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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

3079.0. "Accessing Screen 1 through Session Manager" by ANVIL::BUEHLER (Seat of the pants programming) Fri Jul 13 1990 14:17

  I have a two head system.  One head is 15" color, the other is 19" monochrome.
I can start application manually using the /SCREEN qualifier of the SET DISPLAY
command without any problems.  Either head works fine (I'm running with both
heads acting as 75 dpi heads).

  When attempting to use the Session Manager's "Screen Number" customization
option to direct applications to screen 1, I am always unsuccessful in getting
an application to appear on the second head (when started through the Session
Manager).  They always appear on the first head.  This is true whether I say
"prompt" or "screen 1" in the "Screen Number" customization stuff.

  What, if anything, am I doing wrong?

John

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3079.1		HELTER::FISHER	Locutus: Fact or Fraud?	`Fri Jul 13 1990 17:35`	3
	Version numbers, please? It works fine for me on V5.4. Burns
3079.2	Do you remember it working for V5.3?	ANVIL::BUEHLER	An education teaches you why you need one	`Fri Jul 13 1990 17:43`	3
	Apologies. VMS V5.3-1. I guess I wait. John
3079.3		PRAVDA::JACKSON	Niche, or be niched	`Mon Jul 23 1990 11:28`	19
	John It shoudl work in 5.3-1! I've used the dual-screen VAXstation support since V5.3. I've always told the session manager to prompt me for the screen number (one of the buttons in the customize screen number box) so that may be why mine always worked. We had a system at DECworld that has screen 1 as the "default" and had no problem with V5.3-1. V5.3-1 is the first official "supported" verison of VMS for dual screen. If it doesn't work, submit a QAR! -bill
3079.4	Pilot error	ANVIL::BUEHLER	It all seems like a bad movie	`Wed Aug 22 1990 10:38`	13
	>It shoudl work in 5.3-1! I've used the dual-screen VAXstation support since >V5.3. Sorry for not revisiting this note. Keeping up with this conference is no mean task. It turns out that the reason it didn't work for me was because I was doing a "$ SET DISPLAY/CREATE" in my LOGIN.COM, which is apparently a distinct no-no for this environment. Thanks to Peter Wolfe for straightening me out on that. All is well in Buehler-ville now. John