[ale] TightVNC

[Jonathan Glass]

I like the way the latest version of Cygwin makes the export *nix apps
look and behave like standard Win32 windows/applications.  You don't
have to keep the root X window up, and place the app somewhere on it. 
Now you launch the app, and it gets its own window.

Jonathan G.

On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 16:37, Robert Coggins wrote:
> You know, I have install Cygwin several times meaning to try it...  
> Never did though.  I finally reinstalled it today to try it and it is 
> pretty dang cool.  Thanks for reminding me of this!
> 
> -Rob
> 
> Jonathan Glass wrote:
> 
> >Well, install XFree86 from Cygwin.com.  I use it here for the grad
> >students, so they can run apps on the Suns and Linux boxes from the XP
> >desktops.  Is a little slow with the 3D stuff, but it works.
> >
> >Jonathan Glass
> >
> >On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 10:42, Robert Coggins wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Eric!  I didn't know you were on here.... :)  Yeah unfortunately some of 
> >>us HAVE to use windows at work. :(  Glad to see you on here though.
> >>
> >>-Rob
> >>
> >>Eric VanWieren wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>What ever happened to ssh -X host.. and then fowarding what you need 
> >>>out of X without all the overhead. Oh wait, not everyone runs linux at 
> >>>work and at home.
> >>>
> >>>But, I still prefer x-11 forwarding through ssh.
> >>>
> >>>Eric
> >>>
> >>>Robert Coggins wrote:
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>I use it all the time to connect to my home computer from work.  I 
> >>>>love it.  Like Adrin said, it is slow but not too bad...  I also have 
> >>>>used it on my zaurus and pocket pcs...
> >>>>
> >>>>Sigmascape1 at cs.com wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hello!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Does anyone have experience using TightVNC on Linux? I have used it 
> >>>>>on a Windows system, and it is very easy to use.
> >>>>>Thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Mitch Featherston
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Jonathan Glass
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Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience
Georgia Institute of Technology
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