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diff --git a/x11vnc/misc/enhanced_tightvnc_viewer/README b/x11vnc/misc/enhanced_tightvnc_viewer/README index 67a9160..176877b 100644 --- a/x11vnc/misc/enhanced_tightvnc_viewer/README +++ b/x11vnc/misc/enhanced_tightvnc_viewer/README @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ The enhanced TightVNC viewer features are: ssh's builtin SOCKS proxy, -D) for servers like x11vnc that print out PORT= at startup. + - Unix Username and Password entry for use with "x11vnc -unixpw" + type login dialogs. + + - Simplified mode launched by command "sshvnc" that is SSH Only. + + - Simplified mode launched by command "tsvnc" that provides a VNC + "Terminal Services" mode (uses x11vnc on the remote side). + (the following features only apply to the bundled Unix tightvnc viewer) @@ -104,6 +112,10 @@ The enhanced TightVNC viewer features are: terminal UI). Both UltraVNC and x11vnc servers support these extensions + - UltraVNC File Transfer via an auxiliary Java helper program + (java must be in $PATH). Note that x11vnc supports UltraVNC + file transfer. + - Extremely low color modes: 64 and 8 colors in 8bpp (-use64/-bgr222, -use8/-bgr111) @@ -163,7 +175,7 @@ Unix and Mac OS X: Unpack the archive: - % gzip -dc ssvnc-1.0.18.tar.gz | tar xvf - + % gzip -dc ssvnc-1.0.19.tar.gz | tar xvf - Run the GUI: @@ -171,13 +183,10 @@ Unix and Mac OS X: % ./ssvnc/MacOSX/ssvnc (for Mac OS X) - On MacOSX you could also click on the SSVNC app in the Finder. - - The smaller file "ssvnc_no_windows-1.0.18.tar.gz" + The smaller file "ssvnc_no_windows-1.0.19.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 you could also click on the SSVNC app icon in the Finder. 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 @@ -186,11 +195,42 @@ Unix and Mac OS X: enhanced TightVNC viewer will be used instead of COTVNC. + If you want a SSH-only tool (without the distractions of SSL) run + the command: + + sshvnc + + instead of "ssvnc". Or click "SSH-Only Mode" under Options. + Control-h will toggle between the two modes. + + + If you want a simple VNC Terminal Services only mode (requires x11vnc + on the remote server) run the command: + + tsvnc + + instead of "ssvnc". Or click "Terminal Services" under Options. + Control-t will toggle between the two modes. + + "tsvnc profile-name" and "tsvnc user@hostname" work too. + + +Unix/MacOSX Install: + + There is no standard install, but you can make symlinks like so: + + cd /a/directory/in/PATH + ln -s /path/to/ssvnc/bin/{s,t}* . + + Or put /path/to/ssvnc/bin, /path/to/ssvnc/Unix, or /path/to/ssvnc/MacOSX + in your PATH. + + Windows: Unzip, using WinZip or a similar utility, the zip file: - ssvnc-1.0.18.zip + ssvnc-1.0.19.zip Run the GUI, e.g.: @@ -202,14 +242,32 @@ Windows: select Open, and then OK to launch it. - The smaller file "ssvnc_windows_only-1.0.18.zip" + The smaller file "ssvnc_windows_only-1.0.19.zip" could have been used as well. You can make a Windows shortcut to this program if you want to. See the Windows/README.txt for more info. - + + If you want a SSH-only tool (without the distractions of SSL) run + the command: + + sshvnc.bat + + Or click "SSH-Only Mode" under Options. + + + If you want a simple VNC Terminal Services only mode (requires x11vnc + on the remote server) run the command: + + tsvnc.bat + + Or click "Terminal Services" under Options. Control-t will toggle + between the two modes. "tsvnc profile-name" and "tsvnc user@hostname" + work too. + + Important Note for Windows Vista: One user reports that on Windows Vista if you move or extract the "ssvnc" folder down to the "Program Files" @@ -228,6 +286,21 @@ cd \ssvnc\Windows ssvnc.exe +SSH-ONLY Mode: +-------------- + +If you don't care for SSL and the distractions it provides in the GUI, +run "sshvnc" (unix/macosx) or "sshvnc.bat" (windows) to run an SSH only +version of the GUI. + +Terminal Services Mode +---------------------- + +There is an even simpler mode that uses x11vnc on the remote side for the +session finding and management. Run "tsvnc" (unix/macosx) or "tsvnc.bat" +(windows) to run the Terminal Services version of the GUI. + + Bundle Info: ------------ @@ -338,6 +411,10 @@ you can run this instead: ./bin/ssvnc this is the same GUI that is run on Windows (the ssvnc.exe). +There are also: + + ./bin/sshvnc (SSH-Only) + ./bin/tsvnc (Terminal Services Mode) For convenience, you can make symlinks from a directory in your PATH to any of the 3 programs above you wish to run. That is all you usually @@ -348,13 +425,17 @@ assuming $HOME/bin is in your $PATH: ln -s /path/to/ssvnc/bin/{s,t}* . (note the "." at the end). The above commands is basically the way to -"install" this on Unix. +"install" this on Unix or MacOS X. -Also symlinks to the GUI launcher script are provided in: +Also links to the GUI launcher script are provided in: MacOSX/ssvnc Unix/ssvnc +and sshvnc and tsvnc. You could also put the Unix or MacOSX directory +in your PATH. + + On Windows unpack your archive and run: Windows/ssvnc.exe |