Dear all (...at least, those of you with Macs and ChromiVNC Server) The recent release of ChromiVNC Server v3.4 alpha 4 has brought about the need for some minor changes to vncPatches68k. vncPatches68k for alpha 4 is now available: http://wrench.et.ic.ac.uk/adrian/software/vnc/ Once downloaded and unbinhexed you will have a file called: vncPatches68k-a4 Drop this file into your Extensions Folder. Please make sure you remove any other 'vncPatches'-type files from your Extensions folder before you restart. (And it's worth checking your System Folder and Control Panels folder just to be sure that no others have gone astray!) >> Brief overview of changes << 1) The new ChromiVNC Server alpha 4 has changed the screen update delay from the fixed two tick delay (thirtieth of a second) of the alpha 3 release. Instead, it is now machine-dependent, varying from two ticks to thirty ticks (half a second - for very slow machines). vncPatches68k uses "update rectangle buffering" in an attempt to improve throughput of screen updates, but relies upon knowing this update delay. The latest vncPatches68k for alpha 4 now performs its own 'machine test' so that it can match its "update rectangle buffering" throughput to the server's delay. 2) Although the previous vncPatches68k for alpha 3 is compatible with the latest server release, it is not an 'exact' match - and the server will report this upon startup in its (new!) log file. The latest vncPatches68k is now an 'exact' match for the alpha 4 server. >> Using the http server built into ChromiVNC Server v3.4 alpha 4 << Previous versions of Chromi/TridiaVNC Server lacked a http server, making it impossible to connect to the VNC server via a browser. The alpha 4 release now includes a http server, but it is currently lacking the java and html files to make use of it. Also, even when these files are present, the path to the folder containing them must be manually edited into the "TridiaVNC Server Prefs" file (in the Preferences folder). If anyone would like to try out the http server in alpha 4, please let me know and I can provide the necessary files, as well as some instructions how to set it up. Enjoy! ====================================== Adrian Umpleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wrench.et.ic.ac.uk/adrian/ ====================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
