Re: [cotvnc-devel] Rendezvous and v1.4

[Jason H. <sm...@ge...>]

> One thing I've been thinking about is the idea that we should have a 
> simple connect dialog that is almost exactly like the one we have now, 
> and the new features would exist in second, special connect dialog.  
> It seems overkill to have to add something to the list of servers just 
> to connect to it once.  Also, should we list all the servers in the 
> server list in the connect menu (like bookmarks) for even faster 
> access.  Or, instead, display the last five servers that have been 
> connected to.

Good thought, and a very correct one.

I've done a bit of interface mockup.  I've got some new stuff in 
OSX_RFBViewer.nib on the GEN_2_GUI branch.  This is really just meant 
to be a mockup, not necessarily the new interface, so feel free to roll 
it back if you'd like.  In fact, I saved the nib using the format 
that's only compatible with OS X 10.2 and greater, so it'll have to be 
rolled back unless we're willing to lose 10.1 compatibility.

I'm going to play the screenshot game.  Here's what I envision for the 
"Connection" menu: