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From: rosen@cochlea.bu.edu (David B. Rosen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: internet address as DISPLAY host field on local machine
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Date: 6 Mar 90 03:02:52 GMT
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I have a question about the DISPLAY. If the display is local, so no
host field need be specified, is it less efficient if the host name or
internet address *is* specified? That is, does this force all i/o
through network protocols or something even though the display is
local? For example, is it *better* to use `:0.0' than `myws:0.0' as
the DISPLAY varible value for the local display on myws?

Another question: what is the difference between using `unix:0.0' and
simply `:0.0'. Is the latter faster?
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