> -----Original Message----- > :: What can vnc do with the clipboard? As far as I found, currently > :: nothing but correct me if I'm wrong. > > See the FAQ. http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/faq.html#q25
Thanks for the pointer, I should have peeked there before asking. > > Note that the problems noted in this faq are due to the fact that X > actually has two completely different selection/clipboarding systems, > and one of them requires the process setting the value to be a client > of the X protocol. But the vncviewer is a client of the RFB protocol, > and so can't set the primary selection; it can only set the clipboard. > > The faq notes two solutions to the problem. Note that autocutsel > is a workaround for the fact that the viewer isn't an X client; > it's an X client that supplements what vncviewer already does. I'm in a cross platform situation: Xvnc server on unix, viewer on M$Windows. I will find my way now I have some hints. > > So. Bottom line, yes, you can cut and paste between apps running > remotely inside a viewer window and those running locally outside it. > > :: My suggestion is if the vncviewer focus is changed, the clipboard > :: should be copied in the same direction. > > I'm not sure I understand what "vncviewer focus" is. When the mouse > enters the vncviewer's window, the clipboard is copied > local-to-remote. > When the mouse leaves, the clipboard is copied remote-to-local. You found out yourself: formaly, a window has focus if it is active, selected and receives all mouse and keyboard events. CBee --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
