On Vi, 09 apr 21, 14:06:10, Richmond wrote:
> Dan Ritter wrote:
> > Richmond wrote:
> >> Is it possible to use a local computer (L) to: ssh -Y to a remote
> >> computer (R), run a web browser on R which will then display on
> >> L, choose what to watch on Netflix, and then having started it, move the
> >> displayed browser window back to the X window on R, and then move
> >> it across to the television attached to the VGA port on R?
> > Probably not, and the issue is Netflix. The Netflix DRM talks
> > directly to the hardware.
> >
> > My guess is that you would bring over a browser window with a
> > big black window in it.
> >
> > You could try this with VNC; I think it would have the same
> > problem, but I don't know for certain.
> >
> > What is the actual underlying problem you're trying to solve?
> >
> > -dsr-
> >
> I realised afterwards that a better explanation of what I am doing would
> be something like remote desktop assistance, but I am so used to remote
> X displays that I was trying to think in those terms.
>
> I have a pc next to the television which I use for watching netflix, but
> it is in an awkward position to use, I want to use a different PC the
> other side of the room to control it. A remote mouse and keyboard is
> probably a better way to describe it. X11vnc does it.
If the remote computer's display device is reasonably legible[1] you
probably want 'barrier'.
apt show barrier
[1] in case the display is something like a TV you might want to force a
wrong display size to tweak the DPI. Some TVs do that anyway via the
EDID, check Xorg's log.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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