Re: [gentoo-user] X-forwarding questions

[Grant]

>> I just enabled X-forwarding and I've got a few questions for you guys.
>>
>> Should I have any security concerns about doing this?
>
> Not more than usual. I assume your online computers have been secured
> (to a reasonable degree)... Of course if anyone has access to your
> remote machine (that you run X apps on) they could theoretically
> "listen" in on your X session (man xauth for details).

Alright, I won't leave remote gimp open all day then.

>> It looks like gimp comes through with an older/blockier version of gtk
>> or something.  Any way to fix that?
>
> Well, gimp is using local resources on the machine you run it on. So
> it's using whatever version of gtk that is installed on your remote
> machine. Is it the fonts that are "blocky"? If so it may be an DPI issue ...

That's the weird part.  Local gimp and remote gimp side-by-side on the
same screen look different.  For example, the edges of the buttons and
widgets in local gimp are rounded but they aren't in remote gimp.  Not
a big deal though.

>> I'm starting X-forwarding like 'ssh -XC 192.168.100.1 gimp' and when I
>> close gimp it looks like the terminal is still running the process.
>> Is it supposed to come back to the prompt?
>
> Hm... yes, if you are starting gimp that way it may be that ssh doesn't
> recognise that gimp is closed so it maintains the connection. Have you
> tried to log in with ssh -X and run it from there instead?

When I ssh -X, start gimp, close gimp, and close the ssh session, the
terminal prompt disappears and only the cursor is visible in the
terminal.  I have to ctrl+c to bring the prompt back.  This doesn't
happen with ssh -X unless I open gimp during the session.

> Btw, the -C option is unnecessary unless you are using a very slow connection.

Using -C, gimp is about 10x more responsive than if I don't.  I was
surprised too.  My laptop and the "remote" system are 15 feet away
from each other on the same wireless network, with the router in
between.

- Grant