VNC 3.3.7 didn't support local cursor rendering at all, in either the viewer or the server. So connecting VNC 3.3.7 viewer to VNC 4 server and vice versa are equivalent in that respect.
Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: David Balazic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 September 2004 14:06 > To: 'David Balazic'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'James Weatherall' > Subject: RE: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination > > I don't see it anywhere else. But if I connect to another > server ( 3.3.7, has no cursor problems ), then I don't see > the cursor message in the logs at all, not even after a format change. > > > ---------- > > From: James Weatherall[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 1. september 2004 15:02 > > To: 'David Balazic'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination > > > > David, > > > > It's normal to see that message immediately after a pixel > format change. > > If > > you see it anywhere else, then it indicates that the viewer > was sent > > an empty cursor by the server. > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: David Balazic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 01 September 2004 13:55 > > > To: 'David Balazic'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'James Weatherall' > > > Subject: RE: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination > > > > > > It prints this twice : > > > > > > CView: attempting to render invalid local cursor > > > > > > Here is the complete output : > > > VNC Viewer 4.0 - VNC Viewer for Win32, Version 4.0 Built > on Jun 15 > > > 2004 at 14:29:29 Copyright ? RealVNC Ltd. 2002-2004 > > > > > > Registry: duplicated 80000001 to 80000001 > > > RegConfig: unable to process dummy > > > Threading: created RegConfig(844760) > > > Registry: duplicated 50 to 58 > > > Threading: started RegConfig(844760) > > > Registry: duplicated 80000001 to 80000001 > > > MsgWindow: creating window "CViewManager" > > > RegConfig: RegReaderThread started > > > RegConfig: waiting for changes > > > MsgWindow: null _this in 2f040e, message 24 > > > MsgWindow: null _this in 2f040e, message 81 > > > MsgWindow: null _this in 2f040e, message 83 > > > MsgWindow: created window "CViewManager" (2f040e) > > > Threading: created Native(8447f0) > > > Threading: created CView(844878) > > > Threading: started CView(844878) > > > MsgWindow: creating window "Clipboard" > > > MsgWindow: null _this in 2e0498, message 24 > > > MsgWindow: null _this in 2e0498, message 81 > > > MsgWindow: null _this in 2e0498, message 83 > > > MsgWindow: created window "Clipboard" (2e0498) > > > Clipboard: local clipboard changed by b03ac > > > Clipboard: no clipboard notifier registered > > > Clipboard: registered clipboard handler > > > CView: null _this in 580448, message 36 > > > CView: null _this in 580448, message 129 > > > CView: null _this in 580448, message 131 > > > CView: created window "VNC Viewer 4.0b" (580448) > > > Threading: created ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > Threading: started ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > Threading: joining ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > Threading: stopped ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > Threading: checking ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > Threading: joined ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > Threading: destroying ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > Threading: already joined ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > Threading: destroyed ConnectingDialog(a4fecc) > > > keycode=1 > > > selected 1 > > > RegConfig: unable to process dummy > > > RegConfig: waiting for changes > > > CConnection: reading protocol version > > > CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.6 > > > CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.3 > > > CConnection: processing security types message > > > CConnection: processing security message > > > Dialog: string[1005]= > > > Dialog: enable[1005]=0 > > > > > > Wed Sep 01 14:52:02 2004 > > > CConnection: processing security result message > > > CConnection: processing security result message > > > CConnection: Authentication success! > > > Clipboard: change clipboard chain (220134, 0) > > > > > > Wed Sep 01 14:52:03 2004 > > > CConnection: reading server initialisation > > > CView: setDesktopSize 1024x768 > > > DIBSection: one of area or format not set > > > MonitorInfo: moveToMonitor > > > MonitorInfo: monitor=10001 > > > MonitorInfo: monitor is 0,0-1024,768 > > > MonitorInfo: work area is 0,0-1024,768 > > > MonitorInfo: device is "\\.\DISPLAY1" > > > CView: setName opticus ( 10.49.2.22 ) > > > CConnection: initialisation done > > > CView: getNativePF() > > > DeviceContext: BitFields format: 32, (ff0000, ff00, ff) > > > CView: requesting initial update > > > DIBSection: area=786432, bpp=8 > > > DIBSection: recreateBuffer() > > > DIBSection: refreshing palette > > > DIBSection: creating 6-bit TrueColour palette > > > DIBSection: refreshing palette > > > CView: Using pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) rgb max 3,3,3 > > > shift 4,2,0 > > > CView: getNativePF() > > > DeviceContext: BitFields format: 32, (ff0000, ff00, ff) > > > CView: Using ZRLE encoding > > > CView: attempting to render invalid local cursor > > > CView: Throughput 20270 kbit/s - changing to > hextile encoding > > > CView: Throughput 20270 kbit/s - changing to full colour > > > DIBSection: area=786432, bpp=16 > > > DIBSection: recreateBuffer() > > > DIBSection: preserving bitmap contents > > > CView: Using pixel format depth 16 (16bpp) > little-endian rgb565 > > > CView: getNativePF() > > > DeviceContext: BitFields format: 32, (ff0000, ff00, ff) > > > CView: Using hextile encoding > > > CView: attempting to render invalid local cursor > > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > > From: James Weatherall[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 31. avgust 2004 17:53 > > > > To: 'David Balazic'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: No cursor shown with > VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination > > > > > > > > David, > > > > > > > > It sounds as though their server isn't handling > locally-rendered > > > > cursors properly. > > > > > > > > To check what the viewer is seeing, you can try running > > > your vncviewer > > > > with the command-line: > > > > > > > > vncviewer -console -log=*:stderr:100 <host> > > > > > > > > to see whether it prints any messages regarding the cursor. > > > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Balazic > > > > > Sent: 31 August 2004 14:23 > > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > Subject: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination > > > > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > > > I have UltraVNC 1.00 RC18 on Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6 as > > > "server". > > > > > Client is VNC 4.0 on Win2000Pro-SP4. > > > > > > > > > > There is no cursor visible, when I connect to the remote > > > > > desktop, except for that little square. > > > > > If I use VNC3.3.7 as client, there is no proble. If I use > > > UltraVNC > > > > > 1.00RC18 as client,then again there is no problem ( > > > regadless of the > > > > > viewers "Mouse Cursor" option, both "Track remote > cursor locally" > > > > > and "Let remote server deal with mouse cursor" > > > > > work ). > > > > > > > > > > I also see , that if in VNCViewer 4.0 the option > > > "Misc/Render cursor > > > > > locally" is turned OFF, then the cursor is visible. > If it it ON > > > > > ( which is the default ), then the cursor is NOT visible. > > > > > > > > > > I did not have this problem before, when the server > was runing > > > > > VNCserver 3.3.7. > > > > > I also do not have this problem with another server system ( > > > > > also running WinVNC 3.3.7 ) > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > David > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > -------------- > > > > > ----------- > > > > > http://noepatents.org/ Innovation, not litigation ! > > > > > --- > > > > > David Balazic > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > HERMES Softlab http://www.hermes-softlab.com > > > > > Zagrebska cesta 104 Phone: +386 2 450 8851 > > > > > SI-2000 Maribor > > > > > Slovenija > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > -------------- > > > > > ----------- > > > > > "Be excellent to each other." - > > > > > Bill S. 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