Conference csc32::consolemanager

392.0. "CONSOLE$USER_DEFAULTS" by SUPER7::HUGHESA (Swimming against the tide @#%*) Tue Sep 06 1994 17:09

	I am attempting to check some standard system-wide default setup
	for Polycenter Console Manager v1.5 on OpenVMS (VAX). 

	I have thus changed the logical CONSOLE$USER_DEFAULTS to be a search
	list. But I have now come across some problems with the way PCM
	seems to handle the checking.

	When I fire up an eventlist (ie. CONSOLE EVENTLIST) it ignores the
	CONSOLE$EVENTLIST.DAT file in OSCINT$LOCAL, however when I fire up
	the C3 the eventlist reads this file correctly.

	To further complicate the issue if I modify my C3 display and save it
	Console Manager will only read a saved file if in SYS$LOGIN:

	I am aware that this may not be strictly be supported, but please can 
	we have some consistency.

Andy.
	
ITOCK>sh log console$user_defaults
   "CONSOLE$USER_DEFAULTS" = "SYS$LOGIN:" (CONSOLE$LOGICAL_NAMES)
        = "OSCINT$LOCAL"
1  "SYS$LOGIN" = "DISK$ITOCK_2:[HUGHESA]" (LNM$JOB_8670C680)
1  "OSCINT$LOCAL" = "OSCINT$ROOT:[LOCAL]" (OSCINT$LOGICAL_NAMES)
ITOCK>

	

Andy,

  It on the list for the next version.

  What the hell, i've done it for the patch kit, eventlist
  (in interactive mode), conmon and dialog should now use
  the CONSOLE_USER_DEFAULTS logical correctly, in addition,
  monitor interface scripts now search this logical as well.

  That is, translate and use the first file it finds on a
  read, but save in the first directory on a write.

Cheers,
Phil