[LAU] qjackctl gets confused when used through ssh -X

[Rui Nuno Capela]

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:18:09 +0100, Jörn Nettingsmeier
<nettings at folkwang-hochschule.de> wrote:
> hi rui, hi *!
> 
> 
> two hosts connected via netjack. local host uses qjackctl.
> now ssh -X into remote host, start qjackctl and hope for a forwarded
> window. no luck. all that happens is that the *local* qjackctl window
> pops up.
> 
> this doesn't happen with other gui apps. i use several xosviews on
> several hosts frequently without problems.
> 
> any guesses as to what might be going on?
> 

there can only one qjackctl instance running against one X11 server.

there's a workaround however:

on the remote host/ssh session, set JACK_DEFAULT_SERVER environment
variable with some unique value, other than "default" that is.

cheers
-- 
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc at rncbc.org