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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Johannes E. Schindelin
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If you already used LibVNCServer, you probably want to read NEWS.
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What is it?
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VNC is a set of programs using the RFB (Remote Frame Buffer) protocol. They
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are designed to "export" a frame buffer via net (if you don't know VNC, I
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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ good starting point.
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Try example: it outputs on which port it listens (default: 5900), so it is
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display 0. To view, call
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vncviewer :0
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`vncviewer :0`
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You should see a sheet with a gradient and "Hello World!" written on it. Try
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to paint something. Note that every time you click, there is some bigger blot,
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whereas when you drag the mouse while clicked you draw a line. The size of the
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@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ blot depends on the mouse button you click. Open a second vncviewer with
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the same parameters and watch it as you paint in the other window. This also
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works over internet. You just have to know either the name or the IP of your
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machine. Then it is
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vncviewer machine.where.example.runs.com:0
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`vncviewer machine.where.example.runs.com:0`
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or similar for the remote client. Now you are ready to type something. Be sure
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that your mouse sits still, because every time the mouse moves, the cursor is
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reset to the position of the pointer! If you are done with that demo, press
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@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ the best starting point if you want to learn how to use LibVNCServer. You
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are confronted with the fact that the bytes per pixel can only be 8, 16 or 32.
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Projects using it
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----------------------------------------
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=================
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VNC for KDE
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http://www.tjansen.de/krfb
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@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ https://github.com/ocrespo/VNCpp
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Mail me, if your application is missing!
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How to build
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============
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LibVNCServer uses CMake, so you can build via:
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How to use
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To make a server, you just have to initialise a server structure using the
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function rfbDefaultScreenInit, like
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@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ the same format as the frameBuffer (i.e. if the server is 32 bit,
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a 10x4 cursor has 4x10x4 bytes).
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History
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LibVNCServer is based on Tridia VNC and OSXvnc, which in turn are based on
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the original code from ORL/AT&T.
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@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ You just change your frame buffer and inform the library about it. Every once
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in a while you call rfbProcessEvents and that's it.
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Basics
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VNC (Virtual network computing) works like this: You set up a server and can
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connect to it via vncviewers. The communication uses a protocol named RFB
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@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ RFB protocol, but IT IS NOT SECURE. Anybody sniffing your net can get the
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password. You really should tunnel through SSH.
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Windows or: why do you do that to me?
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If you love products from Redmod, you better skip this paragraph.
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I am always amazed how people react whenever Microsoft(tm) puts in some
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Thanks go to all the GIMP team!
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What are those other targets in the Makefile?
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---------------------------------------------
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=============================================
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OSXvnc-server is the original OSXvnc adapted to use the library, which was in
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turn adapted from OSXvnc. As you easily can see, the OSX dependend part is
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@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ console fonts, you can browse them via VNC. Directory browsing not implemented
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yet :-(
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Why I don't feel bad about GPL
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At the beginning of this projects I would have liked to make it a BSD
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license. However, it is based on plenty of GPL'ed code, so it has to be
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@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.dfdf
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Contact
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To contact me, mail me: Johannes dot Schindelin at gmx dot de
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Christian Beier
6 years ago