Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

2463.0. "DECwindows startup from DCL ?" by AYOV11::GKING (George King SCO AMT AYO 823-4247) Sun Mar 18 1990 09:48

   
   On the ULTRIX system I use, some people want to use DECwindows and
   others don't. Consequently, instead of users logging in via the DW
   screen, login is via the standard username/password prompts. When
   the user is logged in, if they want to use DECwindows, they simply
   start up the window manager. Once the manager is running, applications
   can be started and stopped as normal. (Applications can be started 
   from the user executive or from command line as background processes using
   the commands :  
                  %dxwm & ------{ window manager }
                  %dxterm & ----{ terminal emu   }
                  %dxmail & ----{ mail           }
                  %dxnotepad & -{ notepad editor }  etc etc )

   If they want to stop DECwindows for any reason, they kill the manager.
   That is, the window manager. 

   The question is, can a GPX running VMS be set up to use DECwindows in
   this manner as not everybody who uses it wants to run DECwindows ? As
   it stands at the moment, it has to be re-booted with the VWS or DWin
   parameters to switch between the two.

Thanks for any help,

   George

	You have to re-boot to change from VWS to DECwindows or vice
	versa. I doubt you have any other options.

	Why you'd want to be popping around like this is beyond me.	
	If you need a VWS application, then use UISX.

						mike

    
    There are three options, each with there own weaknesses:
    
    	1) Reboot.  Simple and easy.  And if FastBoot is finished and
    	   implemented for both window systems -- even pretty painless.
    
    	2) Run VWSDECW on VWS.  This is a simple monochrome-only X11
    	   server that runs as a VWS program.  It only works with the
    	   V1.0 server (I'm working on the side to get a V2 version).
    
    	3) Use UISX which will allow most typical VWS applications to
    	   run under DECwindows.  This is probably the BEST option if
    	   it works for you.  It's also pretty fast for an emulation.
    
    _Fred