Session and floor control operations
Launch application How do I launch an application on my workstation?
There are two ways: (1) you can start applications by clicking an icon in the "QuickStart" bar; (2) you can use "Applications" menu. To use "Applications" menu
- Select the label of an applications folder
- Click on the icon of the application you want to start.
Depending on the setup of the session startup option available from the "Tools/Option" menu, the system will react in one of two ways:
- If you selected "Always new session", a new application session will be started
- If you deselected "Always new session", and if there is already an application sessions of the same type in the system, you will be offered a choice of either starting a new session or joining (one of) the existing sessions.
Join session How do I join an existing application session?
- Select a session from the sessions list.
- Right-click for the drop-down menu or use the "Sessions" menu to select "Join" operation
Remote open How do I launch an application on another user's machine?
- Select a session from the session list
- Right-click for the drop-down menu or use the "Sessions" menu to select "Remote open" operation
- Select a user from the list that appears on your screen.
- Click the "OK" button.
Note: If there are only two users in the T ANGO system at the moment, actions 3 and 4 will be taken automatically.
Leave the session How do I leave the session?
- Select a session from the sessions list.
- Right-click for the drop-down menu or use the "Sessions" menu to select "Leave" operation
Notes: 1. If you have initiated the session for the application you are leaving, the entire session will be removed (for all users). If you have become temporary master of the session but are not the original application initiator, master status will be transfered to the last application owner, and only your instance of the application will be closed. 2. T ANGO Interactive applications do not have EXIT buttons. You should terminate them from the SM using "Leave" operation. You may force the applications to close by appropraite window manager buttons, and in most cases the SM will catch it, but this is not a recommended method.
Remote close How do I terminate an application remotely (expell a user from my session)?
- Select a session from the sessions list.
- Right-click for the drop-down menu or use the "Sessions" menu to select "Remote close" operation
- Select a user from the frame that appears on the screen.
- Click the "OK" button.
Notes: 1. You can carry out this operation only if you are the application owner - that means you were the one to start the session. 2. If there are only two users in the session at the moment, actions 3 and 4 will be taken automatically.
Grant master How do I grant master status to another user?
- Select a session from the sessions list.
- Right-click for the drop-down menu or use the "Sessions" menu to select "Grant master" operation
- Select a user from the list that appears on your screen.
- Click the "OK" button.
In T ANGO Interactive, floor control is applied on a "per application" basis, i.e., you may be the master of one session and a slave in another.
Note: If there are only two users in the session at the moment, actions 3 and 4 will be taken automatically.
Become master How do I become the master of a session?
- Select a session from the sessions list.
- Right-click for the drop-down menu or use the "Sessions" menu to select "Become master" operation.
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