On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote: <SNIP> > > When I ssh -X, start gimp, close gimp, and close the ssh session, the > terminal prompt disappears and only the cursor is visible in the > terminal. I have to ctrl+c to bring the prompt back. This doesn't > happen with ssh -X unless I open gimp during the session. >
I see this sometimes with ssh even when I don't run an X app remotely. I think it's an ssh thing and my guess is that it's local, not remote. If I don't hit control C, go to another machine and shell into the same remote machine my login on that end from the first machine is gone. >> Btw, the -C option is unnecessary unless you are using a very slow >> connection. > > Using -C, gimp is about 10x more responsive than if I don't. I was > surprised too. My laptop and the "remote" system are 15 feet away > from each other on the same wireless network, with the router in > between. > I agree. Going across the net I find -C to be quite helpful running something like Firefox. Note that since I manage the machine at the other end I actually use ssh -X -Y -C -c blowfish The -Y seems to let a few more things work. Not a big deal but it's the way I do it. I think -c blowfish may be the default but I type is anyway. Cheers, Mark
