[K12OSN] Broadcast message

[Jim Hays]

Here is an article on scripting with xmessage.  I will try to dive into 
this when I get some time.


David Trask wrote:

>Ok...I've never played with xmessage until now....I just tried it, but  
>xmessage -Hi There!  only shows up on my onw desktop.....how do I
>broadcast to all or at least to a chosen user?
>
>"Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com> on
>Friday, October 29, 2004 at 10:32 AM +0000 wrote:
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>>This can be done using xmessage. Since it is part of XFree86, we don't 
>>have to worry about which window manager is being used.
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>>One thing I'm not sure about are permission settings with xauth. It also 
>>need to have the DISPLAY environmental variable temporarily set to the 
>>display you wish the message to pop up on.
>>
>>Luis
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>>David Trask wrote:
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>>>Ok....I think it's time we find a way to do this and incorporate it as a
>>>feature in something like TeacherTool.  It has been brought up way too
>>>many times.  This is a feature in Windows Terminal Server 2003 and should
>>>be in K12ltsp as well if we can figure it out.  Any ideas?
>>>      
>>>
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>David N. Trask
>Technology Teacher/Coordinator
>Vassalboro Community School
>dtrask at vcs.u52.k12.me.us
>(207)923-3100
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