hi cuneyt, cuneytm schrieb: > hi again Martin, > > I am using 1280x1024 on thinclients so I guess the built-in mpeg decoder > won't be a big help with VLC and Flash plug-ins (there is hardware > accelaration option under setting of flash player, which i assume relies on > that too?)... > the video player has to support XvMC acceleration (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Video_Motion_Compensation). as vlc player seems to support it i doubt the flash player does know anything about XvMc. anyhow new flash versions try to support hardware scaling via OpenGL facilities but SWF content has to be authored specifically to take advantage of this. the linux flash player is known to be quite slow in fullscreen even with decent hardware. maybe v10 (http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html) has some speed improvements.
>>> On a related topic, is there any way to disable the animations of the >>> thinclient desktops? you know the minimize, maximize, >>> show-contents-while-dragging disabling. >>> >> open a xterm (<CTRL><ALT><SHIFT><x>) and use gconf-editor to set >> /apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources. > > That works, thank you. How can we achieve this as the "default" while > deploying mass thinclients, as logging on to each user and configuring > manually would not be practical? > > I am looking for ways to gain more CPU and memory on the thinclient as I > can, and this seems to be first thing that comes to mind. > > It would be great if this can be set to default for the thinclients without > configuring each and every one of them individually. > from version 0.3.0 on there is a special home directory called "_USER_OVERWRITE_". anything put in there will be copied over to any thin client home dir. so you just have to create this directory on server side: <INSTALLPATH>\server\default\data\nfs\home\_USER_OVERWRITE_ and put any default settings files (like gconf created files or firefox settings files) into this directory. > On a separate note, how can we change the "Welcome to openthinclient" > message in the login screen as well as the logo next to the date/time at the > bottom-right corner? > I would like to be able to mimic our Intranet login screen that users > accustomed to. > have a look at the artwork package: http://archive.openthinclient.org/openthinclient/os/artwork-tcos_0.1-2.tar.gz > Is it also possible to change the splash-screen image upon logging-in (where > i can replace with an image that tells user Intranet is launching.. for > instance) ? > > Being able change the splash will also be useful for kiosk applications; we > have few screens that are public-facing with firefox loading webpages, which > are rebooted daily. > this is possible but not trivial. you have to build a new initrd including your new usplash file. have a look at the usplash package: http://archive.openthinclient.org/openthinclient/os/usplash_0.2-5tcos3.tar.gz > Related on this note, i read on the package description of SSO that it keeps > the username:password pair in environment variable which can be passed to > launching applications. > that's right the SSO package holds an encrypted user password in the TCOS_TOKEN variable. have a look at the rdesktop package on how to work with it. > What are the chances of passing this username:password pair to a URL, say > https://intranet/login.aspx?uname=$USER&pass=$PASSWORD > that shouldn't be to hard to implement. > That would be great to auto-login users to the company Intranet within the > LAN. As dirty as it can be, it would be very practical to do so in closed > circuit LAN environment. > i would at least use some kind of hash in your intranet application to not have the password shown in plain text. cheers, martin > All the best! > > > Martin Kreiner wrote: >> hi cuneyt, >> >> cuneytm schrieb: >>> Dear All, >>> >>> Is there any update for the "updated" openchrom driver? >>> >> the updated openchrome driver will be included in the next release. but >> the >> current driver should support hardware mpeg2 decoding as well (see below). >> >>> I am using gigabyte STA thinclient which has VIA unichrome pro chipset + >>> mpeg decoder >>> ( >>> http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Barebone/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=2436 >>> ) >>> >>> Is the "updated" openchrome driver will be able to utilize the built-in >>> mpeg >>> decoder in the chipset? >>> >> according to the openchrome wiki: >> >> http://wiki.openchrome.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=HardwareCaveats >> >> the hardware mpeg2 decoder is supported (up to 1024x1024 -> hardware >> limitation?) for your CN700 chipset. >> >>> On a related topic, is there any way to disable the animations of the >>> thinclient desktops? you know the minimize, maximize, >>> show-contents-while-dragging disabling. >>> >> open a xterm (<CTRL><ALT><SHIFT><x>) and use gconf-editor to set >> /apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources. >> >> >> cheers, >> martin >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> The Open Source Thin Client Solution http://openthinclient.org >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openthinclient-user >> >> > -- levigo systems gmbh ----------- ein unternehmen der levigo gruppe Max-Eyth-Strasse 30 Telefon: 07031 / 4161-10 D-71088 Holzgerlingen Telefax: 07031 / 4161-11 Geschäftsführer: Oliver Bausch http://systems.levigo.de/ Registergericht: Stuttgart HRB 245 180 USt-ID: DE813226078 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://systems.levigo.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ The Open Source Thin Client Solution http://openthinclient.org [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openthinclient-user
