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can someone help me?

this will be a part of a virtual classroom. during discussion, the professor can load a powerpoint presentation and can be viewed synchronously on at least 2 computers.
 
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Originally posted by lady cruz:
can someone help me?

this will be a part of a virtual classroom. during discussion, the professor can load a powerpoint presentation and can be viewed synchronously on at least 2 computers.



Can You give a little bit more Detail ?
I understood:
- You have 2 computers connected by a network
- You have a M$ Power Point document
- You do know how to display that document with a JAVA program

you are looking for:
- You are looking for an implementation to extend the program above, that
it can run on more than one computer ?
 
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Hi,

Welcome to JavaRanch!

You'll want to use a screen-sharing program like the free VNC (www.tightvnc.com), or commercil versions like Timbuck Too or PC Anywhere. Then you can "broadcast" a presentation or any other document to as many computers as you want.

This has nothing to do with Java, let alone with Java threads. I'm going to move this question to our General Computing forum.
 
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
Hi,

Welcome to JavaRanch!

You'll want to use a screen-sharing program like the free VNC (www.tightvnc.com), or commercil versions like Timbuck Too or PC Anywhere. Then you can "broadcast" a presentation or any other document to as many computers as you want.

This has nothing to do with Java, let alone with Java threads. I'm going to move this question to our General Computing forum.




it's like this.. we made an application using java.. and included in that application is an option to load o powerpoint presentation for the class.. but it must be synchronized.. meaning, as the professor turns to the next slide, all the windows of the students will refresh ang turn to the next slide as well..
 
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Well, let's see. How does the Java program load the PowerPoint?
 
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By the way, "lady cruz" does not qualify as a valid display name according to our naming policy -- would you mind correcting it a bit?
Thanks.
 
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
Hi,

Welcome to JavaRanch!

You'll want to use a screen-sharing program like the free VNC (www.tightvnc.com), or commercil versions like Timbuck Too or PC Anywhere. Then you can "broadcast" a presentation or any other document to as many computers as you want.

This has nothing to do with Java, let alone with Java threads. I'm going to move this question to our General Computing forum.



i went to www.tightvnc.com and read the contents. what if the user don't want to control the desktop screen and just wants to view it. or is it necessary to have one computer controlling it and the others, just viewing?
 
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Originally posted by ledi:
what if the user don't want to control the desktop screen and just wants to view it. or is it necessary to have one computer controlling it and the others, just viewing?



Yes. The server can allow clients in "view-only mode."
 
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:


Yes. The server can allow clients in "view-only mode."



thanks. how can i be able to use it with my codes?
 
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You run the VNC server on one machine. It's kind of a "virtual display." On a UNIX machine, it's a separate display from the regular one, but I think on Windows it's simply a copy of what shows up on the screen of that machine. Anyway, then other machines run the VNC client and use it to view the display on the server; it shows up in a window on their machines. They see exactly what the server machine sees.

The server can run any programs it wants to on the virtual display.
 
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
You run the VNC server on one machine. It's kind of a "virtual display." On a UNIX machine, it's a separate display from the regular one, but I think on Windows it's simply a copy of what shows up on the screen of that machine. Anyway, then other machines run the VNC client and use it to view the display on the server; it shows up in a window on their machines. They see exactly what the server machine sees.

The server can run any programs it wants to on the virtual display.



so meaning ill also be able to run the VNC server using the application that im doing?
 
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Why not download VNC and try it out?
 
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
Why not download VNC and try it out?



i have tried vnc.. but my groupmate said that the software is only good for
allowing any remote computer to access one's desktop. this will be good for desktop synchronization not with our project.. do you have any other idea?
 
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If your goal is to show PowerPoint on one machine and have some number of other machines connect and watch the presentation, then VNC is perfectly suited. If your goal is something else, well, you haven't explained to us what it is you're trying to do.
 
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Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
If your goal is to show PowerPoint on one machine and have some number of other machines connect and watch the presentation, then VNC is perfectly suited. If your goal is something else, well, you haven't explained to us what it is you're trying to do.



ok.. i understand.. but the problem now is how do we connect vnc to our application..
 
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