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Spindoctor


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PostPosted: Sat 28 Oct 2006, 12:36    Post subject:  RemoteDesktop tuning  
Hi!

I just used RemoteDesktop with WinXP for the first time - it works great.

There are just some things I couldn't find out yet.

1) Is it possible to switch between the Windows environment and the Puppy environment in fullscreen mode?

2) The keyboard map seems not alright. The "?"-Button gives "_" for example. Can I fix it?

3) Is it possible to save the settings?

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Sat 28 Oct 2006, 13:44    Post subject: Re: RemoteDesktop tuning  
Spindoctor wrote:
1) Is it possible to switch between the Windows environment and the Puppy environment in fullscreen mode?
No, but there is a way to get exactly that same effect.

When you use full screen mode, full control of the keyboard and mouse is passed to the remote computer, that means that non of the keys go to your WM.

The alternative is to execute the rdesktop without the full screen option but to specify the following parameters
-D --> Do not use window decorations
-K --> Keep trapping special key combinations

AND specify a geometry a little bit smaller than your current screen resolution so it does not cover your tray, for example, if your tray is size 24

rdesktop -g 1024x744 -a 24 -K -D mywindowscomputer

[quote="Spindoctor"]2) The keyboard map seems not alright. The "?"-Button gives "_" for example. Can I fix it?

Spindoctor wrote:
3) Is it possible to save the settings?
What I do is create one script per server I need to connect, the only thing that script has is the rdesktop command.
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HairyWill


Joined: 26 May 2006
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PostPosted: Sat 28 Oct 2006, 17:54    Post subject: Re: RemoteDesktop tuning  
rarsa wrote:
Spindoctor wrote:
1) Is it possible to switch between the Windows environment and the Puppy environment in fullscreen mode?
No, but there is a way to get exactly that same effect.

When you use full screen mode, full control of the keyboard and mouse is passed to the remote computer, that means that non of the keys go to your WM.
CTRL-ALT-RETURN does the trick for me. I don't specify geometry I just use
-f to get fullscreen

2)funny keyboard stuff might be cured by forwarding your keyboard map using
-k en-gb
for example.

heres a line I use:
rdesktop -f -a 15 -k en-gb -T kangaroo -x broadband ***.***.***.***
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WhoDo


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PostPosted: Sat 28 Oct 2006, 18:13    Post subject: Re: RemoteDesktop tuning  
HairyWill wrote:
CTRL-ALT-RETURN does the trick for me. I don't specify geometry I just use
-f to get fullscreen

Yeehah! I never knew about CTRL-ALT-RETURN to access my local desktop when online. Thanks for the tip, HairyWill. Cool
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PostPosted: Sun 29 Oct 2006, 08:25    Post subject:  
cool, thank you all!!!
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PostPosted: Fri 04 May 2007, 10:56    Post subject:  
Here's another question along similar lines ....

Is it possible to use a script to load rdesktop sessions into different workspaces on IceWM?
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