XTERM provides a Tektronix 4013 style graphics session, allowing a text window and a single black and white graphics window. It has previously been available only from SLAC VAX hosts, but is now available from all SLD VMS hosts, VAX or Alpha at SLAC or elsewhere.
To create an XTERM session, type @PRODUTIL XTERM
You may wish to add this item to your Session Manager's Applications Menu.
Additional choices for XTERM screen size can be obtained by specifying
NARROW, WIDE or DBLWIDE,
for example, @PRODUTIL XTERM NARROW
Initially, you will see only a text window. Later, when you are in IDA
and specify XTERM as the output device, a graphics window will appear.
To output a histogram,
you would specify something like HOUT 1 XTERM
To output an Event Display, you would use DSP SELECT XTERM
Event Displays users should note that
DSP SELECT XTERM allows use of the
interactive event display system.
Use DSP INT and then operate the pick by pointing the cursor
at the desired location, hitting the left mouse button AND THEN HITTING RETURN.
When you are in IDA, specify SDDXWDO as the output device.
To output a histogram,
you would specify something like HOUT 1 SDDXWDO
To output an Event Display, you would use DSP SELECT SDDXWDO
Event Display users should note that this device type allows multiple display windows for a given event. See the DSP help system under Commands...Window for details on using multiple windows.
SDDXWDO does not, however, allow use of the interactive event display
system. That is, you can only use DSP DRAW,
not DSP INT.
For interactive work, use an XTERM session as described above
or use interactive data analysis shell program,
MIDAS.