are synonymous with HP OpenVMS Clusters.

All uses of DECwindows and DECwindows Motif refer to the HP DECwindows Motif for HP OpenVMS Alpha software; and all uses of X server and the X display server refer to the DECwindows X11 Display Server. Additionally, all uses of DECwindows XUI (X User Interface) refer to the DECwindows product prior to DECwindows Motif Version 1.0.

The following conventions are also used in this manual:
Ctrl/ x A sequence such as Ctrl/ x indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or a pointing device button.
[Return] In examples, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press a key on the keyboard. (In text, a key name is not enclosed in a box.)

In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as brackets, rather than a box.

... Horizontal ellipsis points in examples indicate one of the following possibilities:
  • Additional optional arguments in a statement have been omitted.
  • The preceding item or items can be repeated one or more times.
  • Additional parameters, values, or other information can be entered.
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Vertical ellipsis points indicate the omission of items from a code example or command format; the items are omitted because they are not important to the topic being discussed.
( ) In command format descriptions, parentheses indicate that you must enclose the choices in parentheses if you choose more than one.
[ ] In command format descriptions, brackets indicate optional elements. You can choose one, none, or all of the options. (Brackets are not optional, however, in the syntax of a directory name in an OpenVMS file specification or in the syntax of a substring specification in an assignment statement.)
[|] In command format descriptions, vertical bars separating items inside brackets indicate that you choose one, none, or more than one of the options.
{ } In command format descriptions, braces indicate required elements; you must choose one of the options listed.
text style This text style represents the introduction of a new term or the name of an argument, an attribute, or a reason.

In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as italic text.

italic text Italic text emphasizes important information and indicates complete titles of manuals and variables. Variables include information that varies in system messages (Internal error number), in command lines (/PRODUCER= name), and in command parameters in text (where dd represents the predefined code for the device type).
UPPERCASE TEXT Uppercase text indicates a command, the name of a routine, the name of a file, or the abbreviation for a system privilege.
Monospace type

Monospace type indicates code examples and interactive screen displays.

In the C programming language, monospace type in text identifies the following elements: keywords, the names of independently compiled external functions and files, syntax summaries, and references to variables or identifiers introduced in an example.

- A hyphen at the end of a command format description, command line, or code line indicates that the command or statement continues on the following line.
numbers All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal unless otherwise noted. Nondecimal radixes---binary, octal, or hexadecimal---are explicitly indicated.


Chapter 1
Introduction

This chapter summarizes the corrections, restrictions, and known problems associated with HP DECwindows Motif for HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3. Table 1-1 lists all the notes associated with this release and cross-references the sections in which they are described.

For a detailed description of the features and enhancements introduced with this release, see the hp DECwindows Motif for hp OpenVMS Alpha New Features manual.

Table 1-1 Directory of Notes for DECwindows Motif Version 1.3
Title Section
OpenVMS Display Device and Layered Product Interfaces  
SET DISPLAY: SET DISPLAY/REVOKE Error Message is Misleading Section 2.1.1.1
SET DISPLAY: I/O Error Displayed When Using SET DISPLAY/REVOKE Section 2.1.1.3
SET DISPLAY: SET DISPLAY/REVOKE Can Crash the X Server Section 2.1.1.4
SET DISPLAY: SET DISPLAY/GENERATE Fails When Kerberos is Enabled Section 2.1.1.2
SET DISPLAY: Display Devices Not Deleted Upon Exit Section 2.1.1.5
Debugger: DECwindows Motif Interface to the OpenVMS Debugger Not Working Properly Section 2.1.2.1
   
General User Notes  
Web Browser Support Section 2.2.1
Request-Intensive Applications May Pause Before Closing Section 2.2.2
   
New Desktop Notes  
Full File Specification No Longer Displayed in DTPAD Banner Section 2.3.1
Style Manager Displays Incorrect Security Options on Multihead Systems Section 2.3.2
   
