Conference csc32::consolemanager

30.0. "C3 notes" by VINO::DBIGELOW (Innovate, Integrate, Evaporate) Mon Oct 12 1992 22:55

1. An option is needed in the customization window which will allow users to
   disable the Console Manager and Event List window. It only needs to be a
   radio box. Since there is no other way to dispose of these windows, it 
   might be usefule to those users who do not want to cluter their displays
   with lots of windows.

2. Control G hangs the terminal when exiting from a connect command. 
   The following command was used:
       cm -c system_name
   All that appears is "Disconnecting ..."
   I must issue a control Z to stop the job and kill it manually.

3. If logging is disabled for all systems, the C3 will crash after the second
   event is received. This is reproducible at will. If I enable logging on
   at least 1 system, the problem is aleviated.

4. If I have a connection to a system, and something goes wrong, the 
   connection window remains active event though there is nothing on my
   display. To function properly I must issue the the command 'ps -aux | grep
   cm' and manully kill of the connected processes. They may be multople loose
   processes for the same system.

5. The icon labels still have 2 different sizes. It appears to be that one 
   half have the small type and the other half the large. It does not always
   occur and is unpredictable when it does. 

6. Multiple connections to a system will create multiple windows. If a
   connection is active, then the window should be 'popped' to the front or
   de-iconified.

7. When a system is using TELNET, I constatnly get messages stating
   'CMgr Console OK Console link for system xxxx restored'.
   However, I never get any messages stating that the connection has been
   disabled. 

8. Still a problem with displaying the proper line status. If there is a 
   break in the connection, the system icon should reflect it. 
   Suggestions are:
       -turn the icon a different color.
       - replace the icon with another icon such as a box with an X inside
       - Paint an X over the existing icon. 

9. Occasionally, the C3 would go into a bizaar state. The top row of icons
   would become disfunctionate, while the second row would connect you to 
   the top icon. If you clicked on an icon in the top row, there would not be
   any menu. The pointer would change to a right pointer and then return 
   to it's normal representation. 

10. When the Console Manger is shutdown, the 3 C3 windows still remain.

11. Sometimes, when the C3 CM window is too small, it will cause the C3 
    to croak with a 'Bad Drawable (pixmap or Window)' X server error message.
    Note: I redireccted my display to Phil's workstation and it functioned 
    normally for him.

12. Regarding the Event List window, when you click im the window to pop
    the window, an event box always appears. I believe theis is inconsistent
    with other products. Suggestions are:
       - Use MB2 to present a menu. Other options on menu could be
         acknowledgement such as in VAXnotes where you can 'set seen'.
         'Next unseen' could be another option.
       - Use Shift click MB1 to bring up context window.

13. When changing background color, previous entries don't get completely
    changed.