                          DIGITAL     P           Cover Letter for DECwindows[TM] Motif[R] Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS[TM]             AV-PHQ3H-TE     5           Dear DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Customer:   E           Digital is pleased to provide you with the DECwindows Motif J           Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS VAX and DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3I           for OpenVMS Alpha products. Except where noted, the information 8           in this cover letter applies to both products.  E           The DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS products are D           based on the X Consortium's specification for the X WindowH           System[TM], Version 11, Release 5 (X11R5), and on OSF/Motif[R]H           Release 1.2.3. The following new features are included in this#           DECwindows Motif release:   G           o  The OSF/Motif Release 1.2.3 Toolkit from the Open Software I              Foundation. The Release 1.2.3 Toolkit contains more than 600               Toolkit bug fixes.   F           o  The National Center for Supercomputer Applications (NCSA)G              Mosaic[TM] viewer. Mosaic is a World Wide Web browser that K              allows you to navigate and access information on the Internet.   L           o  Internationalization changes to the out-of-the-box applications8              to support non-ISO Latin 1 character input.    H               Digital Equipment Corporation. 1995. All rights reserved.                 ___________________ J         [R] Interleaf is a registered trademark of Interleaf, Inc.  Motif,C             Open Software Foundation, OSF, OSF/1, and OSF/Motif are G             registered trademarks of the Open Software Foundation, Inc.   '             Adobe Systems Incorporated.   E        [TM] Mosaic and National Center for Supercomputer Applications I             (NCSA) Mosaic are trademarks of the University of Illinois at H             Urbana-Champaign.  The X Window System is a trademark of the2             Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  I        [TM] AlphaStation, AlphaServer, Bookreader, DEC Ada, DECDOCUMENT,  P             DEClinks, DECsound, DECwindows, DECwrite, Digital, the DIGITAL logo,L             MicroVAX II, OpenVMS, POLYCENTER, TURBOchannel, VAX, VAX-11/750,N             VAX-11/780, VAXserver, VAXstation, OpenVMS, and XUI are trademarks-             of Digital Equipment Corporation.                  M           o  A POLYCENTER Software Installation kit for installing DECwindows D              Motif. POLYCENTER software allows you to easily installK              and track software products on your system. See the DECwindows C              Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Installation Guide for G              more information about installing DECwindows Motif Version ,              1.2-3 with POLYCENTER software.  J           o  A console window application that lets users display operatorG              messages without toggling between DECwindows Motif windows 0              and the workstation console window.  .           o  Improved non-C language bindings.  G           o  DECwindows Mail is now built against the OSF/Motif Release H              1.2.3 Toolkit. (In DECwindows Motif Version 1.2, DECwindowsI              Mail was built against the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 Toolkit.)   L           o  At the release of OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2, shareable linkagesM              will be used to install images on DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 7              for OpenVMS Alpha. These shareable images:   J              -  Enhance startup performance by decreasing image-activation                 time  G              -  Conserve memory usage by decreasing the total of memory '                 pages used by the image   D           o  Several hundred bug fixes made to the DECwindows Motif )              out-of-the-box applications.   I           See the first chapter of the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for D           OpenVMS Release Notes for a complete list of new features.  F           DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS software compliesD           with the License Management Facility (LMF) and requires a G           license Product Authorization Key (PAK). If you are currently G           running DECwindows Motif Version 1.2 for OpenVMS VAX or Alpha I           software, you do not need to reinstall the PAK. However, if you E           are a new customer and you are not running DECwindows Motif J           Version 1.2 for OpenVMS VAX or Alpha software, you must registerJ           and load your license PAK before installing the DECwindows Motif-           Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS products.   3           DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Kit Contents   G           Your DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS kit contains:   I           o  A CD-ROM, 2 TK50 tape cartridges, or two magnetic tapes. The H              volume label for the CD-ROM is DWMOTIF123; the volume labelE              for the TK50 and magnetic tape is DWM123. The DECwindows J              Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Release Notes are provided in              save set A.  H           o  The DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Installation              Guide.   +                                           2          C           o  The CD-ROM contains both the DECwindows Motif User and M              Programming documentation sets in Bookreader format. The CD-ROM, E              TK50, and magnetic tape all contain the Software Product F              Description (SPD) in POSTSCRIPT[R] (.PS) and ASCII (.TXT)              formats.   F              If you purchased the TK50 cartridge or magnetic tape, you@              also received the following hardcopy documentation:  F              -  Overview of DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Documentation  2              -  Using DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS  ?              -  DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Applications Guide   A              -  DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Quick Reference Card              o  This cover letter.   <           Prerequisite OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha Support  I           To run DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS VAX, you must I           be running OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5-2 or higher software. To run G           DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Alpha, you must be =           running OpenVMS AXP Version 1.5 or higher software.   .           Minimum Memory Hardware Requirements  D           The minimum amount of memory required for a system user toD           install, boot, and log in to an OpenVMS VAX system runningE           DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS VAX is 12 MB; 16 ?           MB is highly recommended for more robust performance.   D           The minimum amount of memory required for a system user toF           install, boot, and log in to an OpenVMS Alpha system runningD           DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Alpha is 32 MB.  >           Installing DECwindows Motif with POLYCENTER Software  F           You must use the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility toJ           install your DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS softwareH           on OpenVMS Version 6.2 (or higher) systems. You can use eitherG           the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility or the VMSINSTAL F           procedure to install your DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 forG           OpenVMS software on OpenVMS Version 6.1 systems. You must use E           the VMSINSTAL procedure to install DECwindows Motif Version E           1.2-3 software on Version 5.5-2 through Version 6.0 OpenVMS            systems.  