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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

193.0. "Print Screen kills window manager" by 11SRUS::LUCIA () Tue Feb 14 1989 08:49

    Printing a portion of the screen, to SYS$PRINT, format ANSI2 (LA75)
    causes the area to be printed but the window manager dies.  I looked
    through the conference to no avail so any help appreciated.
    
    
    VS2000, 6mb, rd54, vms 5.1 & decw (SDC)
    
    Tim Lucia
    

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193.1me, tooPOBOX::MAMMENTue Feb 14 1989 23:275
    I am experiencing a similar problem with a 3100, 8 meg, VMS 5.1
    FT3 and DECwindows. Printing to a LAT que ANSI2.
    
    

193.2Same thing hereSYSENG::COULSONRoger Coulson DTN 223-6158Wed Feb 15 1989 08:3027
    RE: .0 and .1  
    
    Being new to this workstation stuff I just got around to trying
    the print screen function.  I have a VS2000 with VMS V5.1 and
    DECwindows SDC version.  The same thing happened to me.  My whole
    session went away and I had to log in again.  I saved the SM log
    below.
    
File - DECW$SM.LOG
    
%SET-I-NEWLIMS, new working set:  Limit = 200  Quota = 200  Extent = 7200
%DCL-S-SPAWNED, process Clock spawned
%DCL-S-SPAWNED, process Calendar spawned
Session Message: Started DECterm controller 

Session Error: %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=01, virtual address=01FFFFFE, PC=0005

XIO: non-translatable vms error code: 0x2DBA002, vms message:
%decw-e-cnxabort, connection aborted
XIO: non-translatable vms error code: 0x2DBA002, vms message:
%decw-e-cnxabort, connection aborted
%XLIB-F-IOERROR, xlib io error
%XLIB-F-IOERROR, xlib io error
  COULSON      logged out at 14-FEB-1989 15:47:01.05
    

193.3there is a workaroundCSSE32::MERMELLWindow PainWed Feb 15 1989 09:3413
This problem was, I think, explained in the previous version
of the DECwindows notes file (the one that wasn't backed up).

It was a problem that was QAR'ed in FT2.  The QAR was marked
"fixed in V1" but the fix apparently slipped through the
cracks.

I think it's actually a problem with the print widget, which
explains why this workaround works:  Use "capture" to
a file instead of "print."   Then just print the file from
DCL or VUE.  You have a choice of handy DDIF or POSTSCRIPT
formats.

193.4LESLIE::LESLIEIntroducing Roy Rogers on TriggerWed Feb 15 1989 11:395
    re: .3
    
    This note is available in the newly rebuilt version of DECWINDOWS_OLD
    on BULOVA:: - #1719 as I recall :-)

193.5oh, you want to PRINT something?20998::CLEGGWrong the RIGHT way.Thu Apr 27 1989 17:0315
Actaully, on our systems, ALL of the print options kill your process.  Printing
the screen, portion of a screen, the print menu in the fileview, and even
the print menu in DECwrite. (which used to work)

I don't know if these are related problems or not, but it looks kind of
suspicious.  Does anyone know if the VMS 5.2 field test has fixed any of these
bugs?  Is there anything I should look for on my end as a possible cause of the
problem?  (the environment is a mixed interconnect cluster, with VS2000s and an
8700)

Chris Clegg



193.6LESLIE::LESLIEAndy ��� Leslie, CSSE/EuropeThu Apr 27 1989 18:582
    Please submit a QAR.

193.7CSSE32::MERMELLWindow PainThu Apr 27 1989 20:238
It's already been QARed.  It's a problem with the Print Widget.
The workaround is to "capture" screen or portion thereof,
then submit the file to a queue.

By the way, the QAR was closed in field test saying it was
fixed in the SDC version, but it wasn't.  The QAR has been
reopened.

193.8LESLIE::LESLIEAndy ��� Leslie, CSSE/EuropeFri Apr 28 1989 04:444
    Thanks Andy. 
    
    Andy#2.