ZoneAlarm specifically ignores "synthentic" mouse input - this is a feature of ZoneAlarm intended to prevent malicious software from disabling it by opening up its UI & sending it mouse events. You can simply disable that feature in ZoneAlarm in order to be able to use it via VNC, if you want.
Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 77 D'~x 77 > Sent: 25 May 2007 04:04 > To: Richard K. Noll > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Mouse Problem > > Richard K. Noll wrote: > > I am trying to remote control an electron microscope using > the free version > > of VNC. The microscope control functions require that you > hold either the > > left or middle mouse button (three button mouse), then > slide the mouse in > > order to change the control. However, when using VNC, the > control does not > > change. It is as if a mouse click is sent, but the button > hold with motion > > are not sent. I have tried to see if this functionality > works by testing it > > in Paint and it seems to work fine there so I'm at a loss. > > Some programs are persnickety with what input they'll take for some > reason -- I've noticed that when VNC'ing into a machine some mouse > events are completely ignored by ZoneAlarm, for example. You > may be out > of lucky; I've found no solution. > _______________________________________________ > 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
