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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

1277.0. "NOTES and pending delete" by MU::PORTER (still life with prawn cocktail) Tue Aug 15 1989 10:57

Since upgrading to DECwindows V2 FT, it seems to me that NOTES's
pending-delete behaviour has broken inside dialogue boxes.

In the "notes:read" window: select the "notes" pull-down, then
select the "read" pull-right.   From that menu, select "note-id...".

Now, a dialogue box appears.  The input field is pre-set to the
current note number, highlit in reverse video.   This, as far as
I know, means that the field is set up for pending-delete, and that
if I hit the DEL key then the whole field will be erased.   And I'm
pretty certain that it used to work that way under DECwindows V1,
although I can't be certain I'm remembering correctly.

Now, it doesn't work like that.  The initial field contents needs
to be explicitly deleted.

Is this a DECwindows V2 bug, a NOTES bug, or user error?

I'm using VMS T5.2-1, and NOTES V2.0 from a kit dated 15-Mar-1989.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1277.1		QUARK::LIONEL	Free advice is worth every cent	`Tue Aug 15 1989 10:58`	5
	My memory is that it always worked that way, and always bothered me. I suggest taking this up in VAXNOTES_BUGS first. Steve
1277.2		TALK::BONNETT	Dyslexics Untie	`Tue Aug 15 1989 12:29`	4
	I just tried under V1 of DECWindows. The expected behavior occurred. (ie. delete key cleared the input field)
1277.3	Already QAR'd	GOSOX::RYAN	DECwindows Mail	`Tue Aug 15 1989 16:08`	7
	I QAR'd this against the toolkit in one of the early V2 baselevels. It sometimes works, but mostly doesn't in Notes, and has gotten worse with later baselevels. It also happens in Mail, but only occasionally. Mike
1277.4	Works ok by me	HOONOO::PESENTI	JP	`Mon Aug 21 1989 10:17`	5
	I'm using VMS V5.2 with the supplied DECwindows, and NOTES V2.0. And it all works as you might expect. -jp
1277.5		VMSDEV::HENDERSON	VMS Systems Analysis	`Tue Aug 29 1989 15:12`	5
	Would someone point me to VAXNOTES_BUGS - or perhaps they already know why NOTES on V5.2 (SSB) and DECW V2 FT - goes away whenever I try to print anything. ken
1277.6		RTL::GRASS	Steve Grass	`Tue Aug 29 1989 17:03`	8
	> Would someone point me to VAXNOTES_BUGS - or perhaps they already know why > NOTES on V5.2 (SSB) and DECW V2 FT - goes away whenever I try to print > anything. This is a known bug and will be fixed in the next DECwindows V2 update. steve
1277.7	CLT::VAXNOTES_BUGS	QUARK::LIONEL	Free advice is worth every cent	`Tue Aug 29 1989 18:21`	5
	For future information, the conference is CLT::VAXNOTES_BUGS. Press KP7 to add it to your notebook. Steve
1277.8	5.3 and NOTES still dies, what now?	JHNTHN::SAREN		`Tue Sep 05 1989 19:39`	7
	I am now at 5.3 and NOTES still dies on print. Now, I have been a good little boy and submitted and submitted and submitted it to VAXNOTES_BUGS but apparently no-one is ever home. What now?
1277.9	QAR time	TOOK::RASPUZZI	Michael Raspuzzi - LAT/VMS Engineering	`Tue Sep 05 1989 20:52`	10
	Re .8: I suggest that you submit a QAR. Developers are under no obligation to acknowledge a problem that has been "unofficially" reported through notes. If you QAR it, then the problem will more than likely be addressed (don't read addressed as the same thing as fixed - they aren't). Mike
1277.10		DECWIN::FISHER	Burns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO3-4/W23	`Thu Sep 07 1989 14:24`	6
	Boy, we've really taught people to sing this song right, haven't we?! Keep up the good work. Burns
1277.11	Problem with NOTES startup	TBLADE::GEEHAN	Inquiring Minds Want To Know...	`Fri Oct 27 1989 19:15`	15
	Has anyone seen this problem with VMS T5.3-462 (w/ DECw V2) and VAX Notes V2.0 (or X2.1a): X Toolkit Warning: Widget class Svn version mismatch: widget 7001 vs. intrinsics 11003 This occurs during Notes startup either through FileView or from a DECterm. At first I thought it was related to the print problem, but looking through the X2.1a Release Notes made me realize it was a different problem. Thanks, djg...
1277.12	Svn mismatch	TBLADE::GEEHAN	Inquiring Minds Want To Know...	`Mon Oct 30 1989 19:23`	3
	re: .11 See notes 1616.* and 1632.*