Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 07:50:44 -0600 From: Rik Scarborough <riksca@mac.com> To: Matt Smith <matt@forsetti.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Displaying Slideshow on Remote Computer Message-ID: <A35B38F4-466C-11D7-9325-000393B2AA56@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <1045835590.2681.2.camel@d80h149.public.uconn.edu>
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The only two problems I would have are 1) it would tie up two machines for this function and 2) the screen on the remote computer is not as clear as the local one. Thanks for the idea. ~Rik On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 07:53 AM, Matt Smith wrote: > I would recommend running VNC, but opposite to what you seem to be > thinking. Run the VNC client on the BSD box, and the server on the > Windows Box. The PPT slide show could be delivered and controlled by > PowerPoint on the Windows box, and the VNC client would display the > Windows Desktop on the Kiosk. > -Matt > > On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 18:43, Rik Scarborough wrote: >> I'll explain what I want to do, then what I planned and ask my >> question. That way if any of you have a better way to accomplish >> this, >> you can let me know. >> >> I need to display a Power Point slide on a FreeBSD computer running >> more or less like a Kiosk. The FreeBSD machine will be running in a >> foyer displaying the Slide show and playing mp3's. It will not have a >> keyboard attached and needs to be controlled (i.e. slides changed) >> from >> a Windows box in the office. Both machines will be on the network. >> >> Our plan is to use Open Office to show the slide show. I had planned >> to put XWindows on the Windows machine (using Cygwin) and export the >> display from the FreeBSD box, but then it dawned on me that I will not >> get the same display that is running the slide show. i.e. Open Office >> will be running on localhost:0.0, but the user will be looking at >> remotebox:0.0. As a side benefit, this will be a chance to put a BSD >> desktop in front of the users who overwhelming feel that they have to >> have Windows to do their job. >> >> Someone suggested VNC, but that does not appear to control the :0.0 >> display. I'm not sure how that is different from rlogin to the BSD >> box >> and exporting the display. >> >> Is there a way to either control Open Office from the command line, or >> grab Open Office, at least Impress, from localhost:0.0 long enough to >> open a new file and start the slide show, and then push it back? >> >> ~Rik >> >> -- >> It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans >> of >> Java that the thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the >> shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in >> motion. > -- > Matt Smith <matt@forsetti.com> > > -- It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that the thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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