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HP DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS
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Chapter 3
3 System Management Release Notes
     3.1     Installation and Upgrade Information
         3.1.1         DECwindows Motif Version Support and Compatibility
         3.1.2         Limited Support for Third-Party TCP/IP Products (Alpha Only)
         3.1.3         DECW$STARTUP Requires SHARED Privilege
         3.1.4         Using Shareable Linkages to Install Images
         3.1.5         DECW$COMPARE_VERSIONS Command File Limitation
         3.1.6         Restarting DECwindows Motif from the Operator Console (OPA0:)
     3.2     System Tuning and Performance
         3.2.1         Changes in Recommended UAF and System Parameter Values
     3.3     Security and Authorization
         3.3.1         GENPWD Flag Now Handled Properly (Alpha Only)
         3.3.2         BadAuthorizationProtocol Error Displayed When Generating Authorization Keys with Kerberos Enabled
         3.3.3         Setting the hostList Resource Manually
         3.3.4         Unknown Code Error Displayed When Enabling Kerberos
         3.3.5         Bad Atom Error Displayed When Running Applications Over an Untrusted Connection
         3.3.6         Applications Running Over an Untrusted Connection May Not Work with XINERAMA and SEC_XAG Extensions
         3.3.7         Kerberos and TCP/IP Do Not Recognize a Node Name of 0
         3.3.8         Do Not Use DECwindows Motif Login When Initializing Kerberos Setup from the Server X Authority File
         3.3.9         Help on Kerberos Login Box is Incorrect
         3.3.10         Do Not Insert Generated Cookies into the Default X Authority File
     3.4     Desktop Management
         3.4.1         Trusted Unpause Operations Allowed (Alpha Only)
         3.4.2         ACME Login Features Not Supported (I64 Only)
         3.4.3         Color Problem in DECwindows Login Screen
     3.5     Font and Keymap Management
         3.5.1         Queries on TrueType Font Properties No Longer Reset the Display Server (Alpha Only)
         3.5.2         Euro Currency Symbol Restrictions
         3.5.3         Adjusting Resource Settings for Keymaps that Implement the Mode_switch Modifier
     3.6     Proxy Server Management
         3.6.1         Proxy Servers Do Not Support Use of XC-QUERY-SECURITY-1 Protocol
         3.6.2         Proxy Manager Process Does Not Restart Automatically
         3.6.3         Proxy Manager Configuration File Restriction
     3.7     X Display Server Management
         3.7.1         Adjusting Pixel Depth on Systems with ATI RADEON Graphics Cards
         3.7.2         Performance Degradation May Occur on XINERAMA Multihead Systems
         3.7.3         Using XINERAMA on New Desktop Systems
         3.7.4         Some Combinations of Server Extensions Not Supported
         3.7.5         Extraneous Characters Displayed When Running XMAG in a Vertical Multihead Configuration Using XINERAMA
         3.7.6         Incorrect Placement of Cascade Menus in Multihead Configurations Using XINERAMA
         3.7.7         XINERAMA Supported in 2D Mode Only
Chapter 4
4 Programming Release Notes
     4.1     General Programming
         4.1.1         Motif Toolkit and X Window System Support and Compatibility
         4.1.2         Run-Time and Programming Environment Support
         4.1.3         Multithreaded Applications with Upcalls Enabled No Longer Cause Address Corruption (Alpha Only)
         4.1.4         DECwindows Display Server Blocks Write Operations When All Transport Buffers are in Use
         4.1.5         Functions Calling getaddrinfo and getnameinfo are not Threadsafe Over TCP/IP Connections
         4.1.6         Increasing the Limit of Top-Level Widgets Allowed by the UIL Compiler
         4.1.7         Increased Stack Requirements
         4.1.8         Privileges Required for ICE, Proxy Manager, and LBX Server Processes
         4.1.9         Support for Display PostScript Removed
             4.1.9.1             Impact on DECwindows Motif Applications
             4.1.9.2             Impact on Java Applications
         4.1.10         Problems Using the DECW$INCLUDE:INTRINSIC.H File
         4.1.11         DECW$WML.EXE Looks in Current Directory For DECW$WML_TOKENS.DAT
