I've just put out a new pre-release of TurboVNC (http://virtualgl.sourceforge.net/vnc.nightly.13) that gives a sneak preview of one of the biggest changes in TurboVNC 1.3:
Retiring the X11 viewer ----------------------- It has been decided to get rid of the X11 viewer, although it will still be maintained on a break/fix basis in the 1.2 branch (no new features, but I'll still fix bugs if you find them.) I've had a cross-platform viewer on the roadmap for a while (initially slated to be a port of the existing Windows viewer), and that may yet happen in coming years, but given how well the Java+JNI solution is working, I'm personally more interested in focusing on that path, since it's so much more flexible. The new Linux packages automatically launch the Java viewer when you run /opt/TurboVNC/bin/vncviewer. I am very interested in any feedback on this. In particular: -- Do you notice any performance difference relative to the old X11 viewer? Note that you need MIT-SHM pixmaps enabled to get peak performance-- the viewer script will complain if they aren't. -- Do you have any issues with launching it? In particular, does it cause problems with the Java implementation on any platforms you use? Note that if the "java" command isn't in your PATH, you can set JAVA_HOME to the directory of your JRE, and the vncviewer script will pick up on that. -- Any functional issues? Any features or behavior that you enjoyed from the old X11 viewer that you'd like to see incorporated? I'm aware of the lack of key grabbing support, and that's definitely something that will go into it (somehow) before it is released. -- Advice? Hate mail? Better integration of the Java TurboVNC Viewer on Windows --------------------------------------------------------- The new Windows packages now include the libjpeg-turbo JNI library (turbojpeg.dll), so the Java viewer will be accelerated without having to install the libjpeg-turbo SDK separately. I have not done a thorough evaluation of the native vs. Java performance on Windows yet, so any feedback on that is welcome as well. There is no plan to retire the Windows viewer, but I would like the Java viewer to perform as close to it as possible, since a lot of people are starting to use the Java viewer as a zero-install solution. On Windows, a script is now included (c:\program files\turbovnc\vncviewer-java.bat) that will allow you to access the command-line functions of the Java viewer, such as the -via and -tunnel options for SSH tunneling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/20/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ VirtualGL-Users mailing list VirtualGL-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users
