Bram, The *viewer* sends pointer events to the *server*, not the other way around. These events are used to interact with the remote cursor at the server.
Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bram Biesbrouck > Sent: 17 October 2005 18:44 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Pointer Position Event > > Op maandag 17 oktober 2005 18:34, schreef James Weatherall: > > Bram, > > > > When Local Cursor Rendering is enabled, the viewer displays > the cursor > > shape that the server has provided, but wherever the viewer > itself thinks > > the cursor should be. The server does not tell the viewer > where to render > > the cursor. > > > > Regards, > > Oh, I didn't know that, thx. Why does the server send > pointerpos events when > it isn't on the same machine then? Or what is the general > purpose of these > events? > > Bram > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bram Biesbrouck > > > Sent: 17 October 2005 16:43 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Pointer Position Event > > > > > > Op maandag 17 oktober 2005 16:47, schreef James Weatherall: > > > > Bram, > > > > > > > > Are you saying that you can't move the mouse cursor when > > > > > > running vncviewer > > > > > > > inside a VNC server desktop? > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > No, not at all, sorry for the confusion. I'm in the middle of > > > writing a screen > > > capture program for Linux. To be as machine independent as > > > possible, I'm > > > recording a vnc session, that is later parsed to a usable > > > video-editing > > > format. Everything is working fine, except the mouse cursor. > > > Of course, when using remote cursors, everything is fine, but > > > when I use the > > > local-cursor option to narrow down the bandwith on the > > > network, I receive one > > > mouse position event during the vncviewer startup and that's > > > it. I assume > > > (because the client is on the same machine as the server) > > > that the pointer > > > position is updated via X (probably for performance issues), > > > because I never > > > receive another pointer position update. > > > However, when I try the same when the server is on a remote > > > machine, I receive > > > lots of pointer position updates, and those are captured > perfectly. > > > > > > My question is: how can I force the Xvnc server to send > > > pointerPositionEvents > > > to the viewer, when they reside on the same machine? > > > > > > Bram > > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bram > Biesbrouck > > > > > Sent: 17 October 2005 12:31 > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: Pointer Position Event > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > I have a question regarding the pointerPos event. If I run > > > > > Xvnc on the same > > > > > machine as vncviewer, the viewer doesn't receive any > > > > > pointerPos events (I > > > > > assume the update is done directly through X). Is there a way > > > > > to force the > > > > > server to send these events to the viewer? > > > > > > > > > > thx, > > > > > > > > > > Bram > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [email protected] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
