Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
Forgive me for getting On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: I'm having trouble getting several errors when compiling x0rfbserver. Has anyone else gotten this to compile? ~Rik On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 05:46 PM, Rus Foster wrote: On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. If you do want to control :0.0 on a remote machine www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/ which is basically a VNC server which can take :0.0 Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime Linux or FreeBSD account: $100 || Lifetime Hosting: $150 Offsite Backups - Remote System Monitoring - Email Hosting To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message -- A wise man told me, A man's gotta do what a woman tells him he's gotta do. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
Ack, gotta learn how to use this new-fangled email thing... If you're looking more for Power Point functionailty with some remote desktop functionality, look at magicpoint in ports. On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Joe O wrote: Forgive me for getting On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: I'm having trouble getting several errors when compiling x0rfbserver. Has anyone else gotten this to compile? ~Rik On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 05:46 PM, Rus Foster wrote: On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. If you do want to control :0.0 on a remote machine www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/ which is basically a VNC server which can take :0.0 Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime Linux or FreeBSD account: $100 || Lifetime Hosting: $150 Offsite Backups - Remote System Monitoring - Email Hosting To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message -- A wise man told me, A man's gotta do what a woman tells him he's gotta do. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
The only two problems I would have are 1) it would tie up two machines for this function and 2) the screen on the remote computer is not as clear as the local one. Thanks for the idea. ~Rik On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 07:53 AM, Matt Smith wrote: I would recommend running VNC, but opposite to what you seem to be thinking. Run the VNC client on the BSD box, and the server on the Windows Box. The PPT slide show could be delivered and controlled by PowerPoint on the Windows box, and the VNC client would display the Windows Desktop on the Kiosk. -Matt On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 18:43, Rik Scarborough wrote: I'll explain what I want to do, then what I planned and ask my question. That way if any of you have a better way to accomplish this, you can let me know. I need to display a Power Point slide on a FreeBSD computer running more or less like a Kiosk. The FreeBSD machine will be running in a foyer displaying the Slide show and playing mp3's. It will not have a keyboard attached and needs to be controlled (i.e. slides changed) from a Windows box in the office. Both machines will be on the network. Our plan is to use Open Office to show the slide show. I had planned to put XWindows on the Windows machine (using Cygwin) and export the display from the FreeBSD box, but then it dawned on me that I will not get the same display that is running the slide show. i.e. Open Office will be running on localhost:0.0, but the user will be looking at remotebox:0.0. As a side benefit, this will be a chance to put a BSD desktop in front of the users who overwhelming feel that they have to have Windows to do their job. Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. Is there a way to either control Open Office from the command line, or grab Open Office, at least Impress, from localhost:0.0 long enough to open a new file and start the slide show, and then push it back? ~Rik -- It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that the thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. -- Matt Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that the thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
I'm having trouble getting several errors when compiling x0rfbserver. Has anyone else gotten this to compile? ~Rik On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 05:46 PM, Rus Foster wrote: On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. If you do want to control :0.0 on a remote machine www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/ which is basically a VNC server which can take :0.0 Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime Linux or FreeBSD account: $100 || Lifetime Hosting: $150 Offsite Backups - Remote System Monitoring - Email Hosting To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message -- A wise man told me, A man's gotta do what a woman tells him he's gotta do. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
I would recommend running VNC, but opposite to what you seem to be thinking. Run the VNC client on the BSD box, and the server on the Windows Box. The PPT slide show could be delivered and controlled by PowerPoint on the Windows box, and the VNC client would display the Windows Desktop on the Kiosk. -Matt On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 18:43, Rik Scarborough wrote: I'll explain what I want to do, then what I planned and ask my question. That way if any of you have a better way to accomplish this, you can let me know. I need to display a Power Point slide on a FreeBSD computer running more or less like a Kiosk. The FreeBSD machine will be running in a foyer displaying the Slide show and playing mp3's. It will not have a keyboard attached and needs to be controlled (i.e. slides changed) from a Windows box in the office. Both machines will be on the network. Our plan is to use Open Office to show the slide show. I had planned to put XWindows on the Windows machine (using Cygwin) and export the display from the FreeBSD box, but then it dawned on me that I will not get the same display that is running the slide show. i.e. Open Office will be running on localhost:0.0, but the user will be looking at remotebox:0.0. As a side benefit, this will be a chance to put a BSD desktop in front of the users who overwhelming feel that they have to have Windows to do their job. Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. Is there a way to either control Open Office from the command line, or grab Open Office, at least Impress, from localhost:0.0 long enough to open a new file and start the slide show, and then push it back? ~Rik -- It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that the thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. -- Matt Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
I'll explain what I want to do, then what I planned and ask my question. That way if any of you have a better way to accomplish this, you can let me know. I need to display a Power Point slide on a FreeBSD computer running more or less like a Kiosk. The FreeBSD machine will be running in a foyer displaying the Slide show and playing mp3's. It will not have a keyboard attached and needs to be controlled (i.e. slides changed) from a Windows box in the office. Both machines will be on the network. Our plan is to use Open Office to show the slide show. I had planned to put XWindows on the Windows machine (using Cygwin) and export the display from the FreeBSD box, but then it dawned on me that I will not get the same display that is running the slide show. i.e. Open Office will be running on localhost:0.0, but the user will be looking at remotebox:0.0. As a side benefit, this will be a chance to put a BSD desktop in front of the users who overwhelming feel that they have to have Windows to do their job. Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. Is there a way to either control Open Office from the command line, or grab Open Office, at least Impress, from localhost:0.0 long enough to open a new file and start the slide show, and then push it back? ~Rik -- It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that the thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. -- A wise man told me, A man's gotta do what a woman tells him he's gotta do. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. If you do want to control :0.0 on a remote machine www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/ which is basically a VNC server which can take :0.0 Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime Linux or FreeBSD account: $100 || Lifetime Hosting: $150 Offsite Backups - Remote System Monitoring - Email Hosting To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
Thanks Rus, I'll try that. ~Rik On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 05:46 PM, Rus Foster wrote: On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. If you do want to control :0.0 on a remote machine www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/ which is basically a VNC server which can take :0.0 Rgds Rus -- Rik Scarborough Cross Tech Services LLC http://www.crosstechservices.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer
On Friday 21 February 2003 1:46, Rus Foster wrote: On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Rik Scarborough wrote: Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD box and exporting the display. If you do want to control :0.0 on a remote machine www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/ which is basically a VNC server which can take :0.0 You can also install KDE 3.1. They have added built in desktop sharing support which will let you grab the :0.0 display with any VNC client. You would need to boot up with a keyboard and start KDE. Then move to the back office machine and grab the KDE desktop with desktop sharing, by then, you can go and remove everything except the screen from the front machine. KDE's desktop sharing is *FAST*, so people looking at your machine from the font will probably think everything is automated. Will Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lifetime Linux or FreeBSD account: $100 || Lifetime Hosting: $150 Offsite Backups - Remote System Monitoring - Email Hosting To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message -- Willie Viljoen Freelance IT Consultant 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas Bloemfontein 9321 South Africa +27 51 522 15 60 +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
