User`s manual

9. Desktop Server
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Apollo Rel. 1.9 User's Manual
9.1 Login
Users working with the servers and with the Layout Editor should have the required access rights for the central
layout database.
9.2 Launching the Desktop Server
Before you can utilize the individual client applications, the Desktop Server has to be launched. The default set-
ting launches and initializes the Desktop Server automatically when logging in on the control computer of the
Display Wall. The initialized server is represented by a green icon.
After the Desktop Server has been launched, it will first determine which windows are currently open. Title,
position, and size of each window are determined. This information is dynamically updated.
The window information is passed to the Control Room Bus and therefore at once available for the Apollo clients
(Layout Selector, Remote Desktop) .
The Layout Editor can be used regardless whether the Desktop Server is activated or not.
9.2.1 Starting the Desktop Server manually
The Desktop Server is either automatically started when logging in (default setting) or started using the shortcut
Start | Programs | Barco Apollo | Settings.
Close the Settings dialog with OK to start the Control Room Bus and the Desktop Server.
The icon of the Desktop Servers is initially displayed in red (taskbar).
The server is initialized after the splash screen disappears (after approx. 4 seconds). The initialized server is rep-
resented by a green icon..
9.2.1.1 Problems launching the Desktop Server
If the Remote Control Bus has not been started, the Desktop Server cannot be initialized and the following
error message is returned:
The red Desktop Servers icon is removed from the taskbar once you have acknowledged this error message.
Open the Settings program to manually start the Control Room Bus.
Close the Settings dialog with OK to start the Control Room Bus and the Desktop Server.