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authorrunge <runge>2007-06-15 03:19:05 +0000
committerrunge <runge>2007-06-15 03:19:05 +0000
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x11vnc: fix build error if libssl is missing or --without-ssl supplied.
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@@ -95,16 +95,21 @@ The enhanced TightVNC viewer features are:
- ZRLE VNC encoding support (RealVNC's encoding)
+ - Cursor alphablending with x11vnc at 32bpp (-alpha option)
+
+ - Option "-unixpw ..." for use with "x11vnc -unixpw" login dialogs.
+
+ - Support for UltraVNC extensions: Single Window, Disable
+ Server-side Input, 1/n Server side scaling, Text Chat (shell
+ terminal UI). Both UltraVNC and x11vnc servers support these
+ extensions
+
- Extremely low color modes: 64 and 8 colors in 8bpp
(-use64/-bgr222, -use8/-bgr111)
- Medium color mode: 16bpp mode even for 32bpp Viewer display
(-16bpp/-bgr565)
- - Cursor alphablending with x11vnc at 32bpp (-alpha option)
-
- - Maintains its own BackingStore if the X server does not
-
- x11vnc's client-side caching -ncache method cropping option
(-ycrop n). This will "hide" the large pixel buffer cache
below the actual display. Set to actual height or use -1 for
@@ -113,6 +118,14 @@ The enhanced TightVNC viewer features are:
- Scrollbar width setting: -sbwidth n, the default is very thin,
2 pixels, for less distracting -ycrop usage.
+ - Improvements to the Popup menu, all of these can now be changed
+ dynamically via the menu: ViewOnly, Toggle Bell, CursorShape
+ updates, X11 Cursor, Cursor Alphablending, Toggle Tight/ZRLE,
+ Toggle JPEG, FullColor/16bpp/8bpp (256/64/8 colors), Greyscale
+ for low color modes.
+
+ - Maintains its own BackingStore if the X server does not
+
- The default for localhost:0 connections is not raw encoding
(local machine). Default assumes you are using SSH tunnel. Use
-rawlocal to revert.
@@ -123,17 +136,6 @@ The enhanced TightVNC viewer features are:
- Fix for Popup menu positioning for old window managers
(-popupfix option).
- - Improvements to the Popup menu, all of these can now be changed
- dynamically via the menu: ViewOnly, Toggle Bell, CursorShape
- updates, X11 Cursor, Cursor Alphablending, Toggle Tight/ZRLE,
- Toggle JPEG, FullColor/16bpp/8bpp (256/64/8 colors), Greyscale
- for low color modes.
-
- - Support for UltraVNC extensions: Single Window, Disable
- Server-side Input, 1/n Server side scaling, Text Chat (shell
- terminal UI). Both UltraVNC and x11vnc servers support these
- extensions
-
- Run vncviewer -help for all options.
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ Unix and Mac OS X:
Unpack the archive:
- % gzip -dc ssvnc-1.0.15.tar.gz | tar xvf -
+ % gzip -dc ssvnc-1.0.18.tar.gz | tar xvf -
Run the GUI:
@@ -171,18 +173,24 @@ Unix and Mac OS X:
On MacOSX you could also click on the SSVNC app in the Finder.
- The smaller file "ssvnc_no_windows-1.0.15.tar.gz"
+ The smaller file "ssvnc_no_windows-1.0.18.tar.gz"
could have been used as well.
On MacOSX there is also a SSVNC.app directory icon you can click on
in Finder to start the application.
+ On MacOSX if you don't like the Chicken of the VNC (e.g. no local
+ cursors, no screen size rescaling, and no password prompting), and you
+ have the XDarwin X server installed, you can set DISPLAY before starting
+ ssvnc (or type DISPLAY=... in Host:Disp and hit Return). Then our
+ enhanced TightVNC viewer will be used instead of COTVNC.
+
Windows:
Unzip, using WinZip or a similar utility, the zip file:
- ssvnc-1.0.15.zip
+ ssvnc-1.0.18.zip
Run the GUI, e.g.:
@@ -194,7 +202,7 @@ Windows:
select Open, and then OK to launch it.
- The smaller file "ssvnc_windows_only-1.0.15.zip"
+ The smaller file "ssvnc_windows_only-1.0.18.zip"
could have been used as well.
You can make a Windows shortcut to this program if you want to.