Have your "browser" be a script that opens an ssh to the IP listed in your $DISPLAY and spawns a web browser with the arguments the script received. On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 13:03, Alan wrote: > Just a quick question for anyone that can help me. Sometimes I run > gnome apps from my home box via remote X to work. These are generally > things that either aren't working from where I am currently or I don't > have here or whatever. Is it possible to have apps that these programs > spawn run locally instead of remotely? > > IE: If I am running straw from home and click on a link I have to wait > for my web browser to start up from home and run via remote X. What I'd > like to have happen is that the app say basically "hey, open a web > browser" and gnome to know to open one locally instead of remotely. > > I know that gnome is "aware" of where it is. If I run GAIM via remote X > from home I get the system tray notification in my panel here at work. > > Is this possible or even desired? Or would something like that disobey > the fundamental laws of remote X displays? :) > > Regards, > > alan