F           Although DECW$MOTIF_TAILOR.EXE is not shipped as part of theM           POLYCENTER Software Installation utility included in the DECwindows E           Motif Version 1.2-3 kit, you may have DECW$MOTIF_TAILOR.EXE L           residing on your system from an earlier installation of DECwindowsA           Motif. If you have installed DECwindows Motif using the J           POLYCENTER software and intend on tailoring any DECwindows MotifI           components, be sure to use the POLYCENTER tailoring feature. Do I           not use DECW$MOTIF_TAILOR.EXE to tailor DECwindows Motif files. G           The POLYCENTER utility keeps a history of files installed. If   +                                           3                  H           you tailor DECwindows Motif files using DECW$MOTIF_TAILOR.EXE,C           the POLYCENTER utility history files will not be correct.              Documentation   G           The following DECwindows Motif documentation has been updated E           for the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS release:   I           o  DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Release Notes; in 7              .TXT format in save set A on the media kit   J           o  DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Installation Guide  E           o  DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS CD-ROM User's               Guide  +           o  DECwindows Extensions to Motif   >           o  DECwindows Companion to the OSF/Motif Style Guide  >           o  DECwindows Motif Guide to Application Programming  I           Refer to the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Release =           Notes for a complete list of product documentation.              Bookreader  H           For the foreseeable future, Bookreader will continue to be theG           OpenVMS default online documentation viewer. The Interleaf[R] F           WorldView Viewer will not be bundled in DECwindows Motif forG           OpenVMS. CONOLD (consolidated online documentation) will also L           continue to deliver Bookreader files for viewing OpenVMS operatingE           system and DECwindows Motif documentation. We will continue F           to use DECDOCUMENT and DECwrite to develop Bookreader files.             NCSA Mosaic   G           The NCSA Mosaic viewer is installed as part of the DECwindows G           Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS systems product installation. H           The NCSA Mosaic viewer is provided as sample, "as is" softwareI           to introduce you to the Internet and help you get started using F           a World Wide Web viewer. Because the NCSA Mosaic viewer thatJ           ships with this release is only a sample implementation, we haveH           placed Mosaic with the other sample software in the DECW$UTILSF           directory. We plan to replace this sample NCSA Mosaic viewer-           implementation in a future release.              DEClinks  I           DEClinks, formerly known as LinkWorks, is no longer a supported H           DECwindows Motif feature. Support for DEClinks is removed fromG           the Session Manager, from the desktop applications menus, and G           from the out-of-the-box (OOTB) desktop applications. Refer to J           the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Release Notes for           more information.   +                                           4                             Restrictions  J           The following restrictions apply to the DECwindows Motif Version$           1.2-3 for OpenVMS release:  D           o  Application development is supported for the OSF/Motif K              Release 1.2.3 Toolkit only. The DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 J              for OpenVMS VAX and Alpha releases do not support developmentE              with the X User Interface (XUI), OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 I              Toolkit, or Release 1.2.2 Toolkit, although run-time support G              is available for these environments. However, you can save H              the XUI or Motif Release 1.1.3 programming files that existG              on your system prior to the installation of the DECwindows G              Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS kit. If you choose to save G              these programming files, they will be moved to directories I              and can be accessed for programming. Refer to the DECwindows H              Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Installation Guide for more              information.   G           o  The OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 and Release 1.2.3 Toolkits, on F              which the DECwindows Motif Versions 1.1 and 1.2-3 layeredE              products, respectively, are based, are incompatible with J              each other. However, applications built against the OSF/MotifL              Release 1.1.3 Toolkit will continue to run without modificationL              with DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS. The OSF/Motif J              Release 1.1.3 Toolkit shareable libraries will continue to beI              supplied with the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS I              layered product and will be available to existing DECwindows (              applications on the system.  D              Although DECwindows Motif Version 1.1 applications willG              continue to run without modification with DECwindows Motif I              Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS, it is important to note that only J              those applications that have been built against the OSF/MotifG              Release 1.2.2 or Release 1.2.3 Toolkits can take advantage I              of OSF/Motif Release 1.2 features, such as the drag-and-drop G              features and tear-off menus. Refer to the DECwindows Motif J              Version 1.2-3 for OpenVMS Release Notes for more information.  H           o  Application development with DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-3H              for OpenVMS software is supported with the Ada, C, DEC C++,F              Fortran, and Pascal programming languages only. OSF/MotifH              "strongly typed" language bindings for Ada are available in;              the DEC Ada for OpenVMS Alpha layered product.   J           o  Although Bookreader does support draft printing, this featureH              is not intended to duplicate the quality of hardcopy books.E              In addition, while users can print out Bookreader topics J              that span a couple of pages, printing more pages will produce$              unsatisfactory results.    +                                           5              A           o  DECsound is supported only on TURBOchannel systems.  C              TURBOchannel systems that support DECsound include the               following:   )                 DEC 3000 Model 400 series )                 DEC 3000 Model 500 series )                 DEC 3000 Model 700 series )                 DEC 3000 Model 900 series 6                 VAXstation 4000 Models VLC, 60, and 90  @              DECsound is not supported on the following systems:  )                 DEC 2000 Model 300 series                   AlphaStation 200                  AlphaStation 400  (           X User Interface (XUI) Support  J           By continuing to provide the XUI run-time environment in severalH           DECwindows Motif releases, Digital has provided customers withJ           a gradual transition from XUI to Motif. However, future versionsC           of the DECwindows Motif product will not include run-time F           support for either XUI or previous versions of the OSF/MotifI           toolkit. Customers have consistently expressed a preference for /           the standards-based Motif technology.               Unsupported Processors  D           For performance reasons, the following processors are not M           supported as of the release of the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2 for            OpenVMS VAX product:                VAXstation II              VAXstation 2000              MicroVAX II              MicroVAX 2000              VAX-11/750               VAX-11/780               VAX-11/785                           +                                           6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               