[Bug 72192] Re: No graphics ("Show graphics" grayed out or nothing happens)

[dAniel hAhler]

** Summary changed:

- No graphics in 5.4.11
+ No graphics ("Show graphics" grayed out or nothing happens)

** Description changed:

- I don't know if to call this a bug or not--the current boinc-manager's
- Tasks window has the "Show graphics" tab grayed  out--I have gone to the
- Debian Wiki & done what is shown to "make" graphics work (xhost +local:)
- & this will not work. Is it possible that the "current" version was
- compiled without the  --show_graphics flag?
+ The "show graphics" button is grayed out for most projects, because there are no graphics available.
+ The button is only active, if the task provides a graphic _and_ is active.
+ 
+ Additionally, you need to call "xhost +si:localuser:boinc" to allow the
+ local boinc user accessing your DISPLAY.
+ 
+ If those conditions are met, graphics get displayed. That's the case
+ e.g. for the "FightAIDS at Home 5.42" application in the "World Community
+ Grid" project.
+ 
+ It's not easily possible to provide feedback about failure of glutInit
+ to the user (see comment below).
+ 
+ For BOINC 6, it's planned to revamp the whole subsystem to display
+ graphics, so there's hope that the user experience gets improved (I've
+ read about it at
+ http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=2353).

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No graphics ("Show graphics" grayed out or nothing happens)
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