Remote X menu only?

Is there an easy way to get the KDE or GNOME menu only from a remote
machine's
window manager to open in a local window? I don't want the whole
desktop/window
manager but I want an easier way to start programs than ssh'ing over and
typing in the
name for each one.

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Les Mikesell
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"James Knott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Les Mikesell wrote:
>
> > Is there an easy way to get the KDE or GNOME menu only from a remote
> > machine's
> > window manager to open in a local window? I don't want the whole
> > desktop/window
> > manager but I want an easier way to start programs than ssh'ing over and
> > typing in the
> > name for each one.
>
> You could create an icon for each app, that calls ssh, with a command to
be
> executed at the remote end.

I was hoping for some way to pick up the actual menu that would appear on
the remote machine so I didn't have to repeat the coding exercise every time
I install a different program on a different machine.

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Les Mikesell
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Les Mikesell wrote:

>
> "James Knott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:N67Va.71577$vz%.(E-Mail Removed) le.rogers.com...
>> Les Mikesell wrote:
>>
>> > Is there an easy way to get the KDE or GNOME menu only from a remote
>> > machine's
>> > window manager to open in a local window? I don't want the whole
>> > desktop/window
>> > manager but I want an easier way to start programs than ssh'ing over
>> > and typing in the
>> > name for each one.
>>
>> You could create an icon for each app, that calls ssh, with a command to
> be
>> executed at the remote end.
>
> I was hoping for some way to pick up the actual menu that would appear on
> the remote machine so I didn't have to repeat the coding exercise every
> time I install a different program on a different machine.

You might be able to lauch just the control panel.

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