(..) > I did a clean install of Big Sur on a different system and was able to > access that > from a Windows 10 system - both systems are on the ethernet network where I > work. To get a working connection to the Big Sur system, I started the > xpra GUI > on the Big Sur system and manually started the xpra shadow server using the > "Shadow" button in the GUI, i.e. I haven't been able to establish a > connection to the > Big Sur system by initiating the connection from the Windows 10 system when > the Shadow server isn't already running on the Big Sur system. Right. There is currently no way to initiate a new shadow session on a windows or macos system through the GUI. This used to be possible using the command line: xpra shadow ssh://HOST/ That was using a macos agent, so you wouldn't need to be logged in. But they've changed something, so this no longer works. (I'm not sure how / if this can be fixed with newer versions of macos)
> If you weren't aware of this, the first time the Shadow server is > started on a > Big Sur system, macOS prompts you with > > > "sh" would like to record this computer's screen. > > Grant access to this application in Security & Privacy > preferences, located in System Preferences. > > > If you click the "Open System Preferences" button, an "sh" item is added to > "Security & Privacy | Privacy | Screen Recording", but if you don't > place a check > mark in the box to the left of "sh" in "Screen Recording", the effect of > clicking > the mouse buttons or pressing keys on keyboard, on the system you're > connnecting from, isn't displayed on the system you're connnecting from. Ah, that explains what I've been seeing when I last checked. (maybe I missed the prompt?) The name will eventually be changed from "sh" to a more useful and recognizable name if I ever try again to get the app notarized. (as Apple is unable to sign shell scripts) But this costs a yearly fee and is quite tedious, so this may take a while. > For example, if I position the mouse cursor of my Windows 10 system on the > Apple menu in the xpra window for the Big Sur system and left click, the > Apple menu opens on the Big Sur system but that activity isn't displayed > in the xpra window on the Windows 10 system. The keyboard doesn't seem > to work at all until the box to the left of "sh" is checked in "Screen > Recording". Thanks, for the details, this will help others. Cheers, Antoine _______________________________________________ shifter-users mailing list shifter-users@lists.devloop.org.uk https://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users
