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remotetips [2020/03/20 12:13]
nelson [Tips on Working Remotely]
remotetips [2020/03/24 17:34] (current)
nelson [LabConnect]
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 ====LabConnect==== ====LabConnect====
-  * None so far+  * Do NOT work on the C: drive - if you get disconnected you will never get back to that specific machine to find your files. ​ :-/
  
 ====Citrix==== ====Citrix====
-  * Running in Chrome is easy to set up, but the graphics (at least on my machine) were //​interesting//​.+  * Running in Chrome is easy to set up, but the graphics (at least on my machine) were a bit, shall we say, //​interesting//​.
     * The resolution was sometimes fuzzy (Citrix sends rapid screenshots to your local machine - that is how the GUI works). ​ By dragging the right window edge left and letting it recalibrate and then dragging it right again and letting it recalibrate the fuzziness could be eliminated.     * The resolution was sometimes fuzzy (Citrix sends rapid screenshots to your local machine - that is how the GUI works). ​ By dragging the right window edge left and letting it recalibrate and then dragging it right again and letting it recalibrate the fuzziness could be eliminated.
     * Some things fall off the bottom of the screen and are hidden     * Some things fall off the bottom of the screen and are hidden
-      * The typical way to run a .tcl file is to right-click it and select "​Run"​ from the bottom of the popup window. ​ On some machines that popup window goes off the edge of the screen. ​ The alternative is to "​source"​ the file.  That is, you can execute it as command in the Tcl Console. ​ The Tcl Console understands many shell commands such as:+      * For example, the typical way to run a .tcl file is to right-click it and select "​Run"​ from the bottom of the popup window. ​ On some machines that popup window goes off the edge of the screen. ​ The alternative is to "​source"​ the file.  That is, you can execute it as command in the Tcl Console. ​ The Tcl Console understands many shell commands such as:
         * pwd - what directory am I in?         * pwd - what directory am I in?
         * cd - go to a different directory         * cd - go to a different directory
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           * Example: //cd ..//  (go up one directory level)           * Example: //cd ..//  (go up one directory level)
         * dir - show the files in the current directory         * dir - show the files in the current directory
-      * Using these you can navigate to your project directory and then you can execute: //source mytclfile.tcl//​ (or whatever you named it)+      * Using these you can navigate to your project directory and then you can execute: //source mytclfile.tcl//​ (or whatever you named it)
 +      * And don't forget all the other things you can do from the Tcl Console rather than mouse-ing around to find things. ​ Remember, anything you do with the mouse can be done in the console (look in the console window above the prompt to see what the various mouse clicks actually do).
       * Finally, when working with the Tcl Console don't forget that Up-Arrow on the keyboard will let you cycle back through previous commands, making it easy to repeatedly do something like: //run 1000ns//.       * Finally, when working with the Tcl Console don't forget that Up-Arrow on the keyboard will let you cycle back through previous commands, making it easy to repeatedly do something like: //run 1000ns//.
   * Does installing the Citrix Desktop App might solve the above problems? ​ Let us know and we will inform the others.   * Does installing the Citrix Desktop App might solve the above problems? ​ Let us know and we will inform the others.