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Re: SETENV,'DISPLAY=IPaddress' [message #7113]

Tue, 01 October 1996 00:00

gunter
Messages: 13
Registered: October 1996

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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/

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