HP DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS

This document, "HP DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS New Features, Version 1.6," published July 2006, details the new features and enhancements for DECwindows Motif software on OpenVMS I64 and OpenVMS Alpha platforms, superseding Version 1.5.

Key highlights of this major release include:

• Platform and Protocol Support: Introduction of support for OpenVMS I64, Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) transport, and the ACME (Authentication and Credentials Management Extensions) security subsystem.
• General User Features: Enhancements to the DECwindows Motif environment such as Extended File Specification (EFS) support (including ODS-5 file names, deep directories), a Color Customizer example program for dynamic color control, Drag-and-Drop functionality, and Tear-Off Menu support. The New Desktop Environment sees updates like a greeting message timer, workspace customization options (button colors, number of workspaces, subpanel removal), File Manager refresh rate control, and Front Panel MB3 operations.
• Applications and Utilities: Improvements to the CDA Viewer (Asian language text, dynamic font support, Pack/Unpack applications), DECterm (new default font sizes, keyboard scrolling, ReGIS cursors), and the Window Manager (overlay support). New or updated X Window System utilities include AccessX Keyboard Utility (accessibility features), X Authority Utility (xauth), X Keyboard Compiler (xkbcomp), and the Window Dump to Print File (xpr) utility.
• System Management: Features like a DECW$STARTUP log file for diagnostics, enhanced security through ACME, flexible dialog placement in Xinerama configurations, and IPv6 support in the font server.
• Programming Features: Significant updates for developers, including full multithreading support for core libraries (Xlib, Xt, ICE, XSMP), binary compatibility, and extensive integration of X11R6.6 and X11R6.7 standards. This involves new Xlib and Xt functions, support for numerous X extensions (e.g., Application Group, Big Requests, Colormap Utilization, EVI, LBX, Security, SYNC, Double Buffer, Xinerama, X Keyboard), updates to CDA programming, expanded font support (TrueType, 75/100dpi, Bitstream, Adobe Type1), GB18030 internationalization support, restoration of the LAT transport interface, and the introduction of a Logical Connection Number (LCN) interface as a replacement for EFNs for I/O signaling in multithreaded applications.