Hi Barry, Yes, you're right - display numbers start from one, not zero.
Happy VNC-ing! Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 August 2006 07:34 > To: James Weatherall > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Feature request: choose which monitor to serve > > Thanks! That worked. I had to use DISPLAY2 on my computer. The > displays seemed to be numbered 1 and 2, not 0 and 1. > > -B > > On Aug 21, 2006, at 5:02 AM, James Weatherall wrote: > > > Barry, > > > > VNC Server supports remoting of individual monitors' > contents via the > > command-line/registry option DisplayDevice, which should be set to > > something > > like: > > > > \\.\DISPLAY0 for the primary display > > \\.\DISPLAY1 for the second display > > > > And so on. > > > > Regards, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barry Brown > >> Sent: 21 August 2006 07:54 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Feature request: choose which monitor to serve > >> > >> I'm happy that WinVNC includes extended-desktop support. But > >> would it > >> be possible to specify in the server which monitor to serve, rather > >> than serving the entire extended desktop? > >> > >> When I do presentations, I hook up my laptop to a projector. I then > >> extend the desktop across both monitors. The presentation software > >> puts slightly different things on each display. > >> > >> * The primary (laptop) display shows not only the slide I'm > >> projecting, but also a "filmstrip" of the available slides and some > >> controls. This way I can jump around the presentation easily. > >> > >> * The external display, however, just shows the current > slide. There > >> are no window borders, scroll bars, or anything. > >> > >> My idea is this: use VNC to mirror the external display on other > >> computers. This would allow me to run the presentation > "untethered." > >> That is, I'd be free to roam around the room, using VNC over > >> the wifi > >> connection to remotely display the presentation on another computer > >> which, in turn, would be connected to the projector. > >> > >> I have a couple of ideas of how this could work on the server side. > >> > >> In the VNC Server options, the user would be able to > specify whether > >> they wanted to server the entire extended desktop (as is > done in the > >> latest versions of the server), or pick which monitor to > >> serve. Being > >> able to select only one monitor would cut down on the number > >> of updates. > >> > >> Perhaps the various options could be mapped to TCP ports. Say, 5900 > >> for the whole extended desktop, 5901 for monitor 1, 5902 > for monitor > >> 2, etc. > >> > >> Taking this idea a step further, it might be handy to be able to > >> serve an arbitrary portion of the overall desktop. Let's say I only > >> want clients to be able to see one particular part of my > screen. The > >> VNC Server options could display a small representation of my > >> desktop > >> and I'd drag a marquee to specify which portion to serve. > >> > >> Is any of this feasible? > >> > >> Barry > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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
