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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

1638.0. "DEFAULT.DECTERM?" by CRBOSS::COLBATH () Mon Oct 30 1989 17:13

Is there any info about what DEFAULT.DECTWERM is used for and how created?

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1638.1LESLIE::LESLIEAndy ��� LeslieTue Oct 31 1989 00:413
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    	what are you talking about?
    - Andy ��� Leslie
1638.2Resources listed in dxterm(1X) man pagesHANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerTue Oct 31 1989 12:4815
Re: .0

On ULTRIX, DECterm's default resource file is default.DECterm in your root
directory (on VMS the file is called decw$terminal_default.dat).  By default
DECterm reads your saved settings from this file when you create a new
widow, and it writes to the file when you Save Current Settings.  Normally
you should use DECterm's Customize menu to change settings and then Save
Current Settings rather than editing the default.DECterm file yourself.  If
you do want to add your own definitions you should probably put them in
your Xdefaults file.

See the ULTRIX Worksystem Software Reference Pages, dxterm(1X), for a
description of the DECterm resources that you can change.

				-- Bob
1638.3FLUME::dikeTue Oct 31 1989 14:273
I don't know if you care, but that was the wrong name to use.  .DXterm, or 
whatever your class name is would have been the right thing to use.
				Jeff
1638.4FascinatingHANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerWed Nov 01 1989 10:5110
Re: .3

Well, it's too late now; I would have cared if I'd known this earlier.

"DECterm" is the class name of the DECterm widget, "dxterm" (decw$terminal
on VMS) is the default applicication name, and "DXterm" (DECW$TERMINAL on VMS)
is the application class name.  This is confusing to the developers, let alone
to the users...

				-- Bob
1638.5More info supplied.CRBOSS::COLBATHWed Nov 01 1989 13:329
May be I should have added that when some users on our LAVCs bring up a DECterm
and runs VWSLAT in that window, they get the followiing message, but it still 
connect to the node.

Can't open setup file DECW$USER_DEFAULTS:DEFAULT.DECTERM

Does this help?

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1638.6Does the file exist?HANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerWed Nov 01 1989 16:029
Re: .5

That's interesting; why would someone be trying to use a DEFAULT.DECTERM file
on VMS.  The first thing to do is to check whether the file actually exists.
The DECW$USER_DEFAULTS directory for the DECterm controller is always
SYS$LOGIN unless DECW$USER_DEFAULTS is defined in LNM$SYSTEM, because the
DECterm controller runs in a process that doesn't execute the LOGIN.COM file.

				-- Bob
1638.7Rings an old bellAGBEAR::HORNERA.G.Bear, Old fashion teddy bearWed Nov 01 1989 17:099
    This is ancient history, but I seem to remember a version of VWSLAT
    from back in DECW V1.0 field test that tried to open a terminal defaults
    file by that name.  Either the defaults file really was called that for
    a short time, or VWSLAT was wrong.  In either case, a newer version of
    VWSLAT was released that looked for DECW$TERMINAL_DEFAULTS.DAT.

    Could you perhaps have a really old version of VWSLAT?

              Dave
1638.8Get a new VWSLAT from PRNSYS::SYS$SYSTEM:PRNSYS::LOMICKAJThu Nov 02 1989 13:424
I would agree, this is an ANCIENT version of VWSLAT.

VWSLAT used to feed the set-up file via a mailbox, and therefore needed
to know what it was called.  It doesn't do that anymore.
1638.9TARN::RICHRichard Taylor @CXNTue Nov 07 1989 15:013
    So I have both a DEFAULT.DECTERM and a DECW$TERMINAL_DEFAULT.DAT in my
    login directory.  Are you saying that I can delete the DEFAULT.DECTERM
    file?  (I am running DeskTop VMS (5.1).)