On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 16:36 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Les Mikesell wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 15:07, Scot L. Harris wrote: > > > > > >>> open in new windows on your display. What I want is just the > >>> menu button, though. If it had a name, I'd expect to be able > >>> to 'ssh -Y remote_machine gnome-menu' or something like that > >>> and get a working remote menu. > >> So do what I did with evolution. Create a script on the remote machine > >> something like: > > > > I think you are missing the point of what I want. I want to > > install a new remote machine and have all of it's programs > > available from my desktop without knowing ahead of time what > > is actually installed there. If a new program is installed > > on that machine, I want it to show up in the remotely-executed > > menu like it does if you log in there. X is designed to let > > anything run remotely. I don't see why the menu button should > > be an exception - someone would really have to go out of their > > way to break it - but I don't know how to invoke it by itself. > > > I have not tested this, buy you could try running gnome-panel on the > remote machine. I am not sure if it will try and take over your > desktop. The other thing you can do is to run Xnest, and launch the > windows manager inside the Xnest window. It will give you a complete > remote desktop inside the window. (This requires a fast connection > between the two computers. > Someone elst already said you can use vncviewer for this. > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! >
