Re: Question about export display

2016-09-06 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 09/05/2016 12:48 AM, Todor Petkov wrote: is there a way to run a graphical program via ssh/X forward with low quality, i.e. 16 bit mode/800x600 etc? Generally, setting a resolution and bit depth are operations that you apply to a remote display with a root window, such as a standard RDP s

Re: Question about export display

2016-09-06 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 09/06/2016 10:50 AM, Ntlworld wrote: Methinks you are also confused - the browsers (and any other graphical app) are X clients to the X server - they make requests for resources (like geometry) to the X server which may or may not honour them. Otherwise what you say is ok :) Yes and no. Th

Re: Question about export display

2016-09-06 Thread Ntlworld
Methinks you are also confused - the browsers (and any other graphical app) are X clients to the X server - they make requests for resources (like geometry) to the X server which may or may not honour them. Otherwise what you say is ok :) > On 6 Sep 2016, at 18:08, Samuel Sieb wrote: > >> On 0

Re: Question about export display

2016-09-06 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 09/06/2016 03:52 AM, Todor Petkov wrote: thanks for the fast answer. The machine we are connecting and exporting the display, is a virtual machine, which is shared by several members of a team. They are travelling and sometimes the connection is not that fast, so I am looking for a way to decr

Re: Question about export display

2016-09-06 Thread Todor Petkov
On 9/5/2016 11:05 AM, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 09/05/2016 12:48 AM, Todor Petkov wrote: >> is there a way to run a graphical program via ssh/X forward with low >> quality, i.e. 16 bit mode/800x600 etc? Sometimes I need to run >> firefox/chrome from a remote server, and I would like, if possible, t

Re: Question about export display

2016-09-05 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 09/05/2016 02:06 AM, Michael D. Setzer II wrote: I generally use rc.local to start the vnc rather than the method using systemd. In rc.local I put the following line runuser -l usersid -c 'vncserver :port -geometry 1280x1024' One thing to be aware of in case you are also using a normal deskt

Re: Question about export display

2016-09-05 Thread Michael D. Setzer II
6 at 10:48, Todor Petkov wrote: To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org From: Todor Petkov Subject:Question about export display Date sent: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 10:48:38 +0300 Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users >

Re: Question about export display

2016-09-05 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 09/05/2016 12:48 AM, Todor Petkov wrote: is there a way to run a graphical program via ssh/X forward with low quality, i.e. 16 bit mode/800x600 etc? Sometimes I need to run firefox/chrome from a remote server, and I would like, if possible, to run them not like it's 1024x768 or higher. I searc

Question about export display

2016-09-05 Thread Todor Petkov
Hello, is there a way to run a graphical program via ssh/X forward with low quality, i.e. 16 bit mode/800x600 etc? Sometimes I need to run firefox/chrome from a remote server, and I would like, if possible, to run them not like it's 1024x768 or higher. I searched google, but nothing comes so far.