Compaq DECwindows Motif
for OpenVMS
Release Notes

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Introduction
1.1	Features of This Release
Chapter 2
2	General User Release Notes
2.1	General DECwindows Motif Environment
2.1.1	Changes and Enhancements
2.1.1.1	Enhanced Web Browser Support
2.1.1.2	Color Customizer Example Program
2.1.1.2.1	Supported Displays
2.1.1.2.2	Supported Applications
2.1.1.2.3	Building the Color Customizer on OpenVMS Systems
2.1.1.2.4	Running the Color Customizer
2.1.1.2.5	Modifying the DECW$LOGIN.COM File
2.1.1.2.6	Command Interface Summary
2.1.1.2.7	Changing the Mapping Between Color Resources and Color Cells
2.1.1.2.8	DECterm Windows Not Affected
2.1.1.2.9	Changing the Default Value of the Automatic Shadowing Toggle Button
2.1.1.2.10	Using the Customizer on Multihead Systems
2.1.1.2.11	Using the XSETROOT_CUST.EXE Demonstration Program
2.1.1.3	Window Dump to Print File (xpr) Utility
2.1.1.4	Keyboard Enhancements for Disabled Users (Alpha Only)
2.1.1.4.1	Sticky Keys
2.1.1.4.2	Mouse Keys
2.1.1.4.3	Toggle Keys
2.1.1.4.4	Repeat Keys
2.1.1.4.5	Slow Keys
2.1.1.4.6	Bounce Keys
2.1.1.4.7	Time Out
2.1.1.5	Drag and Drop Support
2.1.2	Problems and Restrictions
2.1.2.1	Support Discontinued for Display PostScript
2.1.2.2	Unsupported Translations by the Motif XmText Widget
2.1.2.3	Limited Supported for Tear-Off Menus
2.1.2.4	Printing from Applications Linked Against OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3
2.1.2.5	Access Control Not Explicitly Enabled by Default
2.2	New Desktop Environment (Alpha Only)
2.2.1	Changes and Enhancements
2.2.1.1	Screen Saver and Screen Lock Support
2.2.1.2	Full List of Language Variants Displayed
2.2.1.3	File/Shred Menu Item Handles Multilevel Directories
2.2.1.4	Display Icon Files from the Find Set Dialog Box
2.2.1.5	Selecting Screens on Application Launch
2.2.1.6	Front Panel Icons Support MB3 Operations
2.2.1.7	Detached Processes
2.2.1.8	Viewing Reference Pages
2.2.2	Corrections
2.2.2.1	Session Manager Exits Properly When Saving a Session From an Nonprivileged Account
2.2.2.2	File Manager Allows Access to Files and Directories That Use ACLs
2.2.2.3	Screen Lock Functions Properly on Multihead Systems
2.2.2.4	Can Set Default Display on Multihead Systems
2.2.2.5	Can Remove the Calendar Icon From a Subpanel
2.2.2.6	Can Switch Between Workspaces
2.2.2.7	Login Screen Positioned Properly in 640x480 Display Mode
2.2.2.8	Invalid Characters in a Username or Password No Longer Halt Login
2.2.2.9	Welcome Message Updated
2.2.3	Problems and Restrictions
2.2.3.1	Desktop Applications Disappear When Setting a Home Session
2.2.3.2	DECwrite Icon Does Not Open DECwrite Program
2.2.3.3	Viewing TIF Files with dximageview
2.2.3.4	Text Editor Supports Standalone Mode Only
2.2.3.5	Text Editor Does Not Support Spell Checking
2.2.3.6	Text Editor Tab Width is Larger Than Eight Characters
2.2.3.7	File Names Displayed in UNIX Format
2.2.3.8	Delay When Exiting a Session with Open TPU Windows
2.2.3.9	Front Panel Clock is an Icon Only
2.2.3.10	ToolTalk Actions Not Supported
2.2.3.11	Session Manager Save/Restore Limitations
2.2.3.12	File Manager Limitations
2.2.3.13	Login and Pause Screen Text Field Restrictions
2.2.3.13.1	Control Characters Not Recognized When Entering Username
2.2.3.13.2	Return Key Used to Move Between Login Text Fields
2.2.3.13.3	First Character Discarded When Entering Pause Screen Password
2.2.3.13.4	Text on the Welcome Screen is Not Displayed
2.2.3.14	Using SET DISPLAY/CREATE in DECterm Windows
2.2.3.15	Font Selection Limitations
2.2.3.16	Default Workspace Limitations
2.2.3.17	Alt + Space Key Does Not Post the Window Menu
2.3	Traditional DECwindows Desktop Environment
2.3.1	Problems and Restrictions
2.3.1.1	Alt + Space Key Does Not Post the Window Menu
2.4	Bookreader
2.4.1	Changes and Enhancements
2.4.1.1	Bookreader Printing Improved
2.4.2	Corrections
2.4.2.1	Last Login State Properly Restored (New Desktop Only)
2.4.2.2	Can Open DECW$BOOK Files Directly from FileView (Alpha Only)
2.4.2.3	Can Specify DECW$BOOKSHELF Files with Blank Lines
2.4.3	Problems and Restrictions
2.4.3.1	Support for Display PostScript Removed
