Yeah, I was working on merging the Tight encodings into the RealVNC code base for a while there, but external forces caused my priorities to be reorganized, and this project hasn't bubbled back up to the surface yet. *sigh*
I certainly have no qualms with your enhancements being added to TigerVNC ... as long as it isn't too invasive, I can always rebase my work on the new stuff whenever I get back around to working on it again. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 01:34:42PM -0500, DRC wrote: > Our current Java viewer is based on the RealVNC code, not the > TightVNC-based viewer. In fact, it still says "RealVNC" whenever you > run it. :) It's on my long-term list of things to do to merge in a > bunch of features from the TurboVNC Java viewer, but the problem is that > TigerVNC's current Java viewer doesn't even support Tight encoding yet. > I would need that in place before I could do any merging. We had a guy > who was supposed to work on it, but I haven't heard from him recently. > > At least in the TurboVNC community, the Java viewer is very popular, > even to the point that I've been approached about developing a version > that uses JNI and libjpeg-turbo to accelerate the JPEG encoding (thus > making the Java viewer run as fast as the native one.) However, the > interface of the TurboVNC Java viewer (which is based on the one from > TightVNC) is quite clunky. The fact that yours looks like the Windows > viewer intrigues me. If it supported Tight encoding, I would be in > favor of you merging it into our trunk once you had it somewhat > stabilized. I personally don't have a lot of free time to work on it > without funding, but I could probably help you test it, at least. > > The sad state of our Java viewer and the fact that no one has complained > about it somewhat reflects the fact that it isn't a big priority for the > TigerVNC community. We really need some people who are both passionate > and knowledgeable about Java to join the project. > > > On 3/15/11 1:10 PM, Brian Hinz wrote: > > Sorry to jump on this thread so late, but with regards to the java > > viewer... I have a version that I've been developing for a customer for > > about a year & half now. It's based on the RealVNC code rather than the > > TightVNC, but it has a fair amount of features if anyone is interested. > > The interface has been ported to swing and looks nearly identical to the > > RealVNC windows exe. I've implemented 24-bit color depth, wheel mouse > > support, full-screen mode, etc. I had implemented TLS + plain password > > auth in the gtk-vino style, but I'm currently re-writing this to support > > VeNCrypt instead (that work is partially complete, no x509 support > > yet). The initial motivation for this work was the ability to deploy > > and update it as a signed applet via JWS, which is still an advantage of > > a java client. Obviously, another viewer is probably the last thing > > anyone wants from a code management standpoint, but I do think it's > > easier to keep the RealVNC-based java code in sync with the core C code > > than the TightVNC-based java. Anyway, just thought that I'd toss it out > > there... > > > > -brian > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit > > for your organization - today and in the future. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tigervnc-devel mailing list > > Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit > for your organization - today and in the future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > Tigervnc-devel mailing list > Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Tigervnc-devel mailing list Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel
