LibVNCServer

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 0.9

Notes:
 
New in the 0.9 x11vnc release:

        VNC Service advertising via mDNS / ZeroConf / BonJour with the
                Avahi client library. Enable via "-avahi".

        Implementations of UltraVNC's TextChat, SingleWindow, and
                ServerInput extensions (requires ultravnc viewer or ssvnc
                Unix viewer). They toggle the selection of a single window
                (-id), and disable (friendly) user input and viewing
                (monitor blank) at the VNC server.

        Short aliases "-find", "-create", "-svc", and "-xdmsvc" for
                commonly used FINDCREATEDISPLAY usage modes (to find
                the user's display or create one with Xvfb, etc).

        Reverse VNC connections (viewer listening) now work in SSL
                (-ssl) mode.

  miscellaneous new features and changes:

        New options to control the Monitor power state and keyboard/mouse
                grabbing: -forcedpms, -clientdpms, -noserverdpms,
                and -grabalways.

        A simple way to emulate inetd(8) to some degree via the "-loopbg"
                option.

        Monitor the accuracy of XDAMAGE and apply "-noxdamage" if it is
                not working well. OpenGL applications like like beryl and
                MythTv have been shown to make XDAMAGE not work properly.

        For Java SSL connections involving a router/firewall port
                redirection, an option -httpsredir to spare the user
                from needing to include PORT=NNN in the browser URL.

        A -sleepin n option to delay startup by n seconds to let redirs
                and listening clients to get started.

        TightVNC file transfer is now off by default; enable via
                -tightfilexfer


For more information:

        http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
        http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
        x11vnc -help | less



Changes:
 
2007-04-07  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: add gnome, kde, etc. FINDCREATEDISPLAY tags.
          In check_ncache periodically check for changed desktop.

2007-03-24  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: reverse SSL connections.  -sleepin option.

2007-03-20  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: Add -httpsredir option for router port redirs.
          set Xcursor bg/fg color values to zero.  Env var to
          force timeout: X11VNC_HTTPS_VS_VNC_TIMEOUT.  Let user
          supply nc=N at login prompt.  Disable -ncache beta
          test under -http/-httpdir.

2007-03-13  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: fix crash for kde dcop. limit ncache beta
          tester to 96MB viewers.

2007-02-18  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: Get ultravnc textchat working with ssvnc.

2007-02-16  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: add Files mode to user controlled input. more
          ultra/tight filexfer tweaks.  rfbversion remote control.
          noncache/nc unixpw user opt.

2007-02-15  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: tightvnc filetransfer off by default. avahi
          fixes.  FINDCREATEDISPLAY geometry.  -noultraext.

2007-02-12  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: add avahi (aka mDNS/Zeroconf/Bonjour...)
          support thanks to Diego Pettenò.  -avahi/-mdns.
          Add -find and -create FINDISPLAY aliases.

2007-02-11  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: add -grabalways, -forcedpms, -clientdpms, and
          -noserverdpms (ultravnc viewer) for improvements in
          the still approximate server locking.  Add -loopbg
          and -svc, -xdmsvc aliases. Bug fix create_display.

2007-02-10  Karl Runge <runge@karlrunge.com>
        * x11vnc: watch things like textchat, etc. more carefully
          in unixpw state.  Monitor broken XDAMAGE reports when
          OpenGL apps like beryl are running.  Implement simple
          kbdReleaseAllKeys, setSingleWindow, setServerInput actions
          (ultravnc extentions).  Try to send XDM the username in
          FINDCREATEDISPLAY, also try .dmrc before .xsession.