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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

668.0. "Display Blues" by VISA::BIJAOUI (Tomorrow Never Knows) Tue Apr 25 1989 04:21

    
    I am very used to the 'old' debugger, and not very satisfied yet by the
    T5.2 one. Are there any undocumented qualifiers/logical names to force
    debugger to use the DECterm window ?
    
    If not I would like to be able to 'remove' my display, so that the
    debugger can run in 'normal' mode. 
    Is '$deassign decw$display [/job/exec]' the only supported way to 
    'delete' a display ? ('cos I know how to create one with 'set display')
    
    [BTW, I'm surprised a SET DISPLAY/CREATE command passed the DCL Review 
    Board without a SET DISPLAY/(DELETE,REMOVE,DESINTEGRATE,ATOMIZE,SUBLIMIZE)
    :-)]
    
    At the moment, when deassigning the logical name, I get horrible
    warning message when I do a 'show display' ...
    
    $ sh dis
    %SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHDEV, no such device available
    -SHOW-W-OPENIN, error opening DECW$DISPLAY as input
    $
    
    So what is the nice/right thing to do ?
    
    
    Thanx,
    Pierre.
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668.1$ define dbg$decw$display " "MCNALY::MILLERBush For President...Kate Bush!Tue Apr 25 1989 04:3416
    re:           <<< Note 668.0 by VISA::BIJAOUI "Tomorrow Never Knows" >>>
                               -< Display Blues >-

    
>     I am very used to the 'old' debugger, and not very satisfied yet by the
>     T5.2 one. Are there any undocumented qualifiers/logical names to force
>     debugger to use the DECterm window ?
    
    Try $ define dbg$decw$display " "
    This seems to be the growing trend.  PCA also uses a logical called
    pca$decw$display.
    
    Regards,
    
    	 	== ken miller ==
668.2sighKOBAL::VANNOYJake VanNoyWed Apr 26 1989 10:1712
    Use /NOPERM to delete the WSA device.  (Yeah, I know. Gag.  My fault.
    If I ever write any code again at DEC it will be to fix this.)
    
    Also, we're considering a SET
    DISPLAY/DON'T_MAKE_DECWINDOWS_THE_DEFAULT_FOR_APPS_THAT_DO_CC_TOO that
    would allow DEBUG, NOTES, etc to default to DECW interface system-wide
    but for a user to say "I want CC to be the default".
    
    Suggestions for a shorter qualifier welcome.
    
    jake
668.3HANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerWed Apr 26 1989 12:4713
Re:.2
    
>    Also, we're considering a SET
>    DISPLAY/DON'T_MAKE_DECWINDOWS_THE_DEFAULT_FOR_APPS_THAT_DO_CC_TOO that
>    would allow DEBUG, NOTES, etc to default to DECW interface system-wide
>    but for a user to say "I want CC to be the default".
>    
>    Suggestions for a shorter qualifier welcome.
    
How about SET DISPLAY/[NO]DEFAULT?

				-- Bob
668.4How about some control over the 'way' the image is executed as well...ATSEA::ELLISONThat is truly a wetbrain concept.Wed Apr 26 1989 13:1115
	Or maybe 

		Set Display/default=( Character ||  DECWindows)

	And maybe some control over how the image is run. In the users
	current process, as a spawned process, or a detached process
 	Something like

		SET DISPLAY/default=( DECWINDOWS/DETACH)
		SET DISPLAY/Default=( Character/spawn)

	so that when mail starts up it can determine that the user 
	really 'wanted' a separate process and does the right thing...
668.5Also would be nice to have...IO::MCCARTNEYJames T. McCartney III - DTN 381-2244 ZK02-2/N24Wed Apr 26 1989 20:289
	$GETDVI for WSAx

	F$GETDVI("DECW$DISPLAY","DECW$DISPLAY_NODE")

	and all their little friends....

	James