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Rational Access Release Information
Release 1_0_1
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Copyright 1992 by Rational
Part Number: 508-003288-001
November 1992 (Software Release 1_0_1)
AIX and RISC System/6000 are trademarks and IBM is a registered
trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
OpenWindows is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
OSF/Motif is a trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc.
PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems
Incorporated.
Rational and R1000 are registered trademarks and Rational
Environment is a trademark of Rational.
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licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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X Window System is a trademark of MIT.
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Release 1_0_1
1. Overview
This release information describes Release 1_0_1 of Rational
Access, an OSF/Motif-based graphical user interface for the
Rational Environment. Access runs as an X Window System (X)
application on a UNIX workstation. It features:
* The OSF/Motif mouse, menu, and dialog box paradigm.
* Many new "full service" commands, which combine several
lower-functionality Environment operations.
* A comprehensive, menu-based online help facility.
* Platform-independent key and mouse bindings.
* Full support for existing Environment features such as
"item-operation" combinations and command windows.
For more information about Access, refer to accompanying Rational
Access User's Guide.
Note: This release information can be found online in the
!Machine.Release.Release_Notes world in line-printer
(Access_Release1_0_1_Lpt) and PostScript
(Access_Release1_0_1_Ps) formats.
2. Components Included in this Release
2.1. R1000 Components
The following Access components are installed on the R1000 as
part of this release:
* !Commands.Mail package
* !Commands.Menu_Operations package
* !Machine.Editor_Data.Rational_Access_Commands procedure
* !Machine.Editor_Data.Rational_Access_Key_Names package
* !Machine.Editor_Data.Rational_Access_Keys file
* !Machine.Initialization.Rational.Rational_Access_User_
Interface loaded main program
2.2. Workstation Components
The following Access components are installed on the workstation
as part of this release:
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* Rational_Access/Env_Help_Topics file
* Rational_Access/Help_Data file
* Rational_Access/XSun3-xmodmap file
* Rational_Access/Xsun4-xmodmap file
* Rational_Access/XKeysymDB file
* app-defaults/RATIONAL file
* bin/access-rs6k file
* bin/access-sparc file
* bin/checkfonts file
* bin/install_fonts file
* bin/rational file
* fonts/source directory
* fonts/SPARC_MIT directory
* fonts/SPARC_NeWS directory
* fonts/RS6000 directory
* man/man/rational.n file
Note that the actual location of the workstation components is
with respect to the location at which they are installed. For
more information about installation, refer to the installation
instructions delivered with this release.
3. Supported Configurations
Access has been developed and tested on the following workstation
configurations. This release of Access may work with other
configurations; however, Rational cannot support or guarantee
other configurations.
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Table 1 Supported Configurations
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| | | | | |
| Rational |Workstation | Operating | Window | Keyboard |
|Environment| | System | System | |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | | | | |
|D_12_7_3 |Sun |SunOS |MIT X11R4 | Sun Type 4|
| |SPARCStation|4.1.2 |and the | or |
| | | |Motif | U.S. 101 |
| | | |Window | |
| | | |Manager | |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | | | | |
|D_12_7_3 |IBM RISC |AIX 3.2 |MIT X11R4 | IBM U.S. |
| |System/ | |and the | |
| |6000 | |Motif | |
| | | |Window | |
| | | |Manager | |
------------------------------------------------------------
Although not recommended or supported, Access will run under
OpenWindows. For information, see Appendix A, "Compatibility
with OpenWindows."
4. Compatibility with Other Rational Products
This 1_0_1 release of Access supports the Rational
layered-software products listed in Table 2.
Table 2 Compatibility with Layered Products
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| | |
| Rational Product |Compatible|
| | Release |
-------------------------------
| | |
|Insight |1_3_0 |
-------------------------------
| | |
|Design Facility: |6_2_5 or |
|2167A |later |
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| | |
|Rational Publishing |1_0_2 or |
|Interface |later |
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Table 2 Compatibility with Layered Products (continued)
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| | |
| Rational Product |Compatible|
| | Release |
-------------------------------
| | |
|Rational Teamwork |2_1_2 or |
|Interface |later |
-------------------------------
Supported layered products can be started, used, and exited using
Access menu commands. Commands for supported layered products
appear in the Tools menu. If you try to use a layered product
that is not installed or authorized, a message appears in the
Environment message window. For more information about using
layered products with Access, see the online help for specific
menu commands.
Layered products that are not supported by Access can still be
used from command windows within an Access window.
5. Known Problems
The following problems are specific to this 1_0_1 release of
Access and were known at the time of release.
