This manual describes new features, software problems, corrections, restrictions, and documentation changes that pertain to Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2--6.
Revision/Update Information: This manual supersedes the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5 for OpenVMS Release Notes.
Operating System:
OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2, 7.1--2, 7.2--1, or 7.3
OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2, 7.1,
7.2, or 7.3
VMS Version 5.5--2
Software Version:
Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Alpha, Version 1.2--6
Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX, Version 1.2--6
Compaq Computer Corporation
Houston, Texas
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These release notes describe features, software problems, corrections, restrictions, and documentation changes that pertain to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2--6 software.
The notes in this manual are cumulative from DECwindows Motif Version 1.0 and indicate any undocumented items that still pertain to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2--6 software. Margin notes indicate the first version of the DECwindows Motif product to which each release note applies.
This manual is intended for system managers, users, and programmers who work with the DECwindows Motif software.
This manual is structured as follows:
For additional information on the OpenVMS System Software Group (OSSG) products and services, access the following OpenVMS World Wide Web address:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com |
Compaq welcomes your comments on this manual. Please send comments to either of the following addresses:
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Use the following World Wide Web address to order additional documentation:
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In this manual, references to OpenVMS are synonymous with the Compaq OpenVMS Operating System.
Unless otherwise specified, references to OpenVMS Clusters, VMSclusters, or clusters in this document are synonymous with Compaq OpenVMS Clusters.
All uses of DECwindows and DECwindows Motif refer to the Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS software. 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:
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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. |
This chapter summarizes the features and enhancements included in
Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2--6 and provides information regarding the recommended
migration paths and the current support policy.
1.1 Features of This Release
Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2--6 is a maintenance release that delivers a full range of changes and enhancements to your desktop. 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 efficient, flexible DECwindows Motif environment that is further in line with the current OSF/Motif, MIT X11 Release 5 (X11 R5), and CDE standards.
Table 1-1 lists the specific changes, enhancements, and corrections implemented in this release of DECwindows Motif and the section in which they are described.
This chapter contains information about DECwindows Motif for general
users.
2.1 General DECwindows Motif Environment
This section contains release notes that pertain to the general
DECwindows Motif user environment. This includes common changes,
corrections, and restrictions that apply to both the New Desktop and
the traditional DECwindows desktop environments.
2.1.1 Changes and Enhancements
The following notes describe important changes and enhancements made to
the general DECwindows Motif environment.
2.1.1.1 Enhanced Web Browser Support
V1.2--6
Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS, Version 1.2--6 users have several web browser alternatives depending on the version of the OpenVMS operating system that they are running. Table 2-1 shows the current options.
| OpenVMS Version | OpenVMS Platform | |
|---|---|---|
| VAX | Alpha | |
| 5.5--2 | NCSA Mosaic 4.2 | -- |
| 6.2 | Netscape Navigator Gold 3.03 | Netscape Navigator Gold 3.03 |
| 7.1, 7.1--2, 7.2, 7.2--1, and 7.3 | Netscape Navigator Gold 3.03 |
Netscape Navigator Gold 3.03
Mozilla |
The following sections provide additional details regarding the individual web browsers and their current level of support.
The OpenVMS development team has ported the Mozilla browser to the OpenVMS Alpha platform. The latest version of this browser, which is based on Netscape 6, is available from the following Compaq OpenVMS web page:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/products/ips/register_mozilla.html |
This page contains installation and running instructions for Mozilla, as well as information about hardware and software prerequisites, system parameters, account quotas, and problem reporting.
Netscape Navigator Gold Version 3.03 is the current web browser for most versions and platforms of the OpenVMS software. However, support for this browser is expected to end one year after the official release of the Mozilla browser.
Compaq will continue to provide the Netscape Navigator Gold software on an "as is," unsupported basis for use on OpenVMS VAX systems and on those OpenVMS Alpha systems that do not support the Mozilla browser. See Table 2-1 for the current list of web browsers supported on OpenVMS systems.
You can obtain the Netscape Navigator Gold software from the following Compaq OpenVMS web page:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/internetnetworks.html |
Compaq provides the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Mosaic Version 2.4 browser on an "as-is, unsupported basis for systems running VMS Version 5.5--2. The software for the Mosaic browser is located in the DECW$UTILS directory and is installed as part of the DECwindows Motif product installation.
For detailed information about starting, using, and customizing the NCSA Mosaic browser, see Appendix C.
The Spyglass Enhanced Mosaic browser is no longer provided with the DECwindows Motif software and is no longer supported. Note that starting with DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5, the product installation procedure removes the Spyglass Enhanced Mosaic software.
If you are currently using this browser and plan to upgrade your system
to DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5 or later, refer to Table 2-1 to
select an alternate browser.
2.1.1.2 Color Customizer Example Program
The color customizer example program allows you to dynamically control
the colors of your workstation environment. Window, icon, and window
manager colors can be changed individually or as part of a palette
switch. You can control mapping between resources and color cells, as
well as the size and contents of the palette set. Also, automatic
shadowing with the standard Motif shadowing algorithms is supported.
2.1.1.2.1 Supported Displays
The color customizer supports any display using pseudocolor or
grayscale visuals. This includes most 4- and 8-plane workstation
displays.
2.1.1.2.2 Supported Applications
The color customizer can affect the colors of any applications that use the current release of the DIGITAL X Toolkit Library. Applications from other vendors and previous versions of the DIGITAL X Toolkit Library are unaffected.
If the color customizer is used to control the colors of applications that have their own color customization dialog boxes (like the Session Manager, Window Manager, and DECwindows Mail), those application-specific color customization dialog boxes may not reflect the correct current color values while the customizer is running the application. This is normal; use the customizer instead of the application-specific dialog box to change these color values. |
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