There is a separate option to copy from the X section into the windows clipboard. The default options causes the X server to exit when the last window is closed. MI/X is an inexpensive X server available from MicroImages at. All fonts normally expected by OpenVMS applications are included.Applications may be launched without the need to log in to remote system separately through RSH and REXEC protocols.Default keyboard mapping is compatible with DEC VT-series terminals.Commercial application included as part of Pathworks-32.F11 and F12 are mapped to F15 (HELP) and F16 (DO) respectively. Alt/F1 - Alt/F10 are mapped to F11 - F20 on the VT keyboard. Home is mapped to find and end is mapped to select. Insert and delete are mapped to paste and cut. Page up and page down are mapped to previous and next on the VT keyboard. The editing keys are mapped based on functionality. Since eXcursion was provided by Digital, the emulation of the keyboard is nearly a perfect match with the Digital VT-series terminals. This allows applications to be started from OpenVMS without a separate Telnet or SSH login.
For users of DECterm, the keyboard emulation makes this a good product for those doing much editing on OpenVMS.īefore using, copy pcx_ from the PC directory in which eXcursion is installed into SYS$COMMON:PCX$SERVER.COM on the OpenVMS system.
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Xming is a free, easy to install and use, X Window server for Microsoft Windows. Most of these are based on the X.Org server and provide similar functionality. There are several X-Windows servers available for the PC.
When using a Microsoft Windows PC, an X-Windows server must be installed on the PC for OpenVMS clients to be able to display windows on it. The clients generate windows to be displayed by the server. The server displays windows on the graphic monitor of the host. DECwindows includes both a client and a server component. DECwindows is the implementation of X-Windows for OpenVMS.