Upon adding in -noshm to the connect command, I performed the test described by Alkis and sure enough, this problem happens outside of sch-scripts :)
I'll post in the x11vnc package Thanks! David On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Alkis Georgopoulos < [email protected]> wrote: > A nice thing about reusing other tools is that you can blame *them* for > most bugs. :D > In this case, it would most likely be an x11vnc bug or a vinagre bug. > > David, try the following steps: > 1) On the teacher pc, run "vinagre". Ensure that "reverse connections" is > enabled in the "Machine → Reverse Connections..." menu. > 2) On a student pc, run "x11vnc -connect <ip-of-teacher-pc>". If the > teacher pc is a thin client, put the server IP there. > > You should be able to reproduce the problem with those 2 steps. > If so, mark this bug as "invalid" in the sch-scripts package, and file it > again under the x11vnc package. > > Keep in mind that the problem might also depend on the keyboard layout > of both of the teacher and the student. > > ** Changed in: sch-scripts > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/788362 > > Title: > When controlling student screen, colon key types a semi-colon > > Status in Scripts for Greek school labs using Ubuntu/LTSP: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > This was difficult as I was trying to type in an address where I had > to specify the port number--wasn't a big deal because I just told the > student to type the colon key at the client keyboard. > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/sch-scripts/+bug/788362/+subscribe > ** Changed in: sch-scripts Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Linux Greek Teachers, which is subscribed to sch-scripts. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/788362 Title: When controlling student screen, colon key types a semi-colon Status in Scripts for Greek school labs using Ubuntu/LTSP: Invalid Bug description: This was difficult as I was trying to type in an address where I had to specify the port number--wasn't a big deal because I just told the student to type the colon key at the client keyboard. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~linux.sch.gr Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~linux.sch.gr More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

