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This chapter contains information about HP DECwindows Motif for HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3 for general users.
2.1 OpenVMS Display Device and Layered Product Interfaces
This section contains release notes that pertain to the OpenVMS display
device (SET DISPLAY) and DECwindows Motif layered product interfaces.
2.1.1 OpenVMS Display Device (SET DISPLAY)
This section contains notes pertaining to OpenVMS display devices
created and managed using the SET DISPLAY and SHOW DISPLAY commands.
2.1.1.1 SET DISPLAY/REVOKE Error Message is Misleading
V1.3
The error message for revoking a cookie that has timed out is
misleading. The error message indicates there is a %SYSTEM-F-BADPARAM,
bad parameter value. This does not indicate the nature of the error.
2.1.1.2 SET DISPLAY/GENERATE Fails When Kerberos is Enabled
V1.3
When using the Kerberos authentication protocol, the following command does not work:
$ SET DISPLAY/GENERATE=(PROTOCOL=MIT-KERBEROS-5) |
There is no workaround to this problem.
2.1.1.3 I/O Error Displayed When Using SET DISPLAY/REVOKE
V1.3
Using the SET DISPLAY/REVOKE command to revoke a generated, trusted, cookie can sometimes result in an I/O error similar to the following:
XIO: fatal IO error 65535 (connection aborted) on X server ":0.0" after 10 requests (8 known processed) with 0 events remaining. |
This error results from the cookie being used by the SET DISPLAY/REVOKE command to connect to the server. Revoking the cookie breaks the connection to the display server.
Although the error appears fatal, the revoke operation actually
completes successfully.
2.1.1.4 SET DISPLAY/REVOKE Can Crash the X Server
V1.3
The following sequence of commands can cause an X server crash.
$ SET DISPLAY/CREATE/TRANSPORT=DECNET/GENERATE=(TRUSTED) $ SET DISPLAY/REVOKE |
The problem also occurs if you substitute TCPIP for DECNET.
To avoid this problem, do one of the following:
$ SET DISPLAY/CREATE/TRANSPORT=LOCAL/GENERATE=(TRUSTED) |
V1.2
When creating user-mode display devices with the DCL SET DISPLAY command, note that any unused devices may not be deleted when you log out of DECwindows Motif. Display devices created with SET DISPLAY are seen as permanent devices until used by an X client application and are not destroyed upon exit.
To avoid this problem, create supervisor-mode display devices.
2.1.2 Debugger
This section contains notes pertaining to the DECwindows Motif interface
to the OpenVMS Debugger.
2.1.2.1 DECwindows Motif Interface to the OpenVMS Debugger Not Working Properly
V1.3
The DECwindows Motif interface to the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3--1
Debugger does not function as expected with HP DECwindows Motif for HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3. An update
kit for the OpenVMS Alpha Debugger is available that corrects this
problem. Contact your HP customer support representative to obtain the
TIMA kit for OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3--1 related to this issue.
2.1.3 DECTPU
This section contains release notes related to the DECwindows Motif
interface to DECTPU.
2.1.3.1 Small Display Monitors and DECTPU
V1.0
When running DECTPU for DECwindows Motif on small display monitors, the main window can be less than fully visible.
To correct this condition, follow these steps:
Tpu.Tpu$MainWindow.X: 0 Tpu.Tpu$MainWindow.Y: 0 Tpu.Tpu$MainWindow.Rows: 21 Tpu*condensedFont: on Tpu*fontSetSelection: 1 |
$ DEFINE TPU$DEFAULTS SYS$LOGIN:EVE_SMALL_WINDOW.DAT $ EDIT/TPU/INTER=DECWINDOWS LOGIN.COM |
This section contains release notes that pertain to the general
DECwindows Motif user environment. This includes corrections,
restrictions, and known problems that are common to both the
New Desktop and the Traditional DECwindows Desktop environments.
2.2.1 Web Browser Support
V1.3
The Compaq Secure Web Browser (CSWB) is the officially supported web browser for OpenVMS Alpha and is a licensed part of the HP OpenVMS operating system. CSWB is based on the Mozilla Web Browser, which is designed for standards compliance, performance and portability.
