[Ti] Message pop ups

[Jerry Krinock]

You folks are correct.  Neither method I suggested works on on a remote
login when another user is logged in and using the display.  I get these
error messages:

kCGErrorIllegalArgument : initCGDisplayState: cannot map display interlocks.
kCGErrorIllegalArgument : CGSNewConnection cannot get connection port
INIT_Processeses(), could not establish the default connection to the
WindowServer.Abort

The problem is apparently that the "display" is being used by your friend.
If you log in as your friend, using your friend's password, then either
method works.

Mac OS X is multi-user, but only one user can be using the display!

Oh, well...download the program suggested by Tom Warner.

Jerry

on 03/01/30 13:30, Jerry Krinock at dearjerry at mindspring.com wrote:

> I wonder why it doesn't work in a remote session, because it certainly works
> if you just open Terminal and run it on your local machine - I just tried
> it.
> 
> I don't have another Mac here now, but here's a more complicated method:
> 
> 1.  Use the Applescript Script Editor to compile the two "tell" commands
> into an application.  Name it "myPopup".
> 
> 2.  Copy myPopup to your friends Mac.
> 
> 3.  ssh into your friend's Mac and then "run" the popup by typing
> 
> open myPopup
> 
> 4.  Delete myPopupApplet from your friend's hard drive.  (You may have to
> wait until after the dialog has been dismissed).
> 
> Jerry
> 
> on 03/01/30 12:45, Loren Schooley at loren at flash.net wrote:
> 
>> On 1/30/03 2:34 PM, "Glenn L. Austin" <glenn at austin-home.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> on 1/30/2003 9:39 AM, Jerry Krinock at dearjerry at mindspring.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 03:30 PM, Loren Schooley wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does OSX have a pop up message program?
>>>>> 
>>>> I'm not sure if this will work, but try typing this into the Terminal after
>>>> you've logged into his machine:
>>>> 
>>>> /usr/bin/osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to activate' -e 'tell app "Finder"
>>>> to display dialog "This is John Ashcroft with a terrorism alert.  All
>>>> first-born children in your neighborhood have just been evacuated.  Any
>>>> further information has been classified." default button 1 with icon
>>>> caution
>>>> giving up after 60'
>>> 
>>> Nope, doesn't work.
>> 
>> Yeah, I tried it earlier using different osa commands, but I can't get
>> Finder to respond. Of course-no 'man finder' either. I can't figure out how
>> to exec the app named Finder. :-)
>