Open an X11 query from Terminal.app
Feb 23, '04 09:24:00AM
Contributed by: Garex
Xquartz introduces X11 to MacOS X. If you don't have the fink distribution installed, there is a small and simple trick to open an X11 login screen from another X11 Server, such as xdm, gdm, kdm etc:
- open Terminal.app
- execute /usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz -query [hostname]
Xquartz will start as a single application displaying the login screen of the remote host. Login with your known username and password and have fun. The advantage of this method is that Xquartz renders the X11 display with your current display settings. Believe me, this is feeling great on a 17" PowerBook G4 or a Apple 23" Cinema Display! Some other advantages include OpenGL acceleration in the X11 session, and getting maximum Quartz resolution with full mouse support.
If you have more than one monitor attached, you can tell Xquartz to use them both by adding a simple +xinerama to the above command.
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