VNC fullscreen and back
I've been playing with VNC on an 8.1 box with KDE as the WM. I have a Windows box running the server and use vncviewer to see the Windows desktop. Works great, except for one point. The Windows machine uses the same size screen as the Linux machine, so I need fullscreen mode. This works, but when I then hit F8 to try to get back to the Linux screen, the keypress is ignored. That is, the vncviewer doesn't pop up the menu with the "turn off fullscreen option". The only way out is to disconnect all clients from the VNC Windows server. When I get back to Linux, I see in the terminal a bunch of ^[[19~ codes, meaning the F8 was being sent to the terminal, and wasn't being caught by the vncviewer. Anyone know what's going on? -- "...our desktop is falling behind stability-wise and feature wise to KDE ...when I went to Mexico in December to the facility where we launched gnome, they had all switched to KDE3." - Miguel de Icaza, March 2003
On Fri, 2003-04-18 at 08:13, Derek Fountain wrote:
I've been playing with VNC on an 8.1 box with KDE as the WM. I have a Windows box running the server and use vncviewer to see the Windows desktop. Works great, except for one point.
The Windows machine uses the same size screen as the Linux machine, so I need fullscreen mode. This works, but when I then hit F8 to try to get back to the Linux screen, the keypress is ignored. That is, the vncviewer doesn't pop up the menu with the "turn off fullscreen option". The only way out is to disconnect all clients from the VNC Windows server.
When I get back to Linux, I see in the terminal a bunch of ^[[19~ codes, meaning the F8 was being sent to the terminal, and wasn't being caught by the vncviewer.
Are other keyboard keys sent to the windows session as they should? I've seen it happen in certain fullscreen games, and it's usually because I've managed to hit alt-tab to change the input focus without sending the new window to front. Just a thought. And while I'm thinking, here's another thought: have you tried the KDE vnc client? The one called Remote Desktop connection in kde 3.1. It's a lot better then the standard vncviewer. Plus you get a nice "exit from fullscreen" button you can click, while all keypresses go to the remote session (including ctrl-alt-del :) Cheers Anders
Are other keyboard keys sent to the windows session as they should? I've seen it happen in certain fullscreen games, and it's usually because I've managed to hit alt-tab to change the input focus without sending the new window to front. Just a thought.
Actually, no, they're not. I've checked the VNC list archive and others have the same problem and have had since the middle of last year. I can't find a solution though.
And while I'm thinking, here's another thought: have you tried the KDE vnc client? The one called Remote Desktop connection in kde 3.1. It's a lot better then the standard vncviewer. Plus you get a nice "exit from fullscreen" button you can click, while all keypresses go to the remote session (including ctrl-alt-del :)
No. How do I start it? -- "...our desktop is falling behind stability-wise and feature wise to KDE ...when I went to Mexico in December to the facility where we launched gnome, they had all switched to KDE3." - Miguel de Icaza, March 2003
On Fri, 2003-04-18 at 08:35, Derek Fountain wrote:
Are other keyboard keys sent to the windows session as they should? I've seen it happen in certain fullscreen games, and it's usually because I've managed to hit alt-tab to change the input focus without sending the new window to front. Just a thought.
Actually, no, they're not. I've checked the VNC list archive and others have the same problem and have had since the middle of last year. I can't find a solution though.
Have you tried alt-tabbing, to see if you can get input focus back to vncviewer?
And while I'm thinking, here's another thought: have you tried the KDE vnc client? The one called Remote Desktop connection in kde 3.1. It's a lot better then the standard vncviewer. Plus you get a nice "exit from fullscreen" button you can click, while all keypresses go to the remote session (including ctrl-alt-del :)
No. How do I start it?
You should have in in the network menu in the kde K menu, assuming you installed all of SuSE's kde 3.1 packages. It's called "Remote Desktop Connection" in my menu. When you start it you get a dialog where you enter the address of the VNC server, and the type of connection between you (it's the only VNC connection I've managed to get running well over a regular modem. And it does run well, I've managed to work from home over a 28.8 modem with it) Try it, I think you'll like it.
Have you tried alt-tabbing, to see if you can get input focus back to vncviewer?
Yes, no help. The vncviewer is in fullscreen mode, and so doesn't appear in the KDE alt-tab application list.
You should have in in the network menu in the kde K menu, assuming you installed all of SuSE's kde 3.1 packages. It's called "Remote Desktop Connection" in my menu.
I don't have such a menu, but found the application: it's called, immaginatively, krdc. :o)
When you start it you get a dialog where you enter the address of the VNC server, and the type of connection between you (it's the only VNC connection I've managed to get running well over a regular modem. And it does run well, I've managed to work from home over a 28.8 modem with it)
Try it, I think you'll like it.
I did, and I do! It's a bit slower than vncviewer, but it works, and that gives it a big advantage! ;o) Thanks for the help. -- "...our desktop is falling behind stability-wise and feature wise to KDE ...when I went to Mexico in December to the facility where we launched gnome, they had all switched to KDE3." - Miguel de Icaza, March 2003
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Anders Johansson
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Derek Fountain