Re: [rdesktop-users] Linux Rdesktop & MSTSC "SmartSize"

[Peter Å. <as...@ce...>]

No, unfortunately, it's not a simple job to implement this. But we'll see 
what we can do in the future.

Regards,
Peter

On Mon, 23 May 2011, Baif Chen wrote:

> Peter:
> 
> 1st of all, thanks for your reply!
> 
> Yes, exactly right. It's zoom/scaling, and I think elder KRDC embedding rdesktop.
> Due to the RDP protocol, we cannot resize once the session is established, so I really like this feature. And I can operate multiple
> sessions at the same time.
> 
> Do you think it's a simple job to bring this to rdesktop?
> 
> Here is the smart sizing of MS TS Client:
> ===
> MSDN Blogs > Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog > “Smart-Sizing” the TS Client
>
>   “Smart-Sizing” the TS Client
> 
> [avatar.jpg?displayname=termserv&size=large] termserv 
> 7 Aug 2008 6:43 PM 
>  *  14
> 
> Since the Windows XP timeframe, the TS Client has had the ability to run in “smart-sized” mode (users of Remote Assistance will be
> familiar with this mode). Smart-sized mode means that the entire remote desktop is always visible in the client window, with no
> scrollbars being necessary. In effect, for the same size client window, smart-sizing shows you more graphic data, while a
> non-smart-sized client window has to use scrollbars and shows much less.
> 
> Smart-sized client view of a user’s desktop:
> 
> clip_image002
> 
> Non-smart-size client view (with scrollbars) of the same desktop:
> 
> clip_image004
> 
> You cannot enable smart-sizing through the TS Client UI, but you can switch it on using RDP file settings. Add the following line to
> Default.rdp (or any other custom RDP file that you use):
> 
> smart sizing:i:1
> 
> The next time you connect, your client view will be smart-sized.
> 
> ===
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> Baif
> 
> 
> > Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 11:20:28 +0200
> > From: as...@ce...
> > To: ba...@ho...
> > CC: rde...@li...
> > Subject: Re: Linux Rdesktop & MSTSC "SmartSize"
> >
> >
> > As I understand it, this is a "zoom" / "scaling" functionality. rdesktop
> > does not have that. I don't know how elder KRDC did that; perhaps they
> > were embedding rdesktop into an off screen window and then displayed their
> > own scaled window, or something like that.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Peter Åstrand
> >
> > On Sat, 21 May 2011, Baif Chen wrote:
> >
> > > Hi. First all, I wanna thanks the very cool rdesktop. It's really great! I have been using it for very long time.
> > >
> > > I remember with elder KRDC (KDE rdesktop GUI), it had "scale to fit“ feature to show all content of redkstop session fitting
> window
> > > size.
> > > And in MSTSC client, it has a "SmartSizing" hidden option.
> > >
> > > But I found we don't have it in new KRDC, nor rdesktop. Is it possible to public this feature to GPL rdesktop code?  
> > >
> > > Thanks for your great job again!
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Baif
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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>


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