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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

260.0. "some general questions ..." by KETJE::PUTMANS (Close that Window, please) Tue Feb 21 1989 10:47

Hi some questions from a customer.

- On which version of X11 is DECw based?( X11.2 or X11.3)

- It seems that in the X11 network protocol there is a choice between the order
  of sending the bits (Most Sign.Bit or Least Sign.Bit). SUN seems to use
  MSB, (i think) we are using LSB, how can this work together ? 

thanks,
Eric
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260.1Byte SwappingVENOM::DLUGOSZRon Dlugosz, DTN 264-0306Tue Feb 21 1989 11:0412
    RE. Byte Swapping
    
    The server automatically handles byte swapping for you, based on
    data sent by your application to the server when the connection is
    established.
    
    Regarding the version  - the last I saw in print said X11.2, however
    since we are using the same intrinsics as the current MIT version
    (or so I've been told) .... well that brings up a good question...
    
    /ron
260.2Hybrid (mostly R2 server)IAGO::SCHOELLERWho's on first?Tue Feb 21 1989 12:427
DECwindows is based on X11R2 with some specifics included from R3.  The
intrinsics in DECwindows are the R3 intrinsics as is the font specification
stuff.  There might be more; this is from memory and I am not a DECWdeveloper
8^{)

Dick
260.3all except pmaxWINERY::GRANTLive free or WISH you had.Tue Feb 21 1989 16:035
My understanding from UEG is that PMAX is closer to R3 than other DEC WS.
The VAX versions(both VMS and ULTRIX) tend to be closer to R2.

g.