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| 187.1 | | MARVIN::WARWICK | Well, that'll never work | Mon Feb 13 1989 17:03 | 15 |
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Well, you can do 99% of that (and indeed we do) . The only thing that
you can't do as easily as under VWS is to get windows to automatically
go in the "right" places (especially DECterms).
The best way of finding out how to do this is to go and ask someone
else in your group who has already done it - it takes a bit of hacking
to get the whole thing set up. You could also look through all the
notes in this conference and the previous one, if you have a spare week
or two !
Trevor
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| 187.2 | | GOSOX::RYAN | DECwindows Mail | Tue Feb 14 1989 08:51 | 48 |
| I leave finding the specific notes as an exercise to the reader
(hint: Notes has wonderful commands called SEARCH and DIR/TITLE).
> 1) understand the login process to decwindows - what files are executed
> when ? what logicals are needed ? What relationship do the Decterm
> process have to standard jobs ? What relationship does Session Manager,
> FileView, and DECterm process have ?
This is described in a previous note in the notesfile, go there
for more details. Basically, the session manager executes
DECW$LOGIN.COM, and FileView and DECterm execute LOGIN.COM.
DECterm has a single controller process which controls all
DECterm windows (each of which is running a LOGINOUT process).
> 2) Be able to have my defaults files somewhere else than my top-level
> directory - eg [.decwindows], as per login.com in "lgicmd"
$DEFINE DECW$USER_DEFAULTS (which I believe is documented). Note
that it doesn't apply to session manager or DECterm .DAT files
(for more discussion of that see a previous note in this conference).
> 3) Be able to set up a server on the main big cluster to do things
> (I'm not sure if this is possible but I thought I'd ask).
There's an earlier topic in this conference describing methods of
achieving this. You do mean, of course, setting up *clients* on
the big cluster, since the DECwindows server is the thing that
runs your display.
> 4) Be able to set the position/title/size of the various windows/ICONs -
> especially DECterm ones.
See the CHILD tool (again, a previous note exists on this topic in
this conference).
> 5) Have a 'VWSBanner' set up - I love the little system display
> with FreePages/Faults and CPU usage.
See the DECW$BANNER tool (a previous note in this conference).
> 6) be able to focus all messages through to the session manager
> - I thought this was what it was supposed to be for.
Yep, I believe there is a previous note in this conference (or
in DECWINDOWS_OLD) on this.
Mike
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| 187.3 | | HOO78C::ANDERSON | Ratholes made to mesmerize. | Wed Feb 15 1989 02:20 | 10 |
| >but I just feel awkward, and constrained by running DecWindows...(a bit
>like some one with a captive ALL-IN-1 account I guess...;-)
Some how the above conjures op the picture in my mind of poor Winton
trapped forever inside a DecWindow rapping furiously on the glass
trying to get out. :-)
Jamie. (Who thinks that DecWindows is the greatest thing since sliced
bread)
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| 187.4 | | LESLIE::LESLIE | Introducing Roy Rogers on Trigger | Wed Feb 15 1989 03:36 | 6 |
| Winton
it sounds like you are tring to pull the trousers over your head
- everything you want is available with a little research.
- Andy
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| 187.5 | NOT QUINN, WANTON::DEVIOUS really | ILOV09::QUINN | | Mon Feb 20 1989 06:44 | 9 |
| Jeez, all I did was ask for some help....
Thanks, for the pointers - Can I come down and see you sometime
Andy ?
Winton
(p.s. I'm in Galway at the moment, apologies to John Quinn's account)
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