[phenixbb] GUI problems

[Nathaniel Echols]

On Jul 1, 2009, at 7:52 AM, Felix Frolow wrote:
> I have a problem which was communicated some time ago, but I do not  
> know
> if it was solved
> I ssh  -X (or -Y) from one Mac to another Mac and trying to activate
> any of phenix gui's I get:
>
> [xray5:phenix.app/Contents/Resources] felixfrolow% phenix2
> This program needs access to the screen.
> Please run with 'pythonw', not 'python', and only when you are logged
> in on the main display of your Mac.


This only works with programs written for X-windows - but the Mac  
versions of the Phenix GUIs use wxPython, which wraps native controls,  
specifically, the Carbon API, which unlike X11 doesn't support  
redirecting display over the network.  You need to use a program like  
Remote Desktop or VNC to run native Mac apps over the network.

In general, I haven't tested running the GUI over the network very  
heavily; I find it difficult to use this way (even on a very fast  
network like we have here), especially since 3D graphics are near- 
useless.  I would like for the GUI to be able to run processes  
remotely, but this is probably not going to happen before the next  
official release.

-Nat

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Nathaniel Echols
Lawrence Berkeley Lab
510-486-5136
NEchols at lbl.gov