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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

1945.0. "Can't shrink to ICON" by TLE::BEAL () Tue Dec 19 1989 14:36

	I've just upgraded a VAXstation II from VMS V5.1/VWS to 
	VMS V5.3/DECWINDOWS V2.0.  Though the upgrade seems to have
	gone fine, I'm having a problem with DECWINDOWS.  Specifically,
	I can't shrink DECTERMs to icons, and when I use a customize
	window and click the "OK" button, the window doesn't go away.
	I've tried three different mice (it's the old style mouse) and
	get the same behavior.  Is there something that disables these
	features?

	I've sucessfully installed from scratch, and upgraded to, this
	version of VMS on a number of other Micro/VAX systems.  if this
	sounds like a bug that should be QAR'd, let me know and I'll QAR 
	it.  If anyone can help, I'd really appreciate it.


	Thanks,

	Steve
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1945.1Bizzare...DECWIN::FISHERBurns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO3-4/W23Wed Dec 20 1989 16:3911
    Can you shrink other things to icons?  Is there anything generic that
    you can say?  For example, might it be that the mouse button is not
    being read?
    
    Seems to me that the first place to start is to get rid of you
    DECW$XDEFAULTS.DAT file.  I can't think of anything else that could
    have this range of symptoms, although I can't think how that could make
    you unable to shrink to icon either.
    
    Burns
1945.2Any other ideas?TLE::BEALThu Dec 28 1989 09:4325
>    Can you shrink other things to icons?  Is there anything generic that
>    you can say?  For example, might it be that the mouse button is not
>    being read?

	Nope.  None of the windows will shrink to icon.  The button (MB1),
	works for other operations though.  It works for getting input
	focus to a window, to cut text in a cut-and-paste operation, etc...
    
>    Seems to me that the first place to start is to get rid of you
>    DECW$XDEFAULTS.DAT file.  

	Would the DECW$XDEFAULTS.DAT file be located in the SYS$LOGIN
	directory?  If so, their isn't one for either the user account
	or the SYSTEM account (the problem occurs in both accounts).


	Thanks for the ideas.  If you or anyone else has any others, I'd
	really appreciate it.


    Thanks,

    Steve
1945.3DECWIN::FISHERBurns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO3-4/W23Thu Dec 28 1989 12:186
Can you move and resize windows?  I wonder if the window manager is stuck in
the process of trying to tear down the customize dialog box.  How about
creating new windows?  Do the symptoms only start after the dialog box comes
up?

Burns
1945.4TLE::BEALFri Dec 29 1989 12:4413
	The symptoms appear immediately.  I missed typed my password so
	that the "User Authorization Failure" box came up in place of
	the login box.  I clicked on "Acknowledge" and that window wouldn't
	go away and thus the login box wouldn't reappear.

	The windows can't be re-sized or moved.  Another thing is that 
	when I create a DECTERM, I get two of them instead of just one.


	Thanks,

	Steve