CSWB is available from the following OpenVMS web page:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/cswb/cswb.html |
This page contains installation and running instructions, as well as
information about hardware and software prerequisites, system
parameters, account quotas, and problem reporting.
2.2.2 Request-Intensive Applications May Pause Before Closing
V1.3
There may be a slight delay when a request-intensive application running over a LOCAL network connection is forced to close via the Window Manager. For example, an attempt to close the DECW$EXAMPLES:ICO application from a LOCAL display results in a slight pause before the application window closes.
This is a result of resource contention between the Window Manager
(DTWM) and server processes. To prevent this problem from occurring,
decrease the startup priority of the server process (DECW$SERVER_0) to
4.
2.2.3 Application Race Condition Can Crash the X Server
V1.2-6
Quickly spawning and killing multiple client application processes on a multihead system has occasionally caused a crash of the X server. Abruptly stopping a client application before it has finished connecting to the server can prompt a race condition that causes the server to crash.
To avoid this problem, allow sufficient time for each application to
connect to the server before stopping the application process.
2.2.4 Support Discontinued for Display PostScript
V1.2--6
Starting August 1, 1998, support was discontinued for Adobe Display PostScript software resulting from Adobe Systems Incorporated discontinuing its former ongoing support for Display PostScript.
This action has had a varying degree of impact on the behavior of those DECwindows Motif applications that used the Adobe Display PostScript software. For example, starting with DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Version 1.2--6, Bookreader can no longer display graphics in PostScript format.
For information about the effects of this action on specific DECwindows applications, see the following release notes:
To learn about the possible impact to user-written and third-party
applications designed for the DECwindows Motif environment, see
Section 4.1.5.
2.2.5 Limited Support for Tear-Off Menus
V1.2--3
The following applications do not support tear-off menus:
"System Menu Bar: Pseudo Mouse not available" is an
informational message that is included in the user's
SYS$LOGIN:DECW$SM.LOG file when you run a session. It is not an error
message. The message occurs when the OpenVMS Session Manager is run
remotely to a non-OpenVMS server. The OpenVMS server provides
pseudomouse mode, a mode that allows you to use arrow keys to move the
mouse cursor.
2.2.7 Printing from Applications Linked Against OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3
Applications that are linked against OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 may end abruptly when you attempt to print on systems that do not have print queues. Any layered products that linked against the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 libraries and use the standard DECwindows print dialog ("print widget") are also affected.
As a possible solution, either avoid displaying the DECwindows print
dialog, or define a print queue on your system. The print queue does
not have to be connected to a printer to accept print jobs. Assign a
name to the print queue that indicates the print queue is not connected
to a printer, for example, NULL_PRINTER.
2.3 New Desktop Environment
This section contains release notes that pertain to the New Desktop
environment.
2.3.1 Full File Specification No Longer Displayed in DTPAD Banner
V1.3
When selecting a file from the File Manager (DTFILE) and opening that
file for editing (using DTPAD), the full file specification (node,
disk, directory, and filename) is no longer displayed in the window
banner. Only the filename portion of the specification is displayed.
2.3.2 Style Manager Displays Incorrect Security Options on Multihead Systems
V1.3
When the using the Style Manager to access the Security Options dialog box from a screen other than screen 0, the settings shown in the dialog box may be incorrect.
To prevent this from occurring, always display the Security Options dialog box from screen 0. Use the Set Default Screen tool to select the screen on which the Style Manager displays.
Note that this problem only occurs on multiheaded systems configured
without XINERAMA. In the XINERAMA case, there is only one logical
screen.
2.3.3 Desktop Applications Disappear When Setting a Home Session
V1.2--6
In the Style Manager, selecting Startup and then Set Home Session can cause applications that you previously started using the Application Manager to disappear. This can happen if you start these applications with the Application Manager and then close the Application Manager before setting your home session.
The workaround is to keep the Application Manager window open.
2.3.4 DTSESSION Logging Problem
V1.2--5
In some cases, DTSESSION continues to log errors to its log file until all free disk space is filled. These errors could occur, for example, if DECW$DISPLAY is set to an incorrect value, or if CDE$SYSTEM_DEFAULTS:[BIN]DTSCREEN.EXE is not properly installed.
If on the New Desktop the Session Manager (DTSESSION) is unable to start the Screen Saver (DTSCREEN), it logs an error to the log file device:[user.DT]ERRORLOG. DTSESSION logs this error at a user-settable interval controlled by the Style Manager's "Time Per Background" parameter.
To workaround this problem, increase the "Time Per
Background" parameter to the maximum (120 minutes), or exit the
New Desktop when you are done with it, rather than locking the screen.
2.3.5 File Manager Problems with Extended File Specifications
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. |
V1.2--5
DECwindows does not include the DECwrite program. However, it does include the DECwrite icon on the New Desktop. If the DECwrite product has not been installed, clicking on the DECwrite icon results in the following error messages:
> RCV'D (pid 000000CA): %DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling -> RCV'D (pid 000000CA): \DECWRITE\ -> RCV'D (pid 000000CA): TESTER logged out at 29-JUL-1998 17:56:44.63 |
If the DECwrite product is installed and you still get this error,
ensure that DECwrite is started in SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM.
2.3.7 Delay When Exiting a Session with Open TPU Windows
V1.2--4
Users will experience a one-minute delay for each DECwindows Text Processing utility (TPU) window displayed when exiting the session or when saving a home session.
The DECwindows interface for TPU (EVE editor) requires notification if
its state needs to be saved, but it does not respond to that
notification sent by Session Manager. The Session Manager waits one
minute for a response before continuing, resulting in the delay.
2.3.8 Viewing TIF Files with dximageview
V1.2--4
When using dximageview to view TIF formatted files from the CDE$SYSTEM_DEFAULTS:[APPCONFIG.HELP.C.GRAPHICS] directory, the following warning messages are displayed:
TIFFOpen: Warning, unknown field with tag 34209 (0x85a1) ignored. TIFFOpen: XResolution: Rational with zero denominator (num = 200). |
Note this error only occurs with the TIF files in
CDE$SYSTEM_DEFAULTS:[APPCONFIG.HELP.C.GRAPHICS]; it is only a warning.
The file is still displayed correctly by the image viewer.
2.3.9 Text Editor Restrictions
V1.2--4
The Text Editor application, which is part of the New Desktop, is described in Chapter 10 of the Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide. Currently, it has the following issues and restrictions:
V1.2--4
In the Application Manager Find dialog box and in error messages
reported by the Help Viewer, file names are displayed in UNIX format
rather than in standard OpenVMS format. For example,
SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]LOGIN.COM appears as /sys$sysroot/sysmgr/login.com.
2.3.11 Front Panel Clock is an Icon Only
The New Desktop Front Panel Clock is an animated icon that displays
the current system time using an analog display. The icon has no other
function and does not support single-click or double-click operations.
2.3.12 ToolTalk Actions Not Supported
Creation of ToolTalk Action definitions in the Action Definition files
(*.dt) as described in the Common Desktop Environment: Advanced
User's and System Administrator's Guide is not supported. Although
some ToolTalk actions exist in the Action Definition files installed
with this product, modification of these actions is not supported and
could cause some New Desktop functions to fail.
2.3.13 Session Manager Save and Restore Limitations
V1.2--4
The Session Manager supplied with the New Desktop supports the WM_SAVE_YOURSELF protocol for the following DECwindows Motif applications: Bookreader, DECterm, and Calendar.
This Session Manager application should not be confused with the Session Manager protocol that is part of X11R6.6 and available with HP DECwindows Motif for HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3 systems. |
Applications that have been written to take advantage of this protocol can:
The New Desktop applications support save/restore, but many existing DECwindows Motif applications have not been modified to support the WM_SAVE_YOURSELF protocol.
The impact of this difference between existing and new applications can be seen during a logout/login sequence as follows:
An example of an existing DECwindows Motif application that supports
save/restore is DECwindows Mail.
2.3.14 File Manager Search List Limitations
The File Manager application has the following limitations with search lists in the New Desktop environment.
V1.2--4
The following sections provide information about the Login Screen and Pause Screen text fields.
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