You need to set the DISPLAY variable for that. If you can be sure it will not change, then something like DISPLAY=localhost:0 zenity ... might work. of course, I don't know whether or not you can always expect your users to be running on that display only. On 8/23/05, Paul Keyes <paul_s_keyes@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks. This is helpful. I have a followup question: > I want to schedule a zenity command via cron as root > to have a window appear every 30 minutes for any user > who may be loggeg in. When trying this I get the cron > error: > > X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh> > X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/root> > X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin> > X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root> > X-Cron-Env: <USER=root> > > > (zenity:6093): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > > Do you know how to solve this? > Thanks! > > > > > --- Esteban Xandri <esteban.xandri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 15:55 -0400, Paul Keyes wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I need to create a pop-up window notice to all > > users > > > when they log in to their gnome desktop. > > > > man zenity > > > > > > > I'm using > > > Fedora Core 3 (kernel: 2.6.10-2.1.ll.rhfc3.ccrma). > > > > > Does gnome have a way to do this already? > > > I couldn't find one so I created my own little app > > > (c++, gtk) to display the info in a window and I > > run > > > it for all users by adding an appropriate entry to > > > /usr/share/gnome/default.session > > > This almost works, but for some reason the gnome > > > startup display stays open and blocks my window. > > If I > > > click on the "stuck" gnome startup display it > > > dissapears and I can see my window. I think this > > > little bug will confuse users. Does anyone know a > > way > > > around this/why the startup window gets "stuck"? > > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > > --Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > > > Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca > > > > > -- > > Esteban Xandri <esteban.xandri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
