Basic HTML version of Foils prepared August 22 98

Foil 30 Changing the Master Status

From Pictorial View of Tango Features with tutorial SIGGRAPH 98 Orlando -- July 19-23 98. by Geoffrey C. Fox
The master status can be changed at the request of either master or slave
  • Highlight the session as usual and the
  • master is allowed to grant master or
  • any slave is allowed to become master
As in remote open, configuration tab, allows one to control unwanted transfer of master status
As an example, one could use this in education to allow student to control the spring applet and demonstrate that they understood basic ideas.

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