Floating Window.

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yield
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Joined: 16. Sep 2008, 17:17

Floating Window.

Post by yield »

I know this might sound like a dumb question, but how can I only use one application from a Virtual Machine and not see the entire OS ?

Is that something related to the ''Remote Display'' Option.

I don't find clear answer in the documentation.
euphoria
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Joined: 12. Sep 2008, 22:53

Post by euphoria »

The term is "Seamless Mode"

You should find details of how to do it in the User Manuals or through Google.
yield
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Post by yield »

Haaaaaa.... With the real term, I will find the right information's.

Thank you Verry much... :)
endolith
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Re: Floating Window.

Post by endolith »

Seamless mode still requires you to run the entire OS in the background, and has the same title bars and stuff overlayed on top of the current OS.

A better solution might be a headless virtual machine with an NX server running on it, and you can use NX to run a single command and get a floating window from it. Then you could have a shortcut that launches a specific app, keeps it in its own window, etc. Xming might work for this, too?

It doesn't include the right window decorations or anything, though.
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