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Status Not under consideration
Categories Dependency software
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 9, 2015

Host Graphics support in SWT Beans

Host Graphics support has been added to HOD but it is also required in SWT Terminal for use by the Host Connect Emulator in RDz.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Nov 29, 2020

    Not considering this. Rejecting the RFE due to age, and/or we do not have plans to implement this.

  • Guest
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    Mar 11, 2016

    changing the status to Under Consideration

  • Guest
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    Feb 16, 2016

    Plan is to start looking into this enhancement and see if HOD's design can be ported onto SWT terminal.

  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - Host On Demand

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Enterprise Tools
    Product - Host On Demand