| I would like to have operator messages enabled on my workstation in one of the
windows, rather than at the top of the screen. There are two reasons for this:
the first is that it is a nuisance having the operator window (?) appear each
time and having to hit Ctrl/F2 to remove it, and the second is that this change
frequently screws up the windows on the screen - I end up with random vertical
stripes across the Icon Box and any other windows near the top of the screen.
I am well aware of how to turn off the operator messages to the operator
window. I am also well aware of how I can create a special window with Child
and enable that one. However, there is already a Session Manager window on
the screen, and I already look there for things like new mail announcements, so
I thought I would put the operator messages there.
That can't be difficult, I thought. I just have to do a Reply/Enable inside
Decw$Login.Com, don't I? Well, I tried it, and nothing happened - not even an
error message in Decw$Sm.Log. Once the login was complete, I "found" the
TWA device associated with the Session Manager window, pointed Sys$Command to
it, and did Reply/Enable. It worked. However, I didn't find an automatic way
to locate this device ...
Still trying, I put a Show Log/Job/Process into Decw$Login.Com. Sys$Command
was pointing to a disk file. That explains why it doesn't work.
So, now for my question: is it possible to automate the switching on of
operator messages in the Session Manager window? If so, how?
In case it is relevant, I am currently running T5.2-1 VMS with the embedded
DECwindows kit. I shall go to X5.3 within the next few weeks however, so if
the answer is different with the new version, I'd still be interested.
T
(P.S. I did look through a conference directory/Title=Reply and found nothing.)
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