2.4.3.2	Including Comment Characters in the DECW$BOOKSHELF File
2.5	CDA
2.5.1	Changes and Enhancements
2.5.1.1	Dynamic Font Support
2.5.1.2	WRITE$FONTS Logical Name
2.5.1.3	Enhanced Display Performance
2.5.1.4	Pack and Unpack Applications
2.5.1.4.1	Pack Application Syntax
2.5.1.4.2	Unpack Application Syntax
2.5.1.4.3	Error Messages
2.5.1.5	Paper Size Button Renamed
2.5.1.6	New CDA Viewer Error Message
2.5.2	Problems and Restrictions
2.5.2.1	Support for Display PostScript Removed
2.6	Clock
2.6.1	Changes and Enhancements
2.6.1.1	DECsound Alarm Capability
2.6.2	Corrections
2.6.2.1	DECW$CLOCK.EXE Process Increments Correctly
2.7	DECterm
2.7.1	Changes and Enhancements
2.7.1.1	Improved Batch Scrolling
2.7.1.2	New Default Font Sizes
2.7.1.3	DECterm Resource File Name
2.7.1.4	Escape Sequences
2.7.1.5	Scrolling Through the Keyboard
2.7.1.6	Reporting the DECterm Window Size
2.7.1.7	Resizing the Terminal
2.7.1.8	Timeout for Displaying the Copyright Notice
2.7.2	Corrections
2.7.2.1	Can Specify Non-Standard Font Sets
2.7.2.2	Device Output Files Used by Multiple DECterm Windows Updated Correctly
2.7.2.3	Print Operations That Exceed Quota Generate a Warning Message
2.7.2.4	Button and Menubar Background Colors Set Properly (New Desktop Only)
2.7.3	Problems and Restrictions
2.7.3.1	Maximum Number of DECterm Windows
2.7.3.2	Changing the Auto Repeat Setting
2.7.3.3	Positioning DECterm Windows
2.7.3.4	User Font Selection
2.7.3.5	Local Echo
2.7.3.6	Answerback Message
2.7.3.7	Seven-Bit Printer Support
2.7.3.8	Printing to an Attached Printer
2.7.3.9	DECterm Graphics
2.7.3.10	DECterm Resource Usage
2.7.3.11	Diagnostic Crash File and Messages
2.7.3.12	VT330 and VT340 Terminal Emulation
2.7.3.13	CREATE/TERMINAL/DETACHED/PROCESS
2.7.3.14	ReGIS Locator Report
2.8	DECW$CDPLAYER
2.8.1	Problems and Restrictions
2.8.1.1	Required Privileges
2.9	DECwindows Mail
2.9.1	Corrections
2.9.1.1	Can Drag Messages Between Folders While Text is Selected in an Alternate Window
2.9.1.2	Can Send Multiple Messages from the DECnotes Interface
2.9.1.3	Can Pick Inbox on Receipt of New Mail (Alpha Only)
2.9.1.4	Window Color Options Displayed Correctly (New Desktop Only)
2.9.2	Problems and Restrictions
2.9.2.1	Support Removed for Display PostScript
2.9.2.2	Pasting Messages from the Directory Window
2.9.2.3	Responses to Keyboard Actions
2.9.2.4	Using the Color Customizer with DECwindows Mail
2.10	Extended File Specification (EFS) Support
2.10.1	Changes and Enhancements
2.10.1.1	File Selection Popup Window
2.10.1.2	FileView Application (DECwindows Desktop Only)
2.10.1.3	File Manager Application (New Desktop Only)
2.10.1.4	The Programming Libraries
2.10.2	Corrections
2.10.2.1	File Manager Corrections for EFS (New Desktop Only)
2.10.3	Problems and Restrictions
2.10.3.1	File Manager Problems with EFS (New Desktop Only)
2.10.3.2	Translated Image Support (TIS) Library (Alpha Only)
2.11	Notepad
2.11.1	Problems and Restrictions
2.11.1.1	Notepad Is Linked with the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 Toolkit
2.12	Paint
2.12.1	Problems and Restrictions
2.12.1.1	Private Colormaps
2.12.1.2	Slow Performance of Some Paint Operations
2.13	Print Screen
2.13.1	Problems and Restrictions
2.13.1.1	PostScript Output Problem
2.14	Session Manager and FileView
2.14.1	Corrections
2.14.1.1	Can Create DECterm Windows from the Qualifiers Dialog Box (DECwindows Desktop Only)
2.14.2	Problems and Restrictions
2.14.2.1	Invoking DECchart from the Session Manager Applications Menu
2.14.2.2	Security Options
2.14.2.3	Using the Color Customizer with Session Manager
2.14.2.4	Input Focus Change When Starting Private Logo
2.14.2.5	Stopping a Session Manager Process
2.15	Window Manager
2.15.1	Changes and Enhancements
2.15.1.1	DECwindows XUI Applications
2.15.2	Problems and Restrictions
2.15.2.1	Using the Color Customizer with DECwindows Motif Window Manager
2.15.2.2	Configuration File
2.15.2.3	Restarting Motif Window Manager
2.15.2.4	Customizing Color-Related Resources for Monochrome Monitors
2.15.2.5	Moving the Icon Box Off Screen
2.15.2.6	Customizing Colors on Multihead Systems
2.15.2.7	Multiline Icon Title Not Centered