5.1. Creating and Activating Buttons
When the Access window is the maximum height allowed on the
display, adding new user-defined buttons does not resize the
button panel. Thus, new buttons may be hidden until you pull down
the sash.
Sometimes a button remains selected (colored in) after it has
been activated. This behavior is most likely to occur when you
activate window-control or user-defined buttons from the keyboard.
It has also been noticed in persistent dialog boxes such as the
Image Palette, Function Key Palette, Debugger Palette, and
Help:On Environment box. The button is displayed correctly the
next time it is drawn. To force Access to redraw the button,
cover and uncover the window containing the button.
5.2. Resizing the Environment Area
You cannot use the keyboard to move the sash in the main Access
window.
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Resizing the Environment area, either by moving the sash or
resizing the entire Access window, sometimes results in a
misplaced Environment cursor.
5.3. Promoting Withdrawn Units
Program:Promote to Source attempts to promote withdrawn units to
the installed state, without bringing up a dialog box or
prompting for confirmation. This problem is caused by an
underlying Environment procedure and cannot be fixed in Access.
5.4. Incremental Operations
If the cursor is in an Ada unit and nothing is selected, the
Program:Incremental:Incremental Edit command demotes the entire
unit to the source state. This behavior occurs because
Incremental Edit directly calls the Environment command
!Commands.Common.Edit, which is intended for context-sensitive
use, based on the presence (or lack of) a selection.
5.5. Using Telnet Within the Access Window
A single Access window should be used for each connection to the
R1000. Attempting to make several telnet connections between a
single Access window and multiple Environment sessions may not
work correctly. If you encounter problems, remember that:
* Session:Screen:Rational Mode should be set for Environment
operations. It should not be set for UNIX or telnet
operations.
* Environment key bindings are session-specific, not
user-specific. Thus, if you are connected to two Environment
sessions through a single Access window, your key bindings
will change when you switch sessions.
* [Meta][L] clears the Environment area of the Access window.
* [Control][L] repaints the Environment area of the Access
window.
6. Limitations
The following limitations apply to this 1_0_1 release of Rational
Access.
6.1. Key Combinations Reserved by Other Applications
When there is a conflict between key combinations that are
reserved by your window manager or display and Access key
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bindings, the Access bindings are ineffective. For example,
regardless of any Access bindings:
* From a Sun SPARCStation running the Motif Window Manager,
[Control][Meta][1] toggles the screen.
* From an IBM RS/6000, [Control][Meta][Delete] and
[Control][Meta][Back Space] kill the window manager.
* From a VAXstation, [Control][F2] reboots the system.
6.2. Key Combinations Reserved by Access
You should not attempt to rebind the following key combinations:
[Meta][B] [Meta][E] [Meta][F]
[Meta][H] [Meta][I] [Meta][M]
[Meta][O] [Meta][P] [Meta][S]
These key combinations are reserved for displaying Access menus.
Attempts to rebind these keys may result in unpredictable
behavior.
6.3. Limitation on User-Defined Buttons
Some Access menu items are executed on the workstation without
interacting with the server on the R1000. You cannot create
buttons for them. These menu items are:
File:Exit Debug:Debugger Commands Palette
Session:Screen:Save Button Panel Session:Screen:Full Reset
Session:Screen:Rational Mode Session:Screen:Inverse Video
Session:Screen:Visual Bell Help:On Help
Help:On Getting Started Help:On Key Bindings
Help:On Function Keys Help:On Mouse
Help:On Window Panel Help:On Menu:File Menu Help
Help:On Menu:Edit Menu Help Help:On Menu:Navigate Menu Help
Help:On Menu:Program Menu Help Help:On Menu:CMVC Menu Help
Help:On Menu:Debug Menu Help Help:On Menu:Session Menu Help
Help:On Menu:Tools Menu Help Help:On Menu:Help Menu Help
Help:On Environment Help:On Version
6.4. Customization
In this 1_0_1 release of Access, it is not possible to change the
items listed on the Access menus. It is possible, however, to
change the commands that are executed by the items (through
customized key binding procedures). Note, however, that such
customization of Access menus has not been thoroughly tested and,
therefore, is not documented or supported by Rational.
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In this release of Access, it is also possible to change
user-defined buttons by editing your .Rational-Access-buttons file
directly. Note, again, that such customization has not been
thoroughly tested and, therefore, is not documented or supported
by Rational.
7. Documentation
7.1. Printed Documentation
Rational Access has been documented in the Rational Access User's
Guide, product number 4000-00722, dated November 1992.
The following subsections contain corrections, clarifications, and
additions to the information presented in the Rational Access
User's Guide.
7.1.1. Corrections
Some of the screens shown in the Rational Access User's Guide
differ slightly from those on your display. In particular, you
may notice differences in fonts, the sizes of buttons, and the
capitalization of labels. Functionality, however, has not been
changed.
On page 166 of the Rational Access User's Guide, the table entry
for [Line]-[Delete] states that [Control][F1]-[Delete] deletes to
the end of the line. This is incorrect. [Control][F1]-[Delete]
deletes to the beginning of the line.
7.1.2. Clarifications and Additions
If you using an IBM RS/6000 with an IBM U.S. keyboard, note that
key combinations that include arrow keys refer to the arrow keys
between the alphanumeric keys and the numeric keypad. The arrow
keys on the numeric keypad do not perform the same operations.
Specifically, pressing an arrow key on the numeric keypad executes
the Access operation bound to [Shift] plus the arrow key.
Some text entry boxes, such as the Comments entry box in the CMVC
dialog boxes, accept the [Tab] and [Return] characters as part of
the entry. To use the keyboard to move the focus from such an
entry box, press [Control][Tab] or [Shift][Tab]. To activate the
default command button (usually OK) from the keyboard, first move
the focus to another field in the dialog box; then the [Return]
key will work as expected.
The Image Palette cannot be used to redisplay objects or images
that have been abandoned unless the Image Palette lists the full
pathname of those objects. In particular, the Image Palette
cannot find mailboxes, mail messages, the window directory, or I/O
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windows that have been abandoned. (Images are abandoned using
File:Close, [Control][F1]-[G], or [Control][F1]-[X]. The Remove
Window button and [Control][F1]-[D] do not abandon the object.
Objects that have been removed using either of those methods can
be retrieved from the Image Palette without problems.)
7.2. Online Documentation
Access provides several kinds of online documentation:
* A complete man page for the rational command explains the
options and X defaults that can be used to tailor the Access
window.
* A comprehensive, menu-based online help system provides
information about Access menus, key and mouse bindings,
buttons, and special features.
The Access online help is integrated with the Environment help
through the Help:On Environment facility.
For information about the online help facility, choose Help:On
Help from the main Access window.
8. Training
A new version of the Rational Environment Training: Fundamentals
course is being developed. The new version will be tailored to
suit the needs to Rational Access users. It will be available in
the near future.
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Appendix A
Compatibility with OpenWindows
The recommended configuration for Access is the MIT X11 X server
and the Motif Window Manager. Access will run, however, under
OpenWindows. Functionality is complete, but robustness is not
guaranteed and the product look is much different.
When attempting to use Access with OpenWindows, make sure that
the /usr/lib/X11/XKeysymDB file on the workstation contains the
following entries:
!
! OSF Keysyms
!
osfBackSpace :1004FF08
osfInsert :1004FF63
osfDelete :1004FFFF
osfCopy :1004FF02
osfCut :1004FF03
osfPaste :1004FF04
osfAddMode :1004FF31
osfPrimaryPaste :1004FF32
osfQuickPaste :1004FF33
osfPageUp :1004FF41
osfPageDown :1004FF42
osfEndLine :1004FF57
osfBeginLine :1004FF58
osfActivate :1004FF44
osfMenuBar :1004FF45
osfClear :1004FFOB
osfCancel :1004FF69
osfHelp :1004FF6A
osfMenu :1004FF67
osfSelect :1004FF60
osfUndo :1004FF65
osfLeft :1004FF51
osfUp :1004FF52
osfRight :1004FF53
osfDown :1004FF54
An XKeysymDB file with these entries is distributed with Access.
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Contents
1. Overview 1
2. Components Included in this Release 1
2.1. R1000 Components 1
2.2. Workstation Components 1
3. Supported Configurations 2
4. Compatibility with Other Rational Products 3
5. Known Problems 4
5.1. Creating and Activating Buttons 4
5.2. Resizing the Environment Area 4
5.3. Promoting Withdrawn Units 5
5.4. Incremental Operations 5
5.5. Using Telnet Within the Access Window 5
6. Limitations 5
6.1. Key Combinations Reserved by Other Applications 5
6.2. Key Combinations Reserved by Access 6
6.3. Limitation on User-Defined Buttons 6
6.4. Customization 6
7. Documentation 7
7.1. Printed Documentation 7
7.1.1. Corrections 7
7.1.2. Clarifications and Additions 7
7.2. Online Documentation 8
8. Training 8
A Compatibility with OpenWindows 9
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