Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of Usage

Timestamp:

11/06/13 16:27:30 (8 years ago)

Author:

Antoine Martin

Comment:

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Usage

@@ -40 +40 @@
 == Forwarding a whole desktop ==
 
-Xpra normally forwards just the windows of the application you are interested in. If you want to forward a full desktop instead (including its start menu, background, task bar, etc...) use a nested X11 server:
+Xpra normally forwards just the windows of the application you are interested in. If you want to forward a full desktop instead (including its start menu, background, task bar, etc...) use a nested X11 server.
+[[BR]]
+With {{{Xephyr}}}:
 {{{
 xpra start --start-child="Xephyr :200 -ac -screen 800x600" :100
 DISPLAY=:200 fluxbox&
 }}}
-Or if {{{Xephyr}}} is not installed or does not work properly (you can verify by running it directly without xpra - there seems to be some problems with some GL driver conflicts, ie: nvidia drivers..), you can also use {{{Xnest}}}:
+Or with {{{Xnest}}}:
 {{{
 xpra start --start-child="Xnest :200 -ac -geometry 800x600+24" :100
@@ -52 +54 @@
 Notes:
  * you can start a window manager of your choice (here {{{fluxbox}}}) or none at all..
- * to get the session to terminate when you exit the window manager, modify the command line and add {{{-terminate}}} to {{{Xephyr}}} (or {{{Xnest}}}) and {{{--exit-with-children}}} to xpra's
+ * to get the session to terminate when you exit the window manager, modify the command lines and add {{{-terminate}}} to {{{Xephyr}}}'s (or {{{Xnest}}}'s) and {{{--exit-with-children}}} to Xpra's
  * beware: some desktop environments may show options to shutdown/reboot the system from their start menu, which may or may not be appropriate
  * you can resize the desktop using the standard "randr" desktop tools (and not by resizing the window at present)
+ * {{{Xephyr}}} may not work properly on some systems as there seems to be some GL driver conflicts (ie: nvidia). You can verify by running it directly without xpra.
 }}}