OpenMeetings since v5.x.x is using webRTC. WebRTC doesn't allow remote control.
In order to implement remote control we would need to additionally run the screen sharing WebStart application on the screen that is being remote controlled (the sharer side). Same WebStart application that was part of OpenMeetings 4.x.x and before. This is because WebRTC does not have any capability to send signals to the surrounding environment that would manipulate the mouse position or click something. Same as your web browser/JavaScript does not allow you to access or manipulate anything outside of the current browser. See for example: https://webrtc.ventures/2016/03/3-things-webrtc-cannot-do/ So we would need to re-implement the screen sharing applet in order to access and manipulate the mouse position on the sharer side. I am not sure if there is enough interest in the ability to remote control that makes it worth shipping & maintaining an additional WebStart Java Applet for OpenMeetings. Thanks Seb Sebastian Wagner Director Arrakeen Solutions, OM-Hosting.com http://arrakeen-solutions.co.nz/ https://om-hosting.com - Cloud & Server Hosting for HTML5 Video-Conferencing OpenMeetings <https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/da4e8828-743d-4968-af6f-49033f10d60a/public_url> <https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b7e709c6-aa87-4b02-9faf-099038475e36/public_url> On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 at 05:26, Daniel Ascher <[email protected]> wrote: > Is the remote control feature going to be implemented again? Or is this > not going to be a part of Openmeetings from now on? > > Thanks. Dan > > > <https://eblink1.com/openurl?nid=5428256641646592&user_id=5036042778312704&random_id=1644078274941&thread_id=&[email protected]&source=web_ext&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalendar.aplustutoring.com%2FDanielAscher> > > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 4:31 AM Maxim Solodovnik <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello Thomas, >> >> remote controlling is not implemented yet for 5.x >> it should work for 4.x :) >> >> On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 16:07, Thomas Scholzen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I read that it is possible to remote control the mouse when a screen is >>> shared and would like to use this feature. However, I can not find out how >>> to do this. When searching for documentation about openmeetings remote >>> control, I only found information about how to give users the rights to do >>> this. >>> >>> Is remote controlling the screen of the sharing host really possible by >>> a client or did I misunderstood the feature? I am on Version 5.0.1, >>> Revision3628ad7, Builddate 2020-09-19T04:50:54Z. Is there any dependency I >>> might miss? >>> >>> I would be grateful for help and explanations, >>> best regards, >>> Thomas >>> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Maxim >> >
