[linux-help] Re: Advanced X-Windows Question

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 08:53:42PM -0500, Jeremy Johnstone wrote:
> Well it may not be an advanced question, but I tend to think it is.

Yes, it is :-)

> I have a program which is running on a remote machine. It is an X based
> application. What I want to be able to do is switch the application from
> displaying on the monitor of the remote machine to my local machine
> without shutting down the application or restarting it. Of course I have
> full SSH access to the remote machine, but I have no clue how to do
> something like this. Any suggestions, comments, or places to look more
> would be appreciated.

This is not part of the standard X protocol; however, certain apps can do
this.  Specifically, look for GTK apps or apps that use libdisplaymigration. 
You can then install the teleport app, which issues the actual migration
request.  I am unsure if all GTK apps support this, or just a subset, as I
haven't tried it myself.

-- John
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