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F.Salzedas (fsal@rijnh.nl) wrote: : Hello, : : I'm working interactively with IDL (4.0.1) in a Xwindows terminal, and : I want to display a plot on an other computer (a Mac that is connected : to the previous Xwindows terminal via internet). : I tried to use the command SETENV, 'DISPLAY=macIPaddress' but the plots : are still displayed at the Xwindows terminal. : Does any one know how to direct the display of an IDL plot to another : terminal? : : Thanks : : Francisco : ~ The terminal to which you want to direct output has to be granted access by the host. (I assume that the Mac is running MacX or similar X-windows software.) From the host you would type %xhost MacDisplayName&Address. Then you would type %setenv DISPLAY MacDisplayName and that should do it. -- david gunter http://www.mcs.anl.gov/people/gunter/