Re: CDE or original Session Manager ?

"Bob Blunt" <RobertDOTblunt@digitalDOTcom> wrote in message
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Peter 'EPLAN' LANGSTOEGER wrote:
In article <b-Sdnffe2-O_V9HYnZ2dnUVZ_oadnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Bob Blunt
<RobertDOTblunt@digitalDOTcom> writes:

There's ONE thing that keeps me using the Motif session manager and
refusing to use CDE. I have not yet found a way to utilize the various
special key functions (<ALT><F2> to switch from DECwindows to the
"console" on an Alpha, for instance). There are times when this ability
is mandatory in my work/support environment.


Try Ctrl F2


Whatever the standard control sequence is or was, it never worked with
CDE for me. I asked about it and was told that <CTRL><F2> had been
disabled for newer graphics interfaces since around the time the S3 Trio
was introduced. Given that the last time I tried this was using a new
OOTB DS25 fresh from the factory, I have to presume that was the reason.


You are correct that it has been disabled. It is independent of CDE or the
old desktop - it is entirely in the drivers. Have you tried using the
console message window (see decw$private_apps_setup.com)?



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