Application Notes  
Bookreader: Bookreader Hangs When Switching Libraries Section 2.4.1.1
CDA: Viewing Large, Color DDIF Files using eXcursion Version 7.1 Section 2.4.2.1
DECterm: Invoking DECterm May Fail while Kerberos is Enabled Section 2.4.3.1
DECterm: Euro Currency Symbol May Not Display Correctly When Using eXcursion Section 2.4.3.2
DECterm: Window Text is Not Displayed Properly on Multihead Systems Section 2.4.3.3
DECterm: DECterm Crashes Loading Agfa Monotype TrueType Fonts Specified with Wildcards Section 2.4.3.4
DECwindows Mail: Compress Drawer No Longer Results in an Access Violation Section 2.4.5.1
Window Manager: Modifying Icon Box Title Section 2.4.9.1
Window Manager: Help Text Does Not Display from All Screens in a Multihead System Section 2.4.9.2
   
Tool and Utility Notes  
xauth: File Locking Not Supported with Logical Names Section 2.5.1.1
xauth: Specifying File Names without File Types Can Result in Failure Section 2.5.1.2
   
Installation and Upgrade Notes  
DECwindows Motif Version Support and Compatibility Section 3.1.1
   
Security and Authorization Notes  
Security Options Referencing Incorrect X Authority File Section 3.3.1
Unknown Code Error Displayed When Enabling Kerberos Section 3.3.2
Bad Atom Error Displayed When Running Applications Over an Untrusted Connection Section 3.3.3
Applications Running Over an Untrusted Connection May Not Work with XINERAMA and SEC_XAG Extensions Section 3.3.4
Untrusted Clients May Change the Server Access Control Section 3.3.5
Kerberos and TCP/IP Cannot Parse a Node Name of 0 Section 3.3.6
Do Not Use DECwindows Motif Login When Initializing Kerberos Setup from the Server X Authority File Section 3.3.7
Help on Kerberos Login Box is Incorrect Section 3.3.8
Generating Cookies in the Default X Authority File Section 3.3.9
   
Font and Keymap Management Notes  
Euro Currency Symbol Restrictions Section 3.5.1
Cannot Grab Windows with Mouse When Mode_switch is On Section 3.5.2
Proxy Server Management Notes  
Some Applications Do Not Work Reliably with LBX Proxy Server Section 3.6.1
Proxy Manager Process Does Not Restart Automatically Section 3.6.2
Proxy Manager Configuration File Restriction Section 3.6.3
   
X Display Server Management Notes  
Some Combinations of Server Extensions Not Supported Section 3.7.1
Extraneous Characters Displayed When Running XMAG in a Vertical Multihead Configuration Using XINERAMA Section 3.7.2
Incorrect Placement of Cascade Menus in Multihead Configurations Using XINERAMA Section 3.7.3
XINERAMA Supported in 2D Mode Only Section 3.7.4
   
General Programming Notes  
OSF/Motif Toolkit Support and Compatibility Section 4.1.1
Run-Time and Programming Environment Support Section 4.1.2
Increased Stack Requirements Section 4.1.3
Privileges Required for ICE, Proxy Manager, and LBX Server Processes Section 4.1.4
   
Transport Programming Notes  
Local Area Transport (LAT) and User-Written Transports Not Supported in the Version 1.3 Environment Section 4.2.1
   
X Window System Library (Xlib) Notes  
Retired and Changed Entry Points Section 4.3.1
Meaning of XConnectionNumber and ConnectionNumber Changed Section 4.3.2
   
X Window System Toolkit (Xt) Notes  
Composite Class Extension Record Run-Time Warning Section 4.4.1
   
X Window System Extension and Protocol Notes  
EVI: EVI Extension and Colormap Conflicts Section 4.5.1
XKB: Dead Mouse Support Section 4.5.2
XKB: AccessX Extension No Longer Supported Section 4.5.3
SECURITY: Group Validation Not Performed by Security and Application Group Extensions Section 4.5.4
ICE: Removing Watch Procedures from Open ICE Connections Section 4.5.5
ICE: BAD_LOCAL_NODE Error When Using ICE Section 4.5.6
XSMP: SmsGenerateClientId Does Not Generate an ID Section 4.5.7
   
Application Programming Notes  
CDA: Corrected Image Ident for SYS$LIBRARY:DDIF$VIEWSHR.EXE Section 4.8.1.1


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