# X-Windows editing?

**URL:** <https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/x-windows-editing/1496>\
**Category:** Organelle\
**Created:** [August 3, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/x-windows-editing/1496 "2017-08-03T12:29:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![AndyCap](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/andycap/32/1207_2.png) [@AndyCap](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/AndyCap)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/x-windows-editing/1496/1 "2017-08-03T12:29:45Z")

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Hi Guys,

I’m interested in the organelle and see that you can edit patches directly on the box if you connect a monitor etc.

Is there a way of editing it over X-Windows via network from another machine?

Thanks for any help

Andy

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**Author:** ![thetechnobear](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/thetechnobear/32/42_2.png) [@thetechnobear](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/thetechnobear)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/x-windows-editing/1496/2 "2017-08-03T12:33:49Z")

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yes, this is what I do… see my posts describing how to from a few days ago…

> [@Remote Patching (using X11)](http://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/remote-display-x11/1457):
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> Id like to occasionally edit patches directly on the Organelle, but I dont want the hassle of plugging in an HDMI display/keyboard etc. so I thought Id use X11 remote display (with macOS) , which Ive basically got to work, but have an issue , see end wink heres what Ive done: on organelle: remount-rw.sh edit /etc/sshd\_config , change AllowTcpForwarding yes X11Forwarding yes X11DisplayOffset 10 X11UseLocalhost yes on client (so macOS) install XQuartz (ok, I had it already, but I’ll try t…

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**Author:** ![AndyCap](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/andycap/32/1207_2.png) [@AndyCap](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/AndyCap)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/x-windows-editing/1496/3 "2017-08-03T14:17:07Z")

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Thanks for the quick reply, that’s great news.

Looks like I’m running out of excuses to get one now 🙂