Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ucsd!helios.ee.lbl.gov!epb2.lbl.gov!envbvs From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: console message and XDM Message-ID: <5711@helios.ee.lbl.gov> Date: 30 May 90 17:58:40 GMT References: Sender: usenet@helios.ee.lbl.gov Reply-To: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith) Distribution: comp Organization: lbl Lines: 30 X-Local-Date: 30 May 90 10:58:40 PDT In article , jsparkes@bcars85.bnr.ca (Jeff Sparkes) writes: |> |> Are there any plans to add a console window to XDM? At present, |> when the login prompter is up on the console, all messages go directly to |> the console, messing up the screen. There isn't even any way to redraw the |> screen (that I can find). This would be EXTREMELY useful! On a color Vaxstation 2000 there is a bug in the server (qdss) such that if no one is logged in and a system message goes to the screen, when someone does log in the mouse cursor is not visible on most windows and other strange things happen to bits (areas) on the screen outside of any windows. The only way to fix it is to log out and log in again, which re-initializes the server. I have put in a key binding to the Xresources file to restart the server if one sees that there are messages on the screen: xlogin*login.translations: #override\ Help: restart-session()\n\ Return: set-session-argument() finish-field() This is a kludge, but it works until the server bugs are fixed. _____________________________________ Brian V. Smith (bvsmith@lbl.gov) Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.