Re: Denoting Remote Machines (Re: Custom Icons for GNOME Terminal Profiles)

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

> You can. I want to do this for all applications. Not just GNOME
> terminal. So if an application is running on a machine that isn't your
> local Xserver (or the machine metacity is running on perhaps) it will
> tell you the hostname of the Xclient.
>
> eg, if I ran the command.
>
> ssh charlie17 "DISPLAY=tc35:0 mgiva"
>
> A window would appear on my workstation which was titled "MGiva (on
> charlie17)", or something to that effect.
>
> Does this clear it up?

Yes.

Though wouldn't it be less complicated to use a nested XSession if you
want to keep a clear seperation of these remote applications from your
local applications?

- Alan