HP DECwindows Motif
for OpenVMS Alpha
Release Notes

Chapter 3
3	System Management Release Notes
3.1	Installation and Upgrade Information
3.1.1	DECwindows Motif Version Support and Compatibility
3.1.2	Using Shareable Linkages to Install Images
3.1.3	DECW$COMPARE_VERSIONS Command File Limitation
3.1.4	Restarting DECwindows Motif from the Operator Console (OPA0:)
3.2	System Tuning and Performance
3.2.1	Support for SYSMAN STARTUP OPTION Settings
3.2.2	System Hangs With Some Graphics Cards
3.2.3	Error Messages Displayed During Startup
3.2.4	System Tuning for Non-VGA Devices
3.2.5	Enhancing Startup Performance
3.3	Security and Authorization
3.3.1	Kerberos No Longer Requires SECURITY Extension
3.3.2	Refreshing Client Security Options During a Session
3.3.3	Unknown Code Error Displayed When Enabling Kerberos
3.3.4	Bad Atom Error Displayed When Running Applications Over an Untrusted Connection
3.3.5	Applications Running Over an Untrusted Connection May Not Work with XINERAMA and SEC_XAG Extensions
3.3.6	Kerberos and TCP/IP Cannot Parse a Node Name of 0
3.3.7	Do Not Use DECwindows Motif Login When Initializing Kerberos Setup from the Server X Authority File
3.3.8	Help on Kerberos Login Box is Incorrect
3.3.9	Generating Cookies in the Default X Authority File
3.3.10	Enabling and Disabling Access Control
3.4	Desktop Management
3.4.1	Define DECW$UTILS Global Symbol When Moving DECW$EXAMPLES Global Symbol
3.4.2	Color Problem in DECwindows Login Screen
3.5	Font and Keymap Management
3.5.1	Euro Currency Symbol Restrictions
3.5.2	Adjusting Resource Settings for Keymaps that Implement the Mode_switch Modifier
3.5.3	Performance Problem with Certain Keymaps
3.6	Proxy Server Management
3.6.1	Proxy Servers Do Not Support Use of XC-QUERY-SECURITY-1 Protocol
3.6.2	Proxy Manager Process Does Not Restart Automatically
3.6.3	Proxy Manager Configuration File Restriction
3.7	X Display Server Management
3.7.1	Using XINERAMA on New Desktop Systems
3.7.2	Some Combinations of Server Extensions Not Supported
3.7.3	Extraneous Characters Displayed When Running XMAG in a Vertical Multihead Configuration Using XINERAMA
3.7.4	Incorrect Placement of Cascade Menus in Multihead Configurations Using XINERAMA
3.7.5	XINERAMA Supported in 2D Mode Only
Chapter 4
4	Programming Release Notes
4.1	General Programming
4.1.1	OSF/Motif Toolkit Support and Compatibility
4.1.2	Run-Time and Programming Environment Support
4.1.3	Increasing the Limit of Top-Level Widgets Allowed by the UIL Compiler
4.1.4	Increased Stack Requirements
4.1.5	Privileges Required for ICE, Proxy Manager, and LBX Server Processes
4.1.6	Support for Display PostScript Removed
4.1.6.1	Impact on DECwindows Motif Applications
4.1.6.2	Impact on Java Applications
4.1.7	Problems Using the DECW$INCLUDE:INTRINSIC.H File
4.1.8	DECW$WML.EXE Looks in Current Directory For DECW$WML_TOKENS.DAT
4.1.9	UIL Compilation Problems with Looped Object References
4.1.10	Use of _Xm Routines
4.1.11	Compiling Applications Written in Fortran
4.1.12	Compiling Applications Written in C
4.2	Transport Programming
4.2.1	User-Written Transports No Longer Supported
4.3	X Window System Library (Xlib)
4.3.1	External Declarations for Functions Returning Null Value Added to DECW$XLIBDEF.FOR
4.3.2	Changed Record Format for Connection Failure Error Message
4.3.3	Retired and Changed Entry Points
4.3.4	Meaning of XConnectionNumber and ConnectionNumber Changed
4.3.5	Locale Support in OpenVMS Systems
4.3.6	XSelectAsyncEvent and XSelectAsyncInput Routines
4.3.7	Command Procedure Builds .PEN Files
4.3.8	Parameter/Protocol Datasize Mismatches
4.4	X Window System Toolkit (Xt)
4.4.1	Composite Class Extension Record Run-Time Warning
4.4.2	XtOpenDisplay Routine and Case Sensitivity
4.5	X Window System Extensions and Protocols
4.5.1	Using XCopyArea with XINERAMA
4.5.2	XINERAMA Does Not Correctly Report VisibilityNotify
4.5.3	CreateWindow Functions Correctly on Multihead Configurations Using XINERAMA
4.5.4	EVI Extension and Colormap Conflicts
4.5.5	Dead Mouse Support
4.5.6	AccessX Extension No Longer Supported
4.5.7	Group Validation Not Performed by Security and Application Group Extensions
4.5.8	Removing Watch Procedures from Open ICE Connections
4.5.9	BAD_LOCAL_NODE Error When Using ICE
4.5.10	SmsGenerateClientId Does Not Generate an ID
4.5.11	Specifying Extension Include Files
4.6	X Window System Internationalization Library (XNL)
4.6.1	xnl_parsedatetime
4.6.2	xnl_langinfo
4.7	DECwindows Extensions to Motif (DXm)
4.7.1	Corrected List of DXmNlayoutDirection Resource Constants
4.7.2	DXmFormSpaceButtonsEqually Restriction
4.7.3	SVN Widget Does Not Support Horizontal Live Scrolling
4.8	Application Programming
4.8.1	CDA Viewer Programming
4.8.1.1	Corrected Image Ident for SYS$LIBRARY:DDIF$VIEWSHR.EXE
4.8.1.2	Message for Style Guide Fallback
4.8.1.3	Using Logical Names with CONVERT Commands
4.8.2	DECterm Programming
4.8.2.1	DECCRA Sequence
4.8.2.2	DECLFKC Sequence