On 08/08/13 00:41, Arthur Zey wrote: > Antoine: > > Please run in debug mode to get more info in the logs (and make > sure no passwords are in them), preferably using: > winswitch_applet --debug-mode > > > Unfortunately, I was unable to start in debug mode, as you suggested. > I managed to find the winswitch_applet binary, but I got an error when > executing: > (snip) > I'm afraid I'm not very good at figuring out what/how command line > stuff works in Mac OS. Yes, OSX can make even the simplest things difficult to find. We have to use a wrapper script in Contents/MacOS, this is the one you want. (assuming it doesn't strip command line arguments - I haven't checked) > > However, I did edit the ~/.winswitch/client/client.conf file, and I > set "debug_mode=True" (changing it from "debug_mode=False"), and > somehow, that made the menu bar appear when I gave the dock icon focus. I do not understand why debugging would have that sort of impact. It must be something else. > I switched it back to "False", and the menu still works! (It's a > little annoying to have to deal with a dock icon instead of something > in my "system tray", but I'll live.) I managed to move a "Calculator" > window from my Ubuntu computer at home to my Mac OS laptop at work, so > it looks like I'm in business. Now I just have to install Pidgin, > blah, blah, blah, on the Ubuntu computer at home, and get used to the > workflow of connecting to that from my various computers. > > Thanks for your help, even if it ended up helping me only accidentally! Cheers Antoine > > Best Regards, > > Arthur Zey > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > 213-915-6442 > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 3:20 AM, Antoine Martin <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 07/08/13 12:45, Arthur Zey wrote: >> >> *The* menu, since there is only one on OSX, that big thing >> that always sits at the top left of your screen! >> >> >> I thought that might be what you meant, but there's nothing there. > Ah :( > >> >> on OSX and Linux: >> .winswitch/ >> >> >> A gzipped copy of that directory, which includes a few log files, >> is available >> here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wog3aqyn2epn5z1/winswitch.tar.gz > Please run in debug mode to get more info in the logs (and make > sure no passwords are in them), preferably using: > winswitch_applet --debug-mode > or by setting debug=on in the applet config file. >> >> I noticed a few references to a VirtualBox virtual machine that I >> have installed (although I never told Windows-Switch about it, >> nor was the VM running at any point during or after the >> installation). I wonder if that could be causing some trouble. >> Could connected VNC sessions be messing with the installation? I >> also saw a reference to that. > The built-in server detected your virtualbox sessions and will > expose them to *clients* connected to this machine as a *server*. > This should not interfere with anything, but just in case you can > disable it in the config file: > server/protocols/virtualbox.conf > or by running with: > --without-virtualbox > >> >> Let me know where the right place would be to file a ticket if >> neither you nor anybody else on this thread can help with the >> log/config files. > http://winswitch.org/trac/ > > Cheers > Antoine > >> >> Thank you yet again! >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Arthur Zey >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> 213-915-6442 <tel:213-915-6442> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Antoine Martin >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> On 07/08/13 12:13, Arthur Zey wrote: >>> Antoine, thank you for your fast response! >>> >>> You should install the mDNS bits, without those you will >>> have to connect to your server by IP address which is >>> tedious (and often changes between restarts). >>> With mdns correctly installed, your client will see your >>> server appear on the network and connect to it >>> automatically. >>> >>> >>> I'm not worried about that--I have a dynamic DNS updater on >>> my router, a static local IP address, and appropriate port >>> forwarding (already configured for SSH on an alternative port). >>> >>> Do you see anything in the global application menu? >>> There should be options there for connecting to servers >>> and starting apps. >>> >>> >>> Forgive me, but what is the "global application menu"? I >>> have not come across that yet. (The dock icon has no >>> application-specific options, left- or right-clicking.) >> *The* menu, since there is only one on OSX, that big thing >> that always sits at the top left of your screen! >> >>> >>> You may want to file a ticket and add your log files. >>> >>> >>> What's the best way to do that. Where are the log files, and >>> how can I access them? >> on OSX and Linux: >> .winswitch/ >> >> Antoine >> >> >>> >>> Thanks again for however you can help. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Arthur Zey >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> 213-915-6442 <tel:213-915-6442> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Antoine Martin >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> On 07/08/13 06:00, Arthur Zey wrote: >>> >>> Please forgive the elementary nature of this >>> question, but most of my >>> previous experience has been in Windows, and only >>> about a year ago have I >>> started really getting into Linux (Ubuntu), and only >>> just within the last >>> few weeks have I consistently started using a Mac as >>> my primary computer. >>> >>> I've installed Windows-Switch on my Ubuntu 13.04 >>> machine according to the >>> instructions here: >>> >>> https://winswitch.org/downloads/debian-repository.html?dist_select=raring >>> >>> I followed up by running "sudo apt-get install xpra >>> python-wimpiggy" (since >>> "sudo apt-get upgrade" indicated that those packages >>> could be upgraded, but >>> it wouldn't do it automatically) before launching >>> Windows-Switch from the >>> application launcher (which I assume I won't have to >>> do in the future, >>> since it'll launch automatically on startup, right?), >>> >>> It should, though desktop environment changes can break >>> things. >>> (and Ubuntu in particular) >>> >>> and it went through >>> the initial run process. I got a few error messages >>> (something about having >>> to do SSH tunneling and something about what I think >>> was related to >>> automatic discovery of clients), but I'm not worried >>> about that quite yet. >>> >>> You should install the mDNS bits, without those you will >>> have to connect to your server by IP address which is >>> tedious (and often changes between restarts). >>> With mdns correctly installed, your client will see your >>> server appear on the network and connect to it >>> automatically. >>> >>> (Eventually, the program I expect to be using >>> through this is Pidgin, but I >>> don't have that up and running on this computer >>> yet.) The point is that, >>> unlike what I'll describe below on the Mac, the >>> Ubuntu machine properly >>> places a Windows-Switch icon in the Ubuntu >>> equivalent of a system tray, as >>> pictured here: >>> https://winswitch.org/documentation/start.html >>> >>> The problem I'm having is on my primary laptop >>> (which I ultimately want to >>> display the Pidgin process). I followed the >>> instructions for Intel-based >>> Macs here: http://winswitch.org/downloads/ >>> >>> (My computer is a MacBook Pro Retina, running 10.8.4 >>> on a 2.4 GHz Intel >>> Core i7--is there any other information that would >>> be diagnostically >>> relevant?) >>> >>> That should be enough. >>> >>> During the installation, I dragged the icon into the >>> Applications folder, >>> then launched it. After clicking "Open" on the >>> obligatory >>> are-you-sure-because-this-was-downloaded-from-the-interwebs! >>> message, it >>> put an icon on my dock and briefly displayed a >>> notification saying that it >>> was setting some stuff up for first use (like it did >>> on the Ubuntu >>> machine). However, it does not create an icon in my >>> "system tray", as I >>> expected (and as is pictured here: >>> https://winswitch.org/documentation/start.html ). >>> >>> Those screenshots are out of date for OSX, newer >>> versions use the global menu to interact with the >>> application instead of a tray icon. >>> >>> Instead, the dock icon >>> remains with a little light underneath it indicating >>> that it's currently >>> running. Clicking on the dock icon for Window-Switch >>> does nothing, nor does >>> it have any windows associated with it. >>> >>> Do you see anything in the global application menu? >>> There should be options there for connecting to servers >>> and starting apps. >>> >>> Quitting and restarting the process >>> makes no difference; neither does uninstalling and >>> reinstalling it (which, >>> on a Mac, I understand is accomplished merely by >>> sending the item to Trash >>> from the Applications folder, then re-copying it >>> from the downloaded image). >>> >>> Correct. >>> >>> >>> Could anyone shed some light and help me figure this >>> out, please? >>> >>> I haven't tested on OSX for a while. >>> You may want to file a ticket and add your log files. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Antoine >>> >>> >>> Thank you so very much in advance! >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Arthur Zey >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> 213-915-6442 <tel:213-915-6442> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> shifter-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> shifter-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users >>> >>> >> >> > >
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