The debugger has a DECwindows Motif interface for workstations. When using this interface, you interact with the debugger by using a mouse and pointer to choose items from menus, click on buttons, select names in windows, and so on. The default DECwindows interface provides the basic debugging and convenience features that you will need most of the time. You can customize the DECwindows Motif interface with many of the special features of the command interface by modifying the control-panel buttons and their associated commands or by adding new buttons. You can customize other DECwindows Motif interface features by modifying the debugger resource file (DECW$USER_ DEFAULTS:VMSDEBUG.DAT). Occasionally, you may find you prefer to disable the DECwindows interface, in order to use the somewhat faster command-line interface. If you redefine the DBG$DECW$DISPLAY logical name, as follows, you can use the debugger command-line interface while retaining a windows interface for your application: $ DEFINE DBG$DECW$DISPLAY " " For complete information about the DECwindows Motif interface, see the debugger's DECwindows Motif documentation.
1 – Invocation
To invoke the debugger's DECwindows Motif interface from the DCL command line, issue the following command: $ DEBUG/KEEP
2 – Online Help
To access online help within the DECwindows Motif interface, choose one of the following items from the Help menu on the debugger's main window: o On Context: context-sensitive help. o On Window: task-oriented help. o On Help: how to use online help. o On Version: copyright and version information. o On Commands: debugger command help. o On Commands, Messages item: diagnostic message help.
3 – DBG$DECW$DISPLAY Logical Name
Specifies the debugger interface (DECwindows Motif or command) or the display device (if you are displaying the interface on a workstation). By default, DBG$DECW$DISPLAY is either undefined or has the same definition as the application-wide logical name DECW$DISPLAY (see help on Logical_Names). The DECwindows Motif interface is the default on workstations. To display the command interface instead of the DECwindows Motif interface, enter the following definition before starting the debugger: $ DEFINE DBG$DECW$DISPLAY " " For complete information about the DECwindows Motif interface, see the debugger's DECwindows Motif documentation.