Thanks a lot Marc-André! You said exactly what I needed to know, Ill also read up on the msdn docs.
Thanks again! - John E On Fri, 2011-09-02 at 16:03 -0400, Marc-André Moreau wrote: > As for where this is referenced in the specification, here it is: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc242419(v=PROT.10).aspx > > > The client informs the server of various system parameters using the > Client System Parameters Update PDU. As with many things in RDP, this > maps directly to some Windows API, here's the original version of it: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724947(v=vs.85).aspx > > > If you read carefully the spec refers to > MSDN-VIRTUALSCR: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd145136(VS.85).aspx > > > If multiple monitors are in use, the SPI_SETWORKAREA command is will > set the work area for the monitor where the work area fits. > > > I recently added code to match what is explained in MSDN-VIRTUALSCR, > and make it easy to manage multiple monitors in RemoteApp properly. > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Marc-André Moreau > <marcandre.mor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi John, > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 3:22 PM, John Eke > <john....@magorcorp.com> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Im new to freerdp, trying to use the libraries and > understand the > codebase a bit. Also if this is the wrong place to ask > questions please > let me know as well. > > I was wondering if I could get a brief explanation of > what 'work area' > means with regards to RemoteApp. If there are > explanatory docs somewhere > also a link will be of great help. > > > The work area is the area of the screen which is unobstructed > by desktop elements like a dock or a taskbar. Windows normally > cannot be placed in areas outside the work area. > > > In the context of RemoteApp, the both the full screen area and > the work area need to be sent to the server: the server will > in return have a server-side session matching those settings. > If this information wasn't properly passed on to the server, > the server would think it is ok to place windows in areas > where the client cannot place them. > > Thanks a lot. > > - John E > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an > even better > price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" > t-shirt when you > download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger > TODAY! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Freerdp-devel mailing list > Freerdp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freerdp-devel > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ Freerdp-devel mailing list Freerdp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freerdp-devel