         4.1.12         Running Translated Images on OpenVMS Systems (Alpha Only)
         4.1.13         UIL Compilation Problems with Looped Object References
         4.1.14         Compiling Applications Written in Fortran
         4.1.15         Compiling Applications Written in C
     4.2     Application Programming
         4.2.1         CDA Viewer Programming
             4.2.1.1             Corrected Image Ident for SYS$LIBRARY:DDIF$VIEWSHR.EXE (Alpha Only)
             4.2.1.2             Message for Style Guide Fallback
             4.2.1.3             Using Logical Names with CONVERT Commands
         4.2.2         DEClinks Programming
             4.2.2.1             DEClinks Shareable Libraries Not Available (I64 only)
         4.2.3         DECterm Programming
             4.2.3.1             DECCRA Sequence
             4.2.3.2             DECLFKC Sequence
     4.3     OSF/Motif Toolkit (Xm)
         4.3.1         OSF/Motif Release 1.2.2 and X11 Release 5 and Greater Shareable Libraries
         4.3.2         OSF/Motif Release 1.2.2 Callable UIL Compiler
         4.3.3         OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 Programming Support and XUI
             4.3.3.1             Building Release 1.1.3 Applications in the OpenVMS Alpha Environment (Alpha Only)
             4.3.3.2             Building Release 1.1.3 Applications in the OpenVMS I64 Environment (I64 Only)
             4.3.3.3             Additional Motif Release 1.1.3 Compilation and Run-time Restrictions
         4.3.4         Memory Leaks in Cascade and Toggle Buttons Corrected (Alpha Only)
         4.3.5         Memory Leaks in Bulletin Boards Corrected (Alpha Only)
         4.3.6         Compile-Time Incompatibilities in Motif Header Files
         4.3.7         Use of _Xm Routines
         4.3.8         UID Files for Example Programs
         4.3.9         Motif Text Widget Translations
         4.3.10         Restrictions on Mixing Motif and XUI Widgets
     4.4     DECwindows Extensions to Motif (DXm)
         4.4.1         DXmFormSpaceButtonsEqually Restriction
         4.4.2         SVN Widget Does Not Support Horizontal Live Scrolling
     4.5     X Window System Toolkit (Xt)
         4.5.1         XtGetValues Function and Null Argument Values
         4.5.2         Composite Class Extension Record Run-Time Warning
         4.5.3         XtOpenDisplay Routine and Case Sensitivity
     4.6     X Window System Library (Xlib)
         4.6.1         XPutImage Now Displays Wide Graphic Images Correctly
         4.6.2         Xlib Routines Now Use Recursive Locks
         4.6.3         Memory Leaks in XOpenDisplay and XCloseDisplay Corrected (Alpha Only)
         4.6.4         XOpenDisplay Calls No Longer Leave a Pending Wake (Alpha Only)
         4.6.5         State of Event Flag Number 63 Changed Only After Reserved (Alpha Only)
         4.6.6         Xpoll.h Header File and ConnectionNumber Macro Restriction
         4.6.7         Changed Record Format for Connection Failure Error Message
         4.6.8         Retired and Changed Entry Points
         4.6.9         Meaning of XConnectionNumber and ConnectionNumber Changed
         4.6.10         Locale Support in OpenVMS Systems
         4.6.11         XSelectAsyncEvent and XSelectAsyncInput Routines
         4.6.12         Command Procedure Builds .PEN Files
         4.6.13         Parameter/Protocol Datasize Mismatches
     4.7     X Window System Extensions and Protocols
         4.7.1         Using XCopyArea with XINERAMA
         4.7.2         XINERAMA Does Not Correctly Report VisibilityNotify
         4.7.3         EVI Extension and Colormap Conflicts
         4.7.4         Dead Mouse Support
         4.7.5         AccessX Extension No Longer Supported
         4.7.6         Group Validation Not Performed by Security and Application Group Extensions
         4.7.7         Do Not Remove Watch Procedures from Open ICE Connections
         4.7.8         BAD_LOCAL_NODE Error When Using ICE
         4.7.9         SmsGenerateClientId Does Not Generate an ID
         4.7.10         Specifying Extension Include Files
     4.8     X Window System Internationalization Library (Xnl)
         4.8.1         xnl_parsedatetime
         4.8.2         xnl_langinfo
     4.9     Transport Programming
         4.9.1         User-Written Transports Not Supported

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