Hi Brad On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 01:21:52PM -0400, Brad Barnett wrote: > Package: xtightvncviewer > Version: 1.2.9-21 > Severity: important > > > When xtightvncviewer connects to localhost, it automatically assumes that it > should use raw encoding. For example, the output states "Same machine: > preferring raw encoding". > > However, this should not be the case, as many people use ssh (often with -C) > to get past firewalls and also because of ssh compression, improve the speed > of VNC. Prior versions of tightvnc did not do this, and tightvnc should be > able to dynamically switch encoding as it does for normal links anyhow.
I agree that this is something that should be changed. > Please remove this recently added featured, as it makes tightVNC extremely > annoying in many circumstances, and it should have no problem switching to > best-encoding on its own anyhow. What do you mean recent? This is a part of upstream functionality and have been like this since at least sarge (1.2.9-6). Regards, // Ola > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 4.0 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, > 'testing') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.20 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) > > Versions of packages xtightvncviewer depends on: > ii dpkg 1.13.25 package maintenance system for > Deb > ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii libice6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library > ii libjpeg62 6b-13 The Independent JPEG Group's > JPEG > ii libsm6 1:1.0.1-3 X11 Session Management library > ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library > ii libxaw7 1:1.0.2-4 X11 Athena Widget library > ii libxext6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 miscellaneous extension > librar > ii libxmu6 1:1.0.2-2 X11 miscellaneous utility library > ii libxpm4 1:3.5.5-2 X11 pixmap library > ii libxt6 1:1.0.2-2 X11 toolkit intrinsics library > ii vnc-common 3.3.7-14 Virtual network computing server > s > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-13 compression library - runtime > > Versions of packages xtightvncviewer recommends: > ii xfonts-base 1:1.0.0-4 standard fonts for X > > -- no debconf information > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://opalsys.net/ UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
