From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 19 13:29:38 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12D0037B401 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:29:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15C1443F93 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:29:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h6JKTQMc002911 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:29:31 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)h6JKTQIb002910; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:29:26 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew) Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:29:26 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: lewiz , FreeBSD-questions Message-ID: <20030719202926.GA2579@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , lewiz , FreeBSD-questions References: <20030719190414.GA87793@lewiz.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="SUOF0GtieIMvvwua" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030719190414.GA87793@lewiz.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-9.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,PGP_SIGNATURE_2, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES, USER_AGENT_MUTT autolearn=ham version=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) Subject: Re: X screen. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 20:29:38 -0000 --SUOF0GtieIMvvwua Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Jul 19, 2003 at 08:04:14PM +0100, lewiz wrote: > Just a quick question: is it possible to ``screen'' an X application > the same way I can a console application? I have heard people using VNC > for something similar (I think). Any suggestions? This would also be > really great if I could then ``resume'' it on a different X box too ;) If you install VNC and run a vnc-server session containing your X application, you can connect to it via vnc-client, disconnect, reconnect, even connect from a different machine. The main VNC port is in net/vnc (http://www.realvnc.com/), but there are any number of other VNC related programs in ports. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --SUOF0GtieIMvvwua Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/GaomdtESqEQa7a0RAlU+AJ9sOZ8y8xevIs/AQsstmrXqc3+ULgCfdoH7 hV17NhoqcB2nw83Yat0PDj0= =FEpm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --SUOF0GtieIMvvwua--