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 asking such dumb ques

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.