On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 18:26, Jeff Vian wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 16:36 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> > 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.
A remote gnome-panel seems to take over the local panel position
and then have a split-personality about which one should be there.
I just want the little menu button in its own window.
> Someone elst already said you can use vncviewer for this.
I don't want the whole desktops from all the other machines, just
the ability to launch any program available in any menu under
my local window manager with the usual cut/paste and positioning
control available. That's the way most other X things work.
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Les Mikesell
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