Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-23 Thread Jiri Baum
Hello, ... > }-> > or can I bring up the process in an Xterm or something similar? > }-> No. Except, hmm, I don't know how you would do that. You might be > }-> able to take the /dev/ttyXX from the vt and put it in an xterm. ... > - this procedure can be done with "screen" i think, with it it_s po

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-22 Thread Peter Bartosch
Hi! }-> Hello Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, }-> }-> > Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've [..] }-> > dselect session, etc? }-> Yes. }-> > And if I can, once I'm in X, how do I then get back to where I can see how [..] }-> > original vterm, }-> Yes and yes. }

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Michael Stenner
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Kent West wrote: >This will probably be one of those questions that EVERYBODY knows the >answer to, so "why are you asking such dumb questions, Kent?" However, >being entrenched in the Windows world where you didn't do such things, I >wanted to ask before I hosed something.

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Helge Hafting
> :Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've > :got something else going on in the first vterm, such as a download or a > :dselect session, etc? > > I'm sure you've already gotten a million positive responses :) However, in > my experience, it's not a good idea to s

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 10 Nov 1998q, D'jinnie wrote: > :Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've > :got something else going on in the first vterm, such as a download or a > :dselect session, etc? > > I'm sure you've already gotten a million positive responses :) However, in > my exper

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Helge Hafting
> I tried putting a running program (lynx) in the background by pressing ^Z, > and then started X Windows and thought maybe I could foreground the app in > an Xterm, but I guess either I don't know what I'm doing or it just You can't foreground it in some *other* VT/xterm as far as I know. You c

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Jiri Baum
Hello Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've > got something else going on in the first vterm, such as a download or a > dselect session, etc? Yes. > And if I can, once I'm in X, how do I then get back to where I can see how > th

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread M.C. Vernon
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Kent West wrote: > On 10 Nov 1998, Gary L. Hennigan wrote: > > > Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > | Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've > > | got something else going on in the first vterm, such as a download or a > > | dselec

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread M.C. Vernon
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Kent West wrote: > Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've > got something else going on in the first vterm, such as a download or a > dselect session, etc? Yes. > And if I can, once I'm in X, how do I then get back to where I can see how >

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread D'jinnie
:Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've :got something else going on in the first vterm, such as a download or a :dselect session, etc? I'm sure you've already gotten a million positive responses :) However, in my experience, it's not a good idea to switch to cons

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Jim Foltz
On Tue, Nov 10, 1998 at 08:39:07PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > I tried putting a running program (lynx) in the background by pressing ^Z, > and then started X Windows and thought maybe I could foreground the app in > an Xterm, but I guess either I don't know what I'm doing or it just > doesn't work.

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread wtopa
Subject: Can I start X while other stuff going on? Date: Tue, Nov 10, 1998 at 07:44:16PM -0600 In reply to:Kent West Quoting Kent West([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > This will probably be one of those questions that EVERYBODY knows the > answer to, so "why are you as

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Kent West
On 10 Nov 1998, Gary L. Hennigan wrote: > Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > | Can I switch to another virtual terminal and start X Windows while I've > | got something else going on in the first vterm, such as a download or a > | dselect session, etc? > > Absolutely. You can switch to V

RE: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Ted Harding
On 11-Nov-98 Kent West wrote: > This will probably be one of those questions that EVERYBODY knows the > answer to, so "why are you asking such dumb questions, Kent?" However, > being entrenched in the Windows world where you didn't do such things, > I wanted to ask before I hosed something. That's

Re: Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Gary L. Hennigan
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | This will probably be one of those questions that EVERYBODY knows the | answer to, so "why are you asking such dumb questions, Kent?" However, | being entrenched in the Windows world where you didn't do such things, I | wanted to ask before I hosed something.

Can I start X while other stuff going on?

1998-11-11 Thread Kent West
This will probably be one of those questions that EVERYBODY knows the answer to, so "why are you asking such dumb questions, Kent?" However, being entrenched in the Windows world where you didn't do such things, I wanted to ask before I hosed something. Can I switch to another virtual terminal and