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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

1956.0. "Starting DECterm as an Icon" by PILO20::SHEPRO (The more flexible one is, the less likely they'll get bent out of shape.) Wed Dec 20 1989 14:58

How can I create a DECterm session as an Icon?

VMS 5.3
D.W. v2

Alan
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1956.1Try this:NITMOI::PESENTIOnly messages can be draggedWed Dec 20 1989 15:232
	CREATE/TERMINAL=DECTERM/DETACH/WINDOW=(INIT=ICON)
1956.2Not from the Session ManagerPILO20::SHEPROA small boy with a sister is an only childThu Dec 21 1989 08:524
This works fine from a current interactive session, but not from the 
applications menu off the Session Manager or from Autostart.

Alan
1956.3MARVIN::WARWICKTrevor WarwickThu Dec 21 1989 17:196
    
    Yes it does - you just modify the definition of DECterm, or create
    yourselfa new "application" that starts DECterm with the appropriate
    command.
    
    Trevor
1956.4Yes, you can!NITMOI::PESENTIOnly messages can be draggedFri Dec 22 1989 09:165
I'm not sure you can or should modify the definition of DECterm on the 
application menu.  But you can easily define a new DECterm application.

I defined 2 of them with different icon and window titles and positions.  Both
of them get autostarted.
1956.5What I did...PILO20::SHEPROA small boy with a sister is an only childSat Dec 23 1989 17:289
    One can not modify a system defined application, but you can define one
    of your own.  The one that I created, DECTerm-Icon, with the
    
              CREATE/TERMINAL=DECTERM/DETACH/WINDOW=(INIT=ICON)
    
    command will not work or any command with CREATE/TERM or CHILD.
    
    Do I have to have an /INPUT= command procedure redefining my SYS$INPUT
    and/or SYS$OUTPUT?
1956.6From my DECW$XDEFAULTS.DATPVX::VANSICLENVan de Gentse familie Van der SikkelThu Dec 28 1989 11:416
    
DECW$TERMINAL.initialState:	3
    
    
    This is what I use in my DECW$XDEFAULTS.DAT.  It has worked for months.
    DECwindows V1.0
1956.7Here is one that works for me:NITMOI::PESENTIOnly messages can be draggedTue Jan 02 1990 09:1520
I used the following to create a decterm

	CREATE/TERM=DECTERM/DET/NOBROAD/RES=.../WINDOW=(X=0,Y=65,INIT=ICON)

where the resource file is:

DECW$TERMINAL.decWmValueMask:   1
DECW$TERMINAL.title:    HOONOO::JP
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.screenMode: off
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.rows:       48
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.displayHeight:      728
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.autoResizeTerminal: on
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.bitPlanes:  2
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.y:  20
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.defaultTitle:       DECterm 1
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.defaultIconName:    DECterm 1
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.height:     728
DECW$TERMINAL.main.terminal.borderColor:        #bbbbffffffff
DECW$TERMINAL.iconName: HOONOO::JP
DECW$TERMINAL.borderWidth:      1
1956.8Easy to use ?BDYSRF::SYSTEMSee ya in the NOTES filesWed Jan 10 1990 03:166
    RE. .7
    
    And they say that DECwindows isn't easy to use.
    
    
    Steve
1956.9Easy to use...difficult to explainNITMOI::PESENTIOnly messages can be draggedWed Jan 10 1990 08:470
1956.10How to get different resource files?FIVE0::R_SPENCEFri Mar 16 1990 13:419
    Is there something you can put in the CREATE command that will
    identify the resource file to use?
    
    What I want to do is clone the DECTERM application and resource
    files and have a series of DECTERMS Autostart but have defined
    locations for each, each to have a different name, and each may
    be a different size or shape.
    
    s/rob (who is real new to DECwindows)
1956.11STAR::MFOLEYJammin with Bill and TedFri Mar 16 1990 14:047

	$CREATE/TERM/RESOURCE_FILE=mumble.DAT/DETACH should work fine.

	Got the info from HELP CREATE/TERM.

								mike