multiple X-servers active within a single session

[dick at kniep.nl]

Hi list,

To clarify my question:

1. We built a system in Python / wxPython.
2. The system uses OpenOffice using the Python Uno bridge. Works nicely
3. We use server centric computing using GoGlobal (comparable to Citrix).
4. We have many users connected to the server using our application connecting 
to OpenOffice via a unique portnr per OpenOffice.
5. OpenOffice is also used to generate PDF's. Preferably headless. Currently 
NOT headless.
6. I would like to use xvfb when a user wants to generate a pdf. But I don't 
know how to start openoffice using xvfb instead of the "regular" xserver.

On Monday 23 May 2005 08:47, dick at kniep.nl wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> Probably this can be found in some of the documentation, but I couldn't
> find it, so here it goes,
>
> I am a developer that uses OpenOffice in a product. Using GoGlobal of
> Graphon to display the results on screen, many users use the system, and
> have their own session with OpenOffice. Now a possibility exists within
> OpenOffice to run headless. This is useful if you want to generate a pdf
> (or other processing independent from the screen). Currently all users get
> the screen, and so when a PDF is generated, the screen flashes. What I want
> is that I can decide during the run which X-server is used WITHIN ONE
> session. Because that way I could avoid the flickering of the screen (and
> the associated overhead!) when OpenOffice is loaded and produces a PDF.
>
> Thank you all for the nice work you are doing!
>
> Cheers,
> D. Kniep
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