Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of Usage
- Timestamp:
- 11/06/13 16:27:30 (7 years ago)
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Usage
v10 v11 40 40 == Forwarding a whole desktop == 41 41 42 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: 42 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. 43 [[BR]] 44 With {{{Xephyr}}}: 43 45 {{{ 44 46 xpra start --start-child="Xephyr :200 -ac -screen 800x600" :100 45 47 DISPLAY=:200 fluxbox& 46 48 }}} 47 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}}}:49 Or with {{{Xnest}}}: 48 50 {{{ 49 51 xpra start --start-child="Xnest :200 -ac -geometry 800x600+24" :100 … … 52 54 Notes: 53 55 * you can start a window manager of your choice (here {{{fluxbox}}}) or none at all.. 54 * 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's56 * 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 55 57 * beware: some desktop environments may show options to shutdown/reboot the system from their start menu, which may or may not be appropriate 56 58 * you can resize the desktop using the standard "randr" desktop tools (and not by resizing the window at present) 59 * {{{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. 57 60 }}} 58 61