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From: archer@elysium.sgi.com (Archer Sully)
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Subject: Re: Using the monitor as a frame buffer without news.
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Date: 13 Jul 90 16:54:35 GMT
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In article <1990Jul13.145612.10104@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jsivier@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jonathon Sivier ) writes:

>of whether you use gbegin() or winopen();

>    Is there a way to start NeWS from a remote terminal, with the output to
>be displayed on the main console?  What program(s) get run when you login to
>start NeWS?  Can these be run by hand from a remote terminal?  What system
>script files are executed whene you log in?  Is the NeWS startup program called
>from one of those?  Is any of this documented and if so where?

This is pretty easy, although I don't know if its documented.  All you
have to do is run /etc/gl/restartgl.  This is the program that login
runs to start up 4Sight when you login.  After running restartgl you
need to wait a few seconds for 4sight to initialize (and no, there is
no good way to determine exactly how long this is).  Then you can
run any graphics program you wish.  Of course, interaction will be
severly limited.

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