Dear Prof. Blaha, The suggested procedure works fine. Thank you very much,
Jianxin On Jan 9, 2010, at 7:05 AM, Peter Blaha wrote: > At "localhost" issue: > > ssh -X hostname_where_w2web_runs (the -X option directs the X- > windows system to open screens on loc.host) > ps -ef |grep w2web > kill xxxx (kill all pids with w2web) > w2web > > now you can reconnect with your browser to w2web and xcrysden should > open on localhost. > > Alternatively xcrysden can always be called from a terminal: > > ssh -X w2web_host (again -X is necessary!!!) > cd case-directory > xcrysden --wien_struct . > (Try also xcrysden --help to see all options) > > >> I have a problem using XCrysDen in w2web remotely. >> From local host, I use the web-browser to connect to w2web in the >> remote machine, by >> safari http://hostname_where_w2web_runs:7890 >> and open a session successfully. >> However, when I click "view structure" on the left panel, the >> Xcrysden utility is started on the screen >> of the remote host instead of on my local machine. >> One way I can think of: ssh to the remote host and start up >> xcrysden separately and open the structure file. >> However, is there any other way (I mean within w2web) to have >> xcrysden display the picture on the local >> machine? Both of my machines (local and remote) are the Mac OSX >> systems. >> Any help/suggestion would be appreciated. >> Jianxin >> _______________________________________________ >> Wien mailing list >> Wien at zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at >> http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien > > -- > ----------------------------------------- > Peter Blaha > Inst. Materials Chemistry, TU Vienna > Getreidemarkt 9, A-1060 Vienna, Austria > Tel: +43-1-5880115671 > Fax: +43-1-5880115698 > email: pblaha at theochem.tuwien.ac.at > ----------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Wien mailing list > Wien at zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at > http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien
