Re: iSSH with xServe opens window on computer but not on iPad

[Michael Martin]

I've never has any issues using iSSH with X11 apps. I use nedit, xedit, xpdf, Gnuplot, octave and the like. They all appear back on my iPhone/iPad and work fine. However, I very rarely use python and I've never used matplotlib, so on that part I cannot comment.

I do know that QT4 can be built a number of ways. In macports (OS X), for example, there is an aqua version that uses the native OSX graphics and which will only run on the localhost. There is also an X11 based version, which, presumably, will run under X11 and behave as a proper X11 app that can be run remotely. I've never tested that version, so I am guessing here.


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[Thomas Servo]

I'll probably be flamed to hell for this, but QT anything has major
issues. Always has, most likely always will.

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 6:45 AM, Derek Thomas <dereka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am new to iSSH but have been using ssh with x forwarding for a long time
> on OSX and linux machines. I was runnign a simple test of a computer on my
> local network and found that opening xyes and xclock had no problem with
> opening on the iPad. What I would really like is to be able to use python to
> plot figures for me and use it as a python graphing engine. So, when I open
> python and attempt to plot with matplotlib, the plot immediately opens on
> the actual computer and not on the iPad. In fact, the entire x experience
> pretty much breaks at this point and I have to restart the computer before I
> can even get xclock to open. I trie restarting iSSH and such, but nothing
> worked.
>
> Has anyone else had this experience? For reference, I am using the QT4
> backend for matplotlib. There are other backends for matplotlib, but I
> haven't been able to test them. I would have thought this would work
> independent of the backend.
>
> I also have other problems with tunneling, but I will get to those questions
> after I can finally get x to work well.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help or advice!
>
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[Derek Thomas]

Thanks to both of you for the replies. I found out that you are quite right that QT as compiled for OSX is actually native and not x11. Also, I used the qt backend from a Linux box and it was pretty difficult to use on the ipad in the end, so I'll take this an opportunity to explore other back ends :)

So far I couldn't get the tk backend to fully render on the ipad, but this may be a lag issue. I'll report back when I find a better solution.

[Thomas Servo]

Its a good concept, just no one wanted to be on the line when it came
down to brass taxes. I personally think it looks great :--) but there
is a huge dysfunction when dealing with day to day usage. In my
opinion, no one owns it anymore.

- Ryan

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:02 AM, Derek Thomas <dereka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks to both of you for the replies. I found out that you are quite right that QT as compiled for OSX is actually native and not x11. Also, I used the qt backend from a Linux box and it was pretty difficult to use on the ipad in the end, so I'll take this an opportunity to explore other back ends :)
>
> So far I couldn't get the tk backend to fully render on the ipad, but this may be a lag issue. I'll report back when I find a better solution.
>

[Thomas Servo]

#kde come after me :-)