For future reference, passing -encodings "tight copyrect" to vncviewer will force it to use Tight encoding, in situations such as these.
On Aug 14, 2012, at 11:52 PM, James Wettenhall <james.wettenh...@monash.edu> wrote: > Hi. > > The -quality option works fine if I use TurboVNC's "via" option to create my > SSH tunnel for me. > > I was creating the tunnel myself, and then using TurboVNC's vncviewer to > connect to localhost:1 > > In this case TurboVNC's vncviewer assumes: > > "Same machine: preferring raw encoding" > > Cheers, > James > > On 15/08/2012, at 1:12 PM, DRC wrote: > >> I apologize if this is pedantic, but I'm grasping at straws because I >> can't reproduce any of this. Did you refresh the screen after you >> changed the quality? Just changing the quality doesn't change existing >> rectangles that have already been sent to the viewer. >> >> Any chance that you have a Vncviewer file hanging around in your home >> directory or under /usr from a previous install of TightVNC? That issue >> has been corrected in trunk but not in the pre-release builds or >> releases yet. >> >> Can you examine the server-side log and see what encoding it's actually >> sending whenever you request low-quality JPEG? >> >> >> On 8/14/12 5:51 PM, James Wettenhall wrote: >>> DRC, >>> >>> I'm not connecting to the Apple VNC server when testing the Mac OS X >>> TurboVNC vncviewer client. I'm using the same TurboVNC server for both. >>> I am attaching screenshots, showing the difference I'm seeing between >>> Windows and Mac OS X. >>> >>> In the attached images, artefacts are clearly visible in the Konsole's >>> title bar and menu bar on Windows, but not on Mac OS X. >>> >>> Before running the Windows test, I did "Clear the list of saved >>> connections" to wipe the Options cache from the registry, and then I set >>> the "Tight + Low Quality JPEG (WAN)" encoding method from the combo box. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> James >>> >>> >>> >>> On 15/08/2012, at 4:56 AM, DRC wrote: >>> >>>> It works, but you have to be connecting to a server that supports JPEG >>>> encoding. The built-in VNC server in OS X doesn't, for instance, so >>>> you're probably actually using Hextile or ZRLE. Thus, the titlebar >>>> reflects what you requested, not necessarily what you got. >>> … >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Live Security Virtual Conference >>> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >>> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >>> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >>> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> VirtualGL-Users mailing list >>> VirtualGL-Users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Live Security Virtual Conference >> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> _______________________________________________ >> VirtualGL-Users mailing list >> VirtualGL-Users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VirtualGL-Users mailing list VirtualGL-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/virtualgl-users
