COMPAQ Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2-6 Cover Letter April 2001 Dear Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Customer, Compaq is pleased to provide you with the Compaq DECwindows Mo- tif for OpenVMS (DECwindows Motif), Version 1.2-6 kits for Open- VMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha. Except where noted, the information in this letter pertains to both products. DECwindows Motif, Version 1.2-6 is a maintenance release that delivers a full range of changes and enhancements to your desk- top. From faster batch scrolling to support for the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) screen saver and lock extensions, these changes are intended to provide you with a more effi- cient, flexible DECwindows Motif environment that is more in line with the OSF/Motif, MIT X11 Release 5 (X11 R5), and Common Desktop Environment (CDE) standards. For a full list of specific changes, enhancements, and corrections implemented in this re- lease, please refer to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Release Notes. Removal of Support for Adobe Display PostScript Adobe Systems Incorporated has discontinued support of the Display PostScript software available in previous versions of DECwindows Motif. As a result, the Display PostScript function- ality has been removed from DECwindows Motif, Version 1.2-6. This action has a varying degree of impact on the behavior of DECwindows Motif applications that used the Adobe Display PostScript software. For information about the effects of this action on specific DECwindows applications, please refer to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Release Notes. As an alternative to displaying PostScript files, OpenVMS Alpha customers may now view Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The Adobe Acrobat Viewer requires the Java[TM] Virtual Machine (JVM) and is available free of charge from the Adobe web site. A new document, Installing and Using the Adobe Acrobat Viewer (for Java) on OpenVMS Alpha Systems is now available from the OpenVMS web site: http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/pdf_viewer.html DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Kit Contents DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS CD-ROM Kit Your DECwindows Motif, Version 1.2-6 for OpenVMS CD-ROM kit contains the following items: o This cover letter o The Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2-6 CD-ROM The CD-ROM contains the DECwindows Motif software, the DECwindows Motif User and Programming documentation kits, Release Notes, and Software Product Description (SPD). o The following hardcopy documentation: o Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Installation Guide o Guide to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS CD-ROM o Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Documentation Overview o Getting Started with the New Desktop DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS TK50 and Magnetic Tape Kits Your DECwindows Motif, Version 1.2-6 for OpenVMS magnetic media kit contains the following items: o This cover letter o 1 TK50 streaming tape or 1 9-track magnetic tape The magnetic media contains the DECwindows Motif software, the Release Notes, and the Software Product Description (SPD). o The following hardcopy documentation: o Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Installation Guide o Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Documentation Overview o Overview of DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS o Using DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS o DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Applications Guide o Managing DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Systems If you are receiving this kit as an update customer, your kit will only contain those hardcopy documents that are new or that have changed since the last release. Documentation The following documentation has been updated for Compaq DECwin- dows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2-6: o Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Release Notes (in .TXT format in saveset A on the media kit) o Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Installation Guide o Guide to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS CD-ROM Guide o Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Documentation Overview 2 Software Requirements To run DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX, Version 1.2-6, you must be running VMS Version 5.5-2, OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2, OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 or higher software. To run DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Alpha, Version 1.2-6, you must be running OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2, or OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1-2 or higher software. Memory Requirements On Alpha systems, the minimum memory required to install, boot, and log in is 64 MB; 128 MB is highly recommended for more robust performance. On VAX systems, the minimum memory required to install, boot, and log in is 16 MB; 32 is highly recommended for more robust performance. Release Notes Upgrade Problem with MultiNet[R] from Process Software A change made to DECW$TRANSPORT in DECwindows Motif, Version 1.2-6 may require an update to MultiNet. Please ensure you have the current MultiNet software installed, and please contact Process Software for additional information on any necessary MultiNet updates. ©2001 Compaq Computer Corporation COMPAQ, VAX, VMS, the Compaq logo, and the DIGITAL logo Regis- tered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Alpha, Bookreader, CDA, DECnet, and DECwindows are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Motif is a registered trademark of The Open Group